Hidden Figures

Introduction:
“Gender has no Gender” and “Genius has no race” are two of the most remarkable
quotation in the movie Hidden Figures by Director Theodore Melfi. This best seller movie and
most nominated movie in the year 2013. Release on January 6, 2013. An after Christmas and
New Year’s present to the world that open the eyes of many. How NASA honored the colored
skinned women of the history of space traveling.

Thesis Statement:
The movie entitled and told us about the untold stories behind the success of NASA.
Striking word to know that there are stories that far beyond knowing. As I began watching I felt
the excitement from within that there are some people behind which underrated by many create
history.

Summary:
The film begins when young Katherine Goble, a sponsored African American, is able to
enter the 8th grade early at a school reserved for African Americans like her. Her math skills are
the reason she was able to go from sixth to eighth grade. When she grew up, she worked at
NASA as a human computer with other African-American workers, including her friends Mary
Jackson and Dorothy Vaughan. The African American employees who worked as human
computers at NASA were located in the west wing and basement of the building. They received
treatment they could not receive from the American people, even their comfortable rooms were
labeled for African American workers only.
Once, NASA was looking for someone who excelled in mathematics, especially analytical
geometry, to work in the Space Task Force in the East Wing. So, they asked Katherine Goble to
become their mathematician. It was stressful for Katherine as she had to relieve herself in the
bathroom in the West Wing, due to the lack of restrooms for African Americans in the East Wing.
Whenever Al Harrison, director of the Space Task Group, found her, she was not in the room.
And when she explained her perspective to Al about her situation in the Space Task Force, he
went to the West Wing and smashed a sign that said "Bathrooms for Colored People. " He said
they, African Americans or Americans, can go to the bathroom in any bathroom.
One day, after the three friends attended their Sunday mass, Katherine met Colonel Jim
Johnson but she felt insulted that Jim was degrading women's abilities and a few days after the
incident, Jim Sorry Katherine. The mathematicians in the group were surprised and impressed
by Katherine's work.
Meanwhile, Dorothy knew how to install the IBM and the machine worked, while Harrison's
people couldn't do it properly. When it was time for John Glenn to go into orbit, Katherine was
returned to the West Block computer along with the African American workers. On the other
hand, before John left, Katherine and Colonel Johnson were married and lived happily with
Katherine's daughters. At the time of Glenn's mission, Harrison's team was unsure whether
Glenn would land because the landing coordinates calculated by IBM were incorrect. They
called John Glenn to tell him about the discrepancy in the coordinates, with the reply that
Katherine needed to check those numbers before launching. So, they tell Katherine to check the
landing coordinates or the "Go/No Go" point and head to the control room, only for the door to
slam in their faces. Luckily, Al gave Katherine tickets to attend the historic event. They contacted
John right before his Friendship launch, saying he is clear for launch. They have him a
successful launch and orbit the Earth. After hours of the launch, the employees in the control
room saw that the spaceship has a heat shield problem.
So, instead of the original seven-orbit plan, they reduced it into three. Al, with the confirmation of
Katherine, said to John that he should not drop the retro package. It was a success and John
Glenn and Friendship 7 touched down at the landing coordinates. With this success, Mary
graduated and became the first African-American female aeronautical engineer, Dorothy
became the first African-American supervisor at NASA and her team worked at IBM, and
Katherine received assigned the job to Harrison and returned to space. Working team.

Analysis:
The films in question are formalism, feminism and Marxism. The formalism because of
the title gives meaning to the entire film. The three main characters, Katherine Goble Johnson,
Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Johnson, achieved great achievements in contributing to their race
and NASA during their lives, but they are quite unknown in the present day. They are hidden
figures that some people have not recognized for their work. At the beginning of the film,
Dorothy's offer to be permanent supervisor of the colorful "computers" is rejected by NASA
officials, despite her efforts to become temporary supervisor for the team mine.
Then there is feminism because in the film, three African American women work as
mathematicians for NASA during the space race in the 1960s. The film is about their struggles
as women and African Americans. Many scenes show women being treated unfairly because of
gender inequality. An example of this is Vivian Mitchell, Vaughan's supervisor, who continually
degraded her because of her race by denying her the promotion she deserved. Being women
does not sum up what they can do. We are all unique and we are all special in our own way.
Some scenes that show feminism are when Jim Johnson explains to Katherine why they let a
woman do the mathematician job at NASA and when engineer Paul Stafford declines
Katherine's request to attend a meeting Johnson because she is a woman. We cannot limit
other people's abilities just because of their gender. No one can tell someone what they can
only do, because we all have abilities that others do not have and vice versa. The film also
shows us the difficulty of being a woman at that time. People question their intelligence and
abilities simply because they are women. But in the movie, the three main characters still do not
give up and continue to try their best at their jobs despite unfair treatment. Their determination,
diligence and resilience despite all difficulties make them the type of women we need today.
Ultimately, Hidden Numbers is a film that shows us that no matter our position in society,
no matter our skin color or gender, we all have one thing in common, our uniqueness. These
differences do not sum up what we can do. They do not act as barriers that prevent us from
going further in exploration. They don't summarize who we are. Like in movies, where the main
characters show us that even though they are different and treated unfairly, they still stand still
until they gain the strength to show others what they can do. An example of this is when
Katherine joined the space task force and her colleagues treated her as if she were different.
They put a kettle just for her because her color. But these hindrances do not stop her from doing
her work and pursuing her dream.
Sounds and Music:
The musical scoring of the movie is well chosen. The movie sequel and sequence
create a good ambiance and scoring.

Strengths:
The movie itself or the totality of the movie is full of uplifting situation that creates a
vulgar and institutionalize manner of how people were treated due skin color and race. The
upheaval of remorse of every character were perfectly portrayed by the artist and dominates the
entity of the movie. From beginning to end, the movie creates a thrill chill to every viewer that
will make you realize how we must show true equality and portraiture of humanity.

Weakness:
There are minimal weakness of movie since the movie is base on true to life story. And
mostly the movie is well seasoned.

Conclusion:
We're amazed at how women can accomplish certain tasks that you wouldn't expect
them to be able to do. In this movie, equality was shown. Katherine, Dorothy and Mary, these
three women acted as "human computers" and provided great support to NASA in helping them
calculate the time to launch John Glenn into orbit and ensure his return. Earth is completely
safe. The cinematography in this film is excellent, we enjoyed the background music in each
scene as it helped bring more life to the film. Everything seems very realistic, the effects,
especially the rocket launch scenes. This movie is based on a true story, which is why being
yourself is truly inspiring. We learned a lot from it.
First, we see it go back to when humans were used as computers. They focus on
manual solutions because technology is not yet advanced but that doesn't bother them. Second,
racism and gender inequality are big issues in this movie. The bathrooms were colorful, the cafe
segregated whites and people of color, but this issue was finally resolved when Katherine stood
up and expressed her feelings about the discrimination they were experiencing. How unfairly
treated. The inequality between the sexes, in some scenes of the film, shows that some men do
not trust women enough in their assigned work. But the ladies have proven to them that they
can also do what men can do. Your race will not determine your character, we are all the same
and equal when it comes to helping our country.
We must give and receive and learn to listen to others. After watching the movie, many people
will be more motivated. For example, they will be encouraged to achieve their dreams and
pursue their passion in their life. And we were able to see the beauty of history, and how people
did great even though the technology is not that great as it is right now, they can still able to
make an effort to launch a rocket. And this film will make people wake up in reality, like in racial
equality.
Racial equality is giving an equal opportunity to all races, whatever physical traits or skin
color you have. The film will also boost your self-esteem to do the things you want to happen
that is hindered by shyness. And even if you are different from others, that doesn't mean you
can't do what others can do. Don't be ashamed of your skin color, gender or economic status,
be yourself and show others your value in life. It will make us understand that no matter what
your race is, no matter what your gender is, if the country is under threat, it won't matter as long
as you do your job to help and protect it.

Recommendation:
Reviews suggest digging deeper to know the true meaning of each scene in the movie
and paying attention to each line of dialogue to understand the real story. Know the purpose of
this film as if it were cause and effect related to the audience. Deeply reflect and understand the
film so you can enjoy it and look for its lessons. Allow yourself to be immersed in the film.