HIDDEN FIGURES Movie Reaction! | First Time Watching

[@chrisnicole6883]

Fun fact, the bathroom scene never actually happened and Catherine was not invited to watch the launch with the rest of the team after they had her confirm the numbers.

[@Fthepatriarchy]

that makes me so sad. Even more that they felt the need to make it up for the movie so white people like me can feel better about themselves because we "eventually came around". The white savior complex annoys me so much I'd rather heard more about these women even if in the end there was no real "apology" to them because I prefer to see the truth. We can learn from history and mistakes but we do not need to bright wash it.

[@joshandcasey]

@@chrisnicole6883 that definitely felt more Hollywood

[@BrandonMatteson]

No, the writing mathematics were all Taraji’s handwriting, with mathematicians there on set. And she also met with the real Katherine Johnson during the filming of the movie. She was the only one living at the time this was filmed.

[@joshandcasey]

That’s awesome! Thanks for the background

[@a.g.demada5263]

I love when real pictures are used in this type of movie. If you didn't know it, the real Katherine Johnson was the last of the three Hidden Figures to be still alive when the movie came out. She died 4 years ago at 101 years old

[@thatone7902]

This is one of my absolute favorite movies! I can't believe that Taraji was not nominated for an Oscar! Thanks for the reaction.

[@joshandcasey]

She definitely should have been. You're welcome!

[@Br0nto5aurus]

I don't know what the first programming language a computer was built to work with was, but the first computer program was written by an English woman named Ada Lovelace in 1943. The computer she wrote it for was still being developed while she was writing the code, and ended up never being built, so her program was never used as it was originally intended, but has been translated to modern coding languages and used on modern machines. She was the first person to imagine that computers could do more than one simple equation at a time. Even the guy designing and building the machines she was interested in were more concerned with what computers were doing in 1940, not what they could do in 1950. In her program, she has the machine do complex equations with the most elaborate method of solving. I assume the language she created died out immediately, as the computer intended to run it never came to be.

[@joshandcasey]

Wow, didn't know that! Thank you for sharing.

[@baguettegott3409]

12:47 These women would definitely be smart enough to understand that Chat GPT is just about the worst caculator we have available today lol. It's a generative ai _chatbot,_ based on a language model, it doesn't calculate at all. It just knows what words (and numbers) likely appear in what order. Show them Wolfram Alpha. THAT can do maths!

[@YapUniversity08]

28:47 Pharell did participate in the soundtrack. He’s from Virginia himself so this is a part of his story growing up in a way.

[@joshandcasey]

@@YapUniversity08 oh very cool! Thanks for sharing

[@johnnehrich9601]

Absolutely love this movie - grew up during the space race from its earliest day and pissed the contributions of such incredible people like these three women where completely . . . well, hidden. Looking forward to your reactions and will be tearing up at all the happy moments once again. PS - although the movie IS based on true events, they had to shift stuff around to make a coherent storyline. The three women barely know each other, if at all, definitely not close friends. They also didn't work at exactly the same years. Also, Kathrine did NOT have a problem with the rest room issue. She just used the ladies room in the main building and not one complained, but it was a problem for Mary Jackson. The story takes place at Langley, VA (near DC), although the rockets were launched at Cape Canaveral. The Houston space center was set up in 1961. Florida was chosen for the launch site because the closer to the equator, the faster the actual speed of the earth is at that point, thus requiring a bit less speed of the rocket itself - and Florida kept it within the US borders. Fortran is short for "formula translation" (Cobol was "common business-oriented language"). Computers didn't have much (basically no) memory so you had to read in the steps each time you wanted to get a result. Fortran would have a line (with a number) Let x = whatever and then the next line, x = 3 times x (equal sign was not really an equal both sides of the sign), and so on. In order to alphabetize something, you would need a step that if the one line was greater than the next one, the computer would leave it alone. If less, move it up one line (I am doing this from a faulty memory). This would be contained in a "do loop" where the computer would be instructed to go back to a previous line and keep doing the same thing. Inside the loop would be a command that if a certain condition was met, the computer would exit that. Woe betide anyone who got the condition wrong or put the end statement in the wrong spot, as the computer would go into an endless do-loop. With all these steps on individual punch cards, it was easy to get one out of order. First computer language that I'm aware of was the appropriate-named "Basic." Wikipedia has a BIG section on its Hidden Figures page on historical accuracy of the movie - and you can also read the book of the same title. But a documentary gets a fraction of the viewership of a good movie. (I still absolutely love the movie.)

[@joshandcasey]

@@johnnehrich9601 that must have been a very interesting time to grow up! Thanks for watching with us! 🙌

[@johnnehrich9601]

To put the space program in perspective, I remember in 1961, John Kennedy announcing we would reach the moon by the end of that decade, 1969. From then on, various popular technical magazines like Popular Mechanics and Popular Science would lay out the incremental steps forthcoming (with tentative dates), including the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions. As a teenager, I ached thinking these dates would NEVER get here, they seemed so far off in the distance.

