Agreed. We saw it over the weekend and felt the same way.
This is a story that should have been told decades ago. Besides being historically important, it is emotionally very moving. When applause breaks out in the auditorium at the close of the film you know it has made an impact.
-p On 1/30/2017 1:36 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
This has been a fairly good year for movies. LA LA Land is wonderful. Manchester by the Sea is an emotional bombshell with great acting. Patriot's day is exciting with interesting insights into terrorism and how we react to it. All pale, however when compared to Hidden Figures. This is an important movie. See it, on a big screen if possible. Make your children see it. Make your grandchildren see it. It is a scandal that this story has been overlooked for so long. It needs to be told, and to be spread all around our country. BTW, it is quite entertaining, and the acting is superb. Ann and I and some others here will relate to the Sputnik scare, hiding under our desks at school and the drama of the first 7 Astronauts. The scenes of segregation and prejudice in the South of the early 1960 are moving and disturbing, but true to what I saw. Most importantly, however, is the story of the black women who did most of the math on which our early ventures into space were based is an incredible and inspiring tale of courage, persistence and pride. See it. I promise you will be moved and inspired. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_Figures http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4846340/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-black-women- mathematicians-who-helped-win-wars-and-send-astronauts-space-180960393/ Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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