Civil rights aint always civil., said Levi Jackson. A short sentence to justify the films meaning.

The insults and indignities that the black race unremittingly endured are integral to the drama.
Unlike what our present circumstances would have us believe, right now is not so bad for seeking
equality of gender and races. Hidden Figures, however, tells the story of the struggle for
acceptance. The film is a hopeful, inspiring recognition of the personal fights against racism and
misogyny that these and so many other women had to face to realize their dreams.
The movie opens in West Virginia, around 1926. The sixth-grade math prodigy Katherine Coleman
is given a scholarship to a school that one of her teachers refers to as the only one in the region for
black children that goes beyond the eighth grade. She quickly displays her genius therebut the
schools narrow horizons suggests the sharply limited opportunities for black people over all. The
next scene shows a lonely road in Virginia, around in the early 60s. Katherine is there with her
two other African-American friends and colleagues. Shes sitting in the passenger seat while
Dorothy is beneath the engine, trying to fix it and Mary Jackson is standing impatiently beside the
car. A police cruiser approaches. They tense up; Dorothy says, No crime in a broken-down car,
and Mary responds, No crime being Negro, neither. Their fearful interaction with the officer
a white man, of course, with a billy club in hand and a condescending bearingis resolved with a
comedic moment brought about by the womens deferential irony. What emerges, however, is
nothing less than an instance in a reign of terror.
Each of the three women has a particular conflict to confront, a particular focus in the struggle for
equality. Dorothy, the manager and the de-facto supervisor of the computers -- meaning they do
math by hand. Mary, one of the computers, who wanted to be an engineer but cannot do so
because of her race and gender. And last but certainly not the least, Katherine, whos the main
protagonist of the story, who was strongly skilled in mathematics and had an analytical mind. Each
of the characters experienced horrible treatment from fellow co-workers and even the society
outside of NASA.
The film has let me experienced a rollercoaster of emotions. It taught me to fight for what you
think is right and what you deserve. It is very inspiring for young women especially when they
feel that things are out of their reach.
Hidden Figures Review

Submitted By:
Mikaela O. Lacaba
IX-Argon

Submitted To:
Mrs. Jasmin S. Obiena
Mathematics Teacher