Segregation And Discrimination In The Film 'Hidden Figures'

611 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Contemporary society racism

Hidden Figures The film Hidden Figures is a movie that depicts the truth about racism, segregation and discrimination towards women during the 1960’s, but also the willpower and triumph that happens when people put aside their physical appearances and social statuses to work towards a common goal, which in this case was the great NASA race to space. The passion, determination, and perseverance of these women made it possible for other people, especially women of color to make an impact in the world, no matter how big or small. Hidden Figures reopened our eyes to discrimination in America, not only racial discrimination, but gender discrimination as well. Our hearts were reopened as well as the film portrayed heroism of those 3 women who endured major prejudice, which didn’t stop that from getting in there way of work. The film is an inspiration to people from …show more content…

Though the main plot of the movie was about 3 women being the brains behind a huge NASA space launch, it also incorporated a deeper meaning about passion, determination and perseverance. The 3 prominent women in the film had something in common. They had a passion for what the work they did. They were confident in the work they did, they enjoyed the work they did, they were good at their job, which established a great passion for what they did. The film showed a great amount of determination. There was a lot of determination not just to obtain the right formulas and numbers, but determination to get what was wanted. Mary Jackson showed great determination to be the first black woman to attend an all white high school. The determination is visible as she spoke to the judge and said, “ Your honor, out of all the cases you gon hear today, which one is gon matter hundred years from now? Which one is gon make you the first?”. She was determined to be as educated just like

Show More
Related

  • Discrimination And Prejudice In The Movie Gattaca

    1100 Words  | 3 Pages

    The movie Gattaca, takes place in a world of discrimination and prejudice, although different from what most people might first imagine, the principals remain the same. Instead of racism because of someone’s physical appearance, it is racism because of someone’s genetic code. Society has never looked at physical appearance less in history. The resources are abundant in this world and genes can be very easily viewed at genetic code booths, much like a ticket booth. This movie contains several important characters, a protagonist who is overcomes discrimination to make his dream come true, and presents a unique possible future of society that humans may have to decide on.

    Read More

  • Film Analysis Of The Movie 'Sapphires'

    1061 Words  | 3 Pages

    This film represents our indigenous culture and regardless of what happens we can find good in a situation. Together the black and white community can come together and achieve more than they could ever do by themselves.

    Read More

  • Racism In The Movie Pleasantville

    2331 Words  | 5 Pages

    According to Newman in Sociology: The Architecture of Everyday Life, a social class “consists of people who occupy similar positions of power, privilege, and prestige” (Newman, 2012). Someone’s position in a social class can affect “virtually every aspect of their lives, including political preferences, sexual behavior, religious affiliation, diet, and life expectancy” (Newman, 2012). The social class that was represented in the film was the middle-class. The show, Pleasantville, portrays the 1950s in which the wife would stay at home cooking and cleaning while the father works. This show holds similar views to the show, Leave it to Beaver. The movie begins

    Read More

  • Miss Representation Gender Roles

    554 Words  | 2 Pages

    It is no secret that there is an obvious difference of how women are portrayed in the media versus men. This movie discussed female characters never having lead roles and stated that when they did it ended in the women depending on, loving, or having to have a man. One young high school girl said, “Women never play the protagonist. The girls are

    Read More

  • Prejudice And Racism In The Film 'Get Out'

    645 Words  | 2 Pages

    At the end of” Get Out”, it's evident that once Rose’s job is complete to lure Chris into the house and trap him,she in need to trap her next victim. This showcased white women's passive indifference to racism in America.Her history of hunting down Black people to return home is a reflection of Black men being fetishized in modern society. She sees black people as just items, she was basically shopping for a physically-enhanced slave. Even Though, in the beginning of the movie she seems to defend her boyfriend from first the cop, and her parents second. It later on discovered that it was all an act that she was a part in. It’s hard to tell if she actually enjoys being intimate and sexual with black men or just following the orders of her family.

    Read More

  • Gattaca The Movie And Discrimination

    409 Words  | 1 Pages

    In the movie Gattaca the main character Anton was discriminated against because of his gene makeup. Anton never even had a chance in the society in Gattaca because the potential employees of companies were not tested on their skills or knowledge but on their physical and mental possibilities. The same society also used derogatory terms for people like Anton. Just because his parents decided that he would come into the world naturally instead of through gene therapy or alteration. Terms like “faith birth'; and “invalid'; were used against Anton. I think gene therapy has it promises, but when used in the fashion as it was used in the Gattaca I think its progress should be carefully monitored. Right now sheep and other animals are being cloned. Soon primates and Humans could be cloned. I think we should further investigate human cloning for research on the parenting process and other physiological experiments that can only be used now on identical twins separated at birth. These experiments when used could be used to gain insight on what our genes determine in our personalities. I also think that the achievement of us humans cloning ourselves would be a great achievement for the entire human race such as it was when we landed on the moon in 1969.

