Overlooked

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2017)

I must admit that I did originally over look this film as one that was going to be a cheesy underdog story where everything turns out as a utopia. But, oh how wrong I was. It is the story of three African-American women who work for NASA, but have been out in the west wing in the computer group in which they run equations and problems all day everyday. The film is set in 1961, Kennedy at this point is still alive but throughout the film as it progresses throughout the years it moves onto Johnson. Three brilliant African-American women at NASA -- Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) -- serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn (Glen Powell) into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race and galvanized the world. It is truly an amazing story that I regret not watching sooner. The historical accuracy is near perfect as I myself am an A-Level history student and I am studying American history and I have covered this already and I can say it has done well in terms of historical context. Although the film is highly influenced by Mathematics and Rocket science you do not have to understand it to enjoy the film, although I imagine it would be more enjoyable if you were to be bale to understand and follow along there workings. I would very highly recommend this film with confidence to anyone. Follow me on Instagram: @gabewatling and Twitter: @gmwatling