Hidden Figures Extra Credit Questions:
1. Choose a moment (or two) in the movie that stuck out to you. Explain what that moment was and why it stuck out to you. I was already emotional within the first 3 minutes of the movie. The film thoughtfully began with an impactful scene. It showed Katherine’s teachers encouraging her parents to move so that Katherine could begin studying at an institute with a full scholarship. Her teachers believed in her enough to gather money for her family. This reminded me of my personal experiences, although I was not as smart as Katherine! My parents moved countries so that I could live a better life, and have a better education. I was touched because I knew my parents would move mountains for me if I was Katherine. They also reacted with the same excitement when they learned I had earned a scholarship for University. My favorite high school teacher encouraged me to join UW-Bothell instead of staying at Cascadia College another year, and it was the best choice I have made post high school. Without his encouragement I would not be in this course at all. Overall this scene reminds me that it is important to surround yourself with people who believe in you, because it can change your life. What if the teachers had never met with Katherine's parents? She would have still been intelligent, but she wouldn't of had enough space to …show more content…
In your opinion, why was the movie called Hidden Figures? Hint: who was hidden, and how were they hidden? At first I thought the hidden figures were in the math equations, since Katherine always talked about reading between the lines and finding the truth in the math. Now, my interpretation has changed since the hint is “who was hidden.” I would say the hidden figures are the main leading ladies themselves, as well as any other colored female who was underappreciated at this time. They were hidden by putting them all in a completely different building than where the white men who got to call the shots
1. Choose a moment (or two) in the movie that stuck out to you. Explain what that moment was and why it stuck out to you. I was already emotional within the first 3 minutes of the movie. The film thoughtfully began with an impactful scene. It showed Katherine’s teachers encouraging her parents to move so that Katherine could begin studying at an institute with a full scholarship. Her teachers believed in her enough to gather money for her family. This reminded me of my personal experiences, although I was not as smart as Katherine! My parents moved countries so that I could live a better life, and have a better education. I was touched because I knew my parents would move mountains for me if I was Katherine. They also reacted with the same excitement when they learned I had earned a scholarship for University. My favorite high school teacher encouraged me to join UW-Bothell instead of staying at Cascadia College another year, and it was the best choice I have made post high school. Without his encouragement I would not be in this course at all. Overall this scene reminds me that it is important to surround yourself with people who believe in you, because it can change your life. What if the teachers had never met with Katherine's parents? She would have still been intelligent, but she wouldn't of had enough space to …show more content…
In your opinion, why was the movie called Hidden Figures? Hint: who was hidden, and how were they hidden? At first I thought the hidden figures were in the math equations, since Katherine always talked about reading between the lines and finding the truth in the math. Now, my interpretation has changed since the hint is “who was hidden.” I would say the hidden figures are the main leading ladies themselves, as well as any other colored female who was underappreciated at this time. They were hidden by putting them all in a completely different building than where the white men who got to call the shots