Inspiring But Not Particularly Realistic

Rating: 7/10 (1 July 2019)

I watched this film recently on TV. I really enjoyed it. I have an appreciation for movies where the downtrodden and those facing discrimination overcome and succeed. I have a close friend that overcame dyslexia to follow his dreams. In the case of Hidden Figures, it was racial discrimination. To be honest, I had this fear that the film would portray white characters as sinister with few of them having a sense of fairness and tolerance. I think that fear was avoided. There's nothing quite so annoying has a movie that's theme seems to be to combat discrimination and racism only to use its own brand of racism in the process.
Anyway, it was an uplifting film. I did chuckle when John Glenn, in full space gear, was walking to the lauchpad moments from lift-off when he gets a telephone call telling him that the math was correct and he would land at the predetermined splashdown point. I don't think astronauts would get last minute directions on where exactly they are going to go.