It Was Hidden and I'm Kind of Pissed Off About It

My movie pal and I went to see a pretty great movie called "Hidden Figures" the other day.  It has garnered a lot of attention recently and that attention is well deserved.  This movie is cool.

Dorothy Vaughan

Octavia Spencer is Dorothy Vaughan, the computer whiz who teaches herself FORTRAN.  Yes, I remember that language.  I am that old.

Taraji P. Henson is Katherine Johnson, the incredibly gifted math genius who helps figure out...well, I couldn't tell you what she figures out because it IS rocket science.

Katherine Johnson

And Janelle Monae is Mary Jackson, an engineering prodigy who cannot be an engineer (maybe, maybe not) because she is female, black and it is 1961 in Virginia.  Enough said.

I am a complete sucker for anything Kevin Costner is in and he honestly doesn't disappoint here.  He is still a stud in my book.  Plus, he had some pretty good lines and I love it when he's funny.

It is rare that I go to a movie and not get a little antsy.  Even the best ones get me a little shifty in my seat.  "Hidden Figures" (running time 2hr 7 min) kept me completely engaged.  I never checked my watch once.  Maybe it was because I was laughing a lot.  Or maybe it was because the audience was really getting into it and clapping and cheering at all the right spots.  Or maybe it was because this is just a damn fine movie.

Mary Jackson

Now on the flip side, this movie kind of pissed me off.  That's right.  Why?  Because I want to know how in the hell I had never heard of the human computers that worked their asses off at NASA.  You shouldn't have to be a Women's Studies major to find out about these amazing people.  I don't really care if they were black, white, yellow or purple polka dotted; they and all other women who have had a hand in important work, should be celebrated along with the men.  Add the fact that these computers were African American and I honestly do not understand how they ever got anything accomplished. But they did.  Amazing.

I do remember the events recreated in this movie.  And I do remember that we saw women working for NASA well before they were common place anywhere else.  I also remember thinking that those women must have been pretty smart.  I guess it's the glasses.

Hidden Figures movie

Sing!

Ha.  Because I have given up writing on Facebook, I will post my movie reviews here.  Hopefully that will give me the kick in the ass I need to write more often.

Unfortunately, I won't have any pictures so I will keep this short.

Go see Sing!  I rarely go to animated movies because the crowd is noisier than I would like.  This one is a winner and is pretty awesome on the big screen.  It is a very clever story idea and it is fleshed out admirably with tons of great music that everyone will know.  Besides, there are some big stars in this; Reese Witherspoon, Matthew McConaughey, Seth McFarlane and Jennifer Hudson to name a few.

The ideas behind the implementation of the animation are simply incredible.  I don't know who thinks up this stuff but they are completely brilliant.  The story is solid, but remember, it is an animated feature so no surprises here.  I did actually have a tear in my eye at one point.  And I kind of have a crush on Johnny, the Gorilla.

If you don't like to watch 'cartoon' movies, then at least watch it when it comes out on DVD.

Borrow a kid and go see this one.

PS:  I had the pleasure of watching the movie "Room" on Amazon Prime the other day.  You need to see this.  Totally brilliant, people.  Totally brilliant.