Hidden Figures - A Fantastic Film

Rating: 8/10 (4 May 2020)

Hidden Figures(2017) directed by Theodore Melfi, seems like a movie you have to force yourself to watch because you heard it has a great message and is a big equal rights film, but would actually be very boring. Despite this initial view Hidden Figures is actually a fantastic film that keeps you engaged. It has a fantastic cast including Taraji P.Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe, that are extremely strong in their portrayal of the characters. Every character is multi dimensional and the film shows the three main characters' home and work lives, which makes the film interesting as usually space and science movies don't fully explore the human side of space travel but Hidden Figures does in a wonderful way. The film has really powerful moments that truly have a message.The film does have moments when it has a bunch of math going on but they make it so you can understand by how they explain it. Even though the math is one of the focal points of the movie the movie does not become bogged down with technical math terms; which helped the film as the math was the focus of the movie without making it boring and hard to understand. The sound track also added to the film as it helped the story along during certain scenes without taking over the scene. The film is definitely worth a watch, not only because it has a great powerful message, and commemorates some strong and smart females that made huge strides and helped shape history; but because it is a fantastic film keeps you engaged from start to end.