This looks and feels like a real movie. And it's crafted as such too. There was a time when Black women who are sassy weren't appreciated. In this case they crunched numbers in a shitty room if they worked for NASA.
You would think that a government agency would be safe haven for these women, but it's just as bad as the outside world. Taraji P. Henson plays Katherine Gobel/Johnson a mathemetician who is so brainy she fast tracked out of high school. Her life is numbers, and she is a powerhouse. Sweet and goodnatured, she goes along to get along. AND we're expecting the moment where we hear her mouth off to her co-workers who we sense is smarter than them all. She doesn't. Quiet dignity hits me hard. And I loved it when that realization settles on the big White boss man played by Kevin Costner. He's so wooden you think he could stand outside a tobacco shop and be overlooked.
But that's not the only first Octavia Spencer plays Dorothy Vaughn, a mathematician who desperately wants to climb the accounting pit to be a supervisor. If only for job security. She was on the ground floor when computers took over. And Janelle Monae plays Mary Jackson, the first black female NASA engineer.
I don't give a flying fuck if this was real or not, it makes for great drama. Not just because of racism, but because it makes for great character. These women aren't standing around waiting for things to happen. That should inspire anyone.
I don't understand the criticism of facts when they celebrate the absolute nonsense which was "Braveheart" At least this movie keeps it grounded with who we are now. I love this movie. We need these movies.
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