![]() Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 8 / 10 Not a film to remain hidden While it doesn't make the movie bad, it is unnecessary for this great story. ![]() Instead of commenting on the coffee pot, somebody could later drink her coffee as a point of transformation. The problem with these theatrical moves is the diminishment of the inherit power of those moments. There is also no need for him to take down the bathroom signs in such a theatrical way. A simple proclamation of her bathroom use and the fact that she's dripping wet should be enough to allow for a great moment for Al Harrison. There is no need for Taraji to make that big speech. It's not really necessary since the story lays it out so well. Sometimes, it pushes too hard on the social commentary button. This story is a great unknown American history. The hard work culminates in John Glenn's flight on Friendship 7. Mary must fight to attend an all-white school to be an engineer. When the IBM computers are installed, Dorothy quickly learns to be an expert programmer leading the other colored girls. Dorothy is a supervisor in practice but Vivian Mitchell (Kirsten Dunst) won't let her have the title. Katherine is assigned to director Al Harrison (Kevin Costner) who is under pressure to launch an American into space. The facility is waiting for the new IBM computers and calculations are done by hand. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Janelle MonĂ¡e) work at NASA's Langley colored calculating division in the still segregated Virginia. Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 7 / 10 great story Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Gobels Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers", we follow these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return. As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S.
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