    Read More

  • Psychology and the Media: The Breakfast Club

    667 Words  | 2 Pages

    The movie teaches us to look beyond the cover and into who someone is as a person.  We also learn that sometimes contact with people makes us reconsider our judgement towards them, to find out the real person underneath.

    Read More

  • Discrimination In The Documentary: A Class Divided

    908 Words  | 2 Pages

    After watching the documentary, “A Class Divided,” I was very impressed by the lesson that the teacher was performing with her students. Discrimination is an issue that has been around for a long time dating back to slavery and probably before that. Over time, society has become more welcoming but discrimination still exists today and may never completely go away. By doing this exercise with her students, the teacher is changing the world. If a group of ten people went through this exercise, then they learn that everyone is the same and they stop discriminating based on race. Those ten people later go on and tell their children, friends, and family about this exercise and they may also have a change of heart. That number now changes from ten to twenty to thirty. In the documentary, the teacher mentioned that this exercise is hurtful to some people and should not be performed on everyone because of controversial issues and how it can be emotionally traumatizing for some people. A small group still does so much for a society to change and evolve. The brown eye, blue eye method has a large impact and I wish more people knew of it

    Read More

  • Racism In The Film 'Get Out'

    936 Words  | 2 Pages

    When we see around us we see that we all are in the most advanced and technical world. We are in the 21st century where we consider ourselves the most modest and civilized people. But, I think the more we are modernized and enlightened, the more we are becoming narrow minded about race. According to me, in today’s world race is not only about color now, it is more about the upper class and lower class. We human beings are known as the most smartest of all the organisms, but our smartness is leading us to create and build differences between our own human race. Other animals and organisms with whom we share this planet and the ones from whom the species human came, never show these attitudes towards their other members. Firstly, in this

    Read More

  • Feminism In The World According To Garp

    822 Words  | 2 Pages

    In the movie, Jenny Field represents for a new and open-minded generation of women. Her characteristics fit perfectly in the idea of

    Read More

  • Miss Representation Summary

    1350 Words  | 3 Pages

    These movies allowed female characters to embody all the contradictions that could make them a woman. They were portrayed as the “femme fatale” and also “mother,” the “seductress” and at the same time the “saint,” (Newsom, 2011). Female characters were multi-faceted during this time and had much more complexity and interesting qualities than in the movies we watch today. Today, only 16% of protagonists in movies are female, and the portrayal of these women is one of sexualization and dependence rather than complexity (Newsom, 2011).

    Read More

  • Racism And Prejudice In The Invisible Man By Ralph Ellison

    657 Words  | 2 Pages

    The book, The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison was a magnificent story to read, the book also helped me understand some important points Ellison was expressing throughout his novel. One way that Ellison was trying to explain was the way the main character felt throughout the story is the same way so many high school students feel all the time. Another reason is when the main character joined the brotherhood he was brave enough to fight for equality. Lastly the final reason is that in the book it deals with racism and how we should deal with racism. The Book the Invisible man was a great novel that should be read by juniors to understand the importance of racism and equality and that everyone deserves a chance before being judged.

    Read More

  • Film Analysis: For Colored Girls

    1117 Words  | 3 Pages

    Throughout the movie nine women experienced many troubling experiences that any women could relate to. From having problems with conceiving a child, to dealing with relationship issues, to dealing with an abusive partner. We as the audience, see how these nine different women experience life and what is means to be women of color. The main characters are Crystal, Kelly, Joanna, Tangie, Gilda, Yasmine, Alice, Juanita

    Read More

  • Racism In The Movie Get Out

    2027 Words  | 5 Pages

    I’m analyzing the effect of racism and white supremacy in the movie “Get Out”. It was recently released to theatre that tells the story of an interracial couple named Chris and Rose and their trip to visit Rose’s family. The plot starts out simple with it just being a weekend out of the city to be a thriller horror story. Once they get there chris notices some strange things happening. At the start it seems like everyone is very uncomfortable around African Americans.

    Read More

  • Women’s Roles in Classical Hollywood Cinema

    2563 Words  | 6 Pages

    ...es, in the eyes of the modern moviegoers, this position is no longer reasonable due to the strides already made by women in quest for equality. It is a reflection of how the past American society treated its women and draws to the traditional inclination of the Americans to achieve financial independence as seen in this post war film.

    Read More

More about Segregation And Discrimination In The Film 'Hidden Figures'

Open Document