[@underwriter53]

Proud Ohio born woman here, home of John Glenn and Neil Armstrong. It seems like just yesterday (2012), that I was driving to work in Cincinnati and at a red light everyone just stopped to look up at the sky. People got out of their cars to watch the USAF Thunderbirds flyby in the missing man formation to honor Neil Armstrong. I still get chills when I remember.

[@joshandcasey]

@@underwriter53 wow! That must’ve been quite a sight to see!

[@nopebih]

Yes the original computers were people. The machines came after.

[@d.j.starling3559]

Apollo 13, starring Tom Hanks (1995), may be the best "space movie" ever made!! Check out the perfect presentation of a true story. You'll be SOOOOO glad you did!

[@joshandcasey]

That’s been on my list for a while, space movies are my weakness and I’ve heard that’s the most realistic one

[@jamesgreenhow108]

In late August of 1969. We decided to go to Florida for our family vacation. Cape Kennedy (Cape Canaveral ) and Disney World was still pretty brand new. We bought a replica of the plastic"Waving American Flag" like the one they planted on the moon the month before. Who would have thought that such an insignificant creation would start the most anti-American accomplishment of the time. CAN WE? Yes we can !! Will WE? Yes we will !!! DID WE ? Yes we did!!! That is the American Way.

[@joshandcasey]

Awesome story, thanks for sharing!

[@AnnetteDennis-m6m]

This story is true. Katherine Gobel Johnson just passed not long after she received an award from Pres. Obama

[@joshandcasey]

Yes! We looked up all the facts in our post discussion what a great story

[@cinemeleon2808]

'He's always eating' 🤣🤣🤣

[@joshandcasey]

Haha I’m telling you!

[@shaneencalade4988]

It’s amazing this wasn’t taught in school and I was 49yrs old when watching and learning about these amazing women. People also weren’t racist like we think of today it was just the way it was. People followed rules and you didn’t question it you just did what everyone else was doing in everyday life. Looking back we can see how horrible it was but this movie should be shown in schools for history and inspiration for youth today. To think that our space program was pushed forward by these women and never was public knowledge is unbelievable to imagine.

[@PSPguy2]

Great movie, enjoyed watching along. You guys mentioned Wernher von Braun, smart that you know who he was! My mom was one of his secretaries at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. She never told me much about it other than she did a lot of typing, mainly documents and letters that he dictated and it was always classified as top secret.

[@joshandcasey]

@@PSPguy2 glad you enjoyed it! We are space enthusiasts. Wow, that’s still quite cool nonetheless!

[@debbiebell1801]

The Ghost And The Darkness ❤

[@joshandcasey]

Been on my list for a while will have to give it a watch!

[@maryrichardson1318]

You need to go to the space center in Huntsville, Alabama. They have lots of the rockets and modules and you can get close enough to touch them. A lot of things inside are held together with duct tape. It is also where they have the Space Camp for kids. My son in law went when he was 13.

[@joshandcasey]

That’s awesome, if I ever find myself in Huntsville I’ll have to give them a visit!

[@VineVitumEt5]

NASA is headquartered in Washington, DC. They launch the rockets from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

[@joshandcasey]

Ah right thanks for the info!

[@TrueLibraGirl]

That “60s” design esthetic that y’all like is called Mid-Century Modern (for future reference).

[@joshandcasey]

@@TrueLibraGirl got it! Thanks for letting us know

[@fredsmith6725]

The liberty bell 7 capsule was recovered couple decades back. Theres videos on youtube about it. Great reaction. 😊

[@jamesgreenhow108]

I really enjoy this podcast. I would like to recommend a few other historical movies based on true events. #1 GLORY #2 REMEMBER THE TITANS #3 ROSEWOOD #4 AMERICAN GANGSTER #5 UNSTOPPABLE #6 MALCOLM X #7 MISSISSIPPI BURNING #8 GHOST OF MISSISSIPPI #9 42 #10 The Tuskegee Airmen

[@joshandcasey]

@@jamesgreenhow108 appreciate the kind words! We will add them to the list

[@larae6129]

You guys should check out Apollo 13, it great space movie

[@joshandcasey]

Thanks for the rec! We’ll check it out

[@cflournoy1529]

If you love space movies, please react to The Martian with Matt Damon!! Excellent movie!!!

[@joshandcasey]

will add it to the list!

[@stephaniemccarthy1676]

I have been to West Virginia. Tried living there. Got out after 3 months. Not good memories, so I agree.

[@joshandcasey]

🤣

[@velvetrose7729]

IBM....Individual Black Women!

[@josbroersma7419]

Dive into Mark Felton about WW2 history

[@joshandcasey]

@@josbroersma7419 will check it out!