“Hidden Figures” highlights the microaggressions that torment Black women in the ‘60s. For example, in Johnson’s new department, there aren’t any colored women’s restrooms. She must walk 20 minutes to the nearest bathroom on the west side of the NASA campus. As Jackson walks through the spaceship testing room before a demonstration, her high heel is caught on the grate of the floor. That close call would not have happened with a man, and she was embarrassed by it. When Vaughan decides to learn how to use the “International Business Machine” (the IBM computer), she goes to the public library to find a book on coding. Of course the colored section did not have books on coding, so she went to the regular section. There, a White woman said she should have “made do” with the books in the colored section.
The film, which was nominated for two Golden Globes Awards (Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Score) and won a Screen Actors Guild Award (Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture), has a slew of other notable actors and actresses, including Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst and Mahershala Ali. But Monáe, Henson and Spencer dominate the film, as they should.
“Hidden Figures” is a must-see film that educates as much as it entertains. These brilliant Black women had a crucial role at NASA that cannot be understated.
Rating: A
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