This movie is amazing about genius, purpose, and recognition, and should get the Best Movie.........

[turbinetree]

[Staph]

1. I saw Hidden Figures the week it opened.

The theater was packed, with a wide range of ages. And everyone applauded at the end!

[turbinetree]

2. Saw it tonight and it was amazing to watch, and the audience clapped after the showing..............

I was truly amazed, and I grew up in the era and really believe that these three woman should get the Oscar.

[Mira]

3. So far I have seen many of the Oscar contenders...

THIS ONE should get it!

[Doreen]

4. Just from the description I knew immidiatly which movie you were talking about.

When I clicked to go to your post I was right. You defined it really well. It was a great movie.

[FourScore]

5. Oh dear. I'm so sorry, I really wanted to love the movie.

I love the women. I love their stories, their bravery, their brilliance. I do so love all of that.

The movie. I'm sorry. I so so sorry. But I was disappointed.

Full disclosure: I built my career in the film industry, and I grew up in the Deep South. My parents were civil rights workers in segregated GA. My problem with this movie is that it ONCE AGAIN is too much about the noble white person. I just wrote a brilliant full-on critique in this post, only to realize that it was filled with spoilers. So I deleted it. Just let me say - I'd really like to see a lot more from the black perspective. This, however, was an omnipotent perspective, one which equates the noble white person with the segregated, discriminated black person. There is a false cleanliness about it. Even the discrimination was clean. No. No that doesn't work for me. It has absolutely nothing to do with reality.

It is a very GOOD movie though. Especially if you don't know their stories.

[Jane Austin]

6. It is a marvelous movie.

Moving story, great acting, and a glimpse into the circumstances of early manned flight, including the astonishing situation that we entered the space age without (electronic) computers.

This movie is never far from my consciousness, and I saw it over two weeks ago.