Hidden Figures
Jan. 4th, 2025 11:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
calzephyrWe watched Hidden Figures last night and hubs enjoyed it more than me. I just didn't find it all that engaging--maybe because it wasn't all that new to me or I didn't need reminders of working in a male-dominated field. The performances were great, but the most interesting part of the is the first ten minutes because the visual styling is so well done and then never happens again.
My favourite character, Dorothy, and her story were the most interesting to me. After being repeatedly turned down for supervisor, she takes it upon herself to master the new IBM mainframe.
As far as biographical dramas go, it just felt like this one checked a bunch of boxes--but if you're under 40 or playing it for kids, it would be a good conversation starter about how history is packed with untold stories which take too long to see the light of day. That "computers" were real people and not machines would surprise a lot of younger folks. The movie never gets into the why of institutionalized and systemic racism either. The movie left me wanting more and it felt very "safe" and non-confrontational.
My favourite character, Dorothy, and her story were the most interesting to me. After being repeatedly turned down for supervisor, she takes it upon herself to master the new IBM mainframe.
As far as biographical dramas go, it just felt like this one checked a bunch of boxes--but if you're under 40 or playing it for kids, it would be a good conversation starter about how history is packed with untold stories which take too long to see the light of day. That "computers" were real people and not machines would surprise a lot of younger folks. The movie never gets into the why of institutionalized and systemic racism either. The movie left me wanting more and it felt very "safe" and non-confrontational.
