Review of Hidden Figures (2016) by Arun K — 20 May 2017

Surprising that this movie did not win even a single Oscar !! Set in the 1960s, the movie shows the struggles of black people (majorly women in particular) in the US - even at NASA. Despite having all the necessary educational qualifications and traits, black women keep getting relegated or not allowed to progress.

They are racially discriminated in all aspects of like - even having different restrooms, different coffee pots, different libraries, different transport systems, different educational systems to name a few - based on their color. There was a scene where the lead actress (Taraji P. Henson) literally runs in the rain wearing a skirt and heels & carrying some folders of documents and a white man comes across her with an umbrella and he just moves away (showing a hatred to even help). Gut wrenching to imagine how people lived those days in extreme discrimination.

Awesome performance by Octavia Spencer as well - carries her head throughout the movie. The lead actresses gracefully move throughout the movie with bold & amazing performances.

The movie shows the struggles of these women just to even retain their respective jobs and excel at it compared to their white peers (despite having very salaries compared to their white peers). Shows the hidden achievements of these women at NASA and how they helped NASA become a front runner in space programs.