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Film Analysis 2: Hidden Figures

The main three characters in the film are Mary Jackson, the first female
African-American aeronautical engineer of NASA. She is a calm and assertive individual who
will fight for her and her people’s rights civilly. While Katherine Johnson is a NASA
mathematician who helped calculate where the Atlas spaceship will land and when the ship will
fall. She is a sincere mother who loves her three daughters. She expresses her concerns and
emotion to people around her. Katherine also performed the calculations for the Apollo II
mission to the moon and the Space Shuttle. And Dorothy Vaughan, the first African-American
Supervisor who help construct the IBM that multiple computations in a second. She is what we
call a servant leader, and she is humble and protective of her group, where she will never leave
them. She is also a Fortran specialist. She is considered one of the brilliant minds at NASA.

Mary Jackson is struggling to get a position as an aeronautical engineer at NASA. She

considered this dream to the point of impossible, even though there is a spare position. However,
she is supported by her peers in the field to get the position. She was then denied due to
additional courses she needed to take at the All-white Hampton High School. She then petitioned
to enroll the school in court; the petition was then accepted. She was then considered the first
female African-American to graduate from Hampton High school. While Katherine is struggling
to get composure up, within her field since she was accepted to do the computations in the space
task force. Because people in the group are racist to her, and she travels almost a half-mile just to
get into a colored bathroom. At the same time, Katherine Johnson is struggling to get composure
up within her field since she was accepted to do the computations in the space task force.
Because either some or most people in the group are racist, she travels almost a half-mile to get
into a colored bathroom. And Dorothy Vaughan is struggling to get a position of a supervisor in
the colored computers department in NASA, due to being rejected every time she applied, even
though there are no available supervisors for the colored computers department.

The variables affecting or influencing these challenges are mostly related to their
ethnicity and gender. Racism was prevalent in America at the time. It could be seen all around to
differentiate people of color from white people. This division includes where individuals of color
would drink, use the toilet, be placed on buses, and so on. Yes, racism persists to this day. People
of color are still oppressed, killed, despised, and so on. This covers people of many races, such as
Asians. Consider the black lives matter protest in which George Floyd was shot and murdered by
a white officer. Consider what happened to Asians when the Pandemic struck, and how they were
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accused, hounded, and despised as a result. And, yes, gender discrimination still exists today.
Consider the gender wage disparity. Women's yearly earnings in 2020 were 82.3 percent of
men's, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics statistics (2020), and the disparity is much greater
for many women of color.

Mary Jackson handled her difficulties legally and courteously to obtain her desired career
as an aeronautical engineer. While Katherine Johnson communicated her concerns and
difficulties to others around her. And Dorothy Vaughan demonstrated her usefulness as a
supervisor and a computer specialist by assisting in repairing the IBM computer. If I were in
their position, I would probably handle it the same way Dorothy Vaughan did: by showing my
value.

The film 'Hidden Figures' expressed gender discrimination by downplaying women's

agency and specific behavior of grasping the specific context of power and privilege, recognizing
logical inconsistency, and the possibility of movement toward gender inequality. As a result, the
notion of division of labor emerged; it recognized the toxic masculinity that influenced gender
inequality and tangible expressions of women's pressure on the direction and dynamics of
feminist theory. One of the primary reasons why society establishes specific stereotypical gender
roles is due to the division of work. In the workplace, men's ambition to advance to higher ranks
and positions led to the common misconception that males are more suited to these professions
than women. The distinct set of labor requirements for each gender results in differentiating
talents between the two. Equality between men and women should be achieved, resulting in an
equitable distribution of labor. This will act as a wake-up call to contribute to the struggle to
abolish women's oppression in society. It is proposed that a set of regulations be adopted and
amended in every workplace to correspond with the evenly distributed division of labor between
men and women. The first stage will be to identify and analyze the many activities and actions
that promote gender disparity or assist prejudices. Second, there will be planning, in which
additional ideas should be planned and pondered on, with which everyone will agree, as well as
their thoughts and recommendations. Third, the agreed-upon rules and regulations will be put
into effect, and everyone must carefully adhere to them. Finally, it will be subject to these laws
and regulations, as well as their beneficial influence on fostering gender equality in the
workplace. These actions may help to relieve the problem.

Before seeing the film, I assumed it would be based on a fictitious movie with the idea of
a need for profound knowledge because of the title, ‘Hidden Figures.' After seeing the film, I
now believe that [1] the true meaning of 'Hidden Figures is about the first African-American
women who were formerly hidden under the name "Colored" instead of receiving equal respect
and professional acknowledgment. Signifying them as people behind the scenes. [2] This film
has urged African-Americans to participate in a racial discrimination campaign seeking equality
and the same chance to mix with white Americans and demonstrate that they are no damage to
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anybody. Although cultures' attitudes regarding discrimination have not changed, considerable
improvements and development have been accomplished since the issue's inception. Katherine,
Dorothy, and Mary should serve as role models for women, influencing how females may be
successful in any career and who they want to be in the future, without any obstacles in their
path. [3] Finally, the importance of family and the importance of showing care and affection to
one another piqued my interest. For example, Dorothy and Mary are waiting for Katherine to
finish chores at her job, they go to church every weekend, and they are close to their family
because they are open to one another. Furthermore, this can be the basis for Katherine, Dorothy,
and Mary's bold and powerful characters as they strive to become who they want to be at NASA,
doing outstanding jobs, projects, and even computations. “Hidden Figures” recounted a real tale
about a little-known but pivotal time in American history, depicting the march and changes in
American culture toward racial and gender inequality.

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics data (2020). HIGHLIGHTS OF WOMEN'S EARNINGS IN 2020

https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/womens-earnings/2020/pdf/home.pdf