Hidden Figures is set around three adult African American women in the early 1960s, based on a true story and on a scene of national and political tension.
The three women, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Katherine Johnson, all work in NASA's space program as computers human calculators in the race between the Soviet Union and the
United States to get humans into space first.
They are part of a larger group, but these three are remarkable with mechanical ingenuity/ leadership, constructive talent (and extraordinary boldness) and mathematical insight.
We follow their path and struggle to use their skills for the good of the project.
It's a race against time, so it's about using and getting opportunities. It is about hard work, it is about being able and daring to think the thoughts that no one has yet thought, and it is about profound Injustice
Seeing opportunities
To a large extent, the film is about seeing and using its possibilities. Somewhere I've heard that opportunity often means hard work. Women do not give up, they dare to stand firm, even when fighting for one step forward carries the risk of being beaten two steps back. They draw power from fellowship with each other and from other relationships, including relationships with God. I don't think it was a coincidence that they were right there at that time. God tends to lift up those whom others would like to press down. It is exciting to see faith and politics so closely linked. So, the title "Hidden Figures" is true in more than one sense – find the thoughts (numbers, calculations, constructions) we haven't seen yet and fill your space and use your opportunities, even if you're not yet recognized – and if you're lucky enough to be, fill it anyway or lift someone else up.
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