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Post by anansi on Aug 17, 2016 2:07:17 GMT -5
An up coming movie about some sista brains working for NASA during the lead up to the Apollo missions, looking fwd to checking it out..
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Post by nebsen on Aug 17, 2016 16:27:55 GMT -5
An up coming movie about some sista brains working for NASA during the lead up to the Apollo missions, looking fwd to checking it out.. looks like a subject about Black female mathematician getting the job done back in the day for NASA time has come to be told. Leading the cast Taraji P. Henson is a excellent actor & so glad she is beginning to show her outstanding acting skills.The film is based on a book that will be published later this year or early next year by the same title. Like every one else I have only seen the trailer for this film, & the criticism that I have from the trailer is the comedy aspect of the film esp. if it is through-out the entire film. Do we always need comedy for such a film like this ? Or is it that they feel( directors etc.) that the only way people will buy into such a film about Black women mathematicians is to put a comedic spin on it ? It kind of reminds me of the film" The Help", & last summer on broadcast tv had a series called the " Astronauts Wives"about the astronauts Apollo mission of the 60's. I hope they are not using these other films & TV for a model for " Hidden Figures". I wonder if Ava DuVernay the Black female film director ( Selma) would have used a comedic spin to tell this story. But any way, I might be nit picking, it's a story that needs to be told on film ! Anansi do they show such films in Japan ? Just wondering . The Book Ava DuVernay
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Post by anansi on Aug 17, 2016 17:25:16 GMT -5
I don't know if telling it from the side of a comedic angle is a bad thing, especially if there is really no dramatic angle to keep interest, remember this is a movie not a make for television flick, it is hard to fill seats without blood and gore nowadays, thanks in large part to the intellectual dumbing down and short attention span, I wished it were otherwise.
Will they show this flick in Japan?? perhaps not, Will Smith or Denzel Washington and other big box office draw is not in it, the people in this movie is unknown to them although it may eventually make to Japanese T.V .
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Post by nebsen on Aug 18, 2016 1:51:08 GMT -5
I don't know if telling it from the side of a comedic angle is a bad thing, especially if there is really no dramatic angle to keep interest, remember this is a movie not a make for television flick, it is hard to fill seats without blood and gore nowadays, thanks in large part to the intellectual dumbing down and short attention span, I wished it were otherwise. Will they show this flick in Japan?? perhaps not, Will Smith or Denzel Washington and other big box office draw is not in it, the people in this movie is unknown to them although it may eventually make to Japanese T.V . I'm not sure about that. some years back they made a film about a brilliant but schizoid mathematician( A Brilliant Mind, with Russel Crow) it was a drama, & about 2 years ago they did a film about the famous astrophysicist who is confined in a wheel chair,( I can't remember his name )but he is considered one the smartest