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Nov 30, 2019N13m4nd rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
First of all, I have to say that it bothers me that is has become normal for films based on true stories to alter the actual events significantly. Three people who were both black and female in the 1950s were nevertheless able to rise to important and influential positions within the nation’s most prestigious scientific and technical organization, and it seems to me that this should surely be enough accomplishment and drama to support any movie. Instead, Hidden Figures concentrates events into a shorter period, and makes some aspects of the actual events more contentious than they actually were, so that it ends up being a somewhat familiar feel-good story about condemning racism rather than the true story of three remarkable individuals. That being said, Hidden Figures does what it sets out to do, and *is* a feel-good story about overcoming racism, enhanced by charismatic actors in the leading roles. It’s quite a good movie and I liked it, and my reservation is merely that it could have been even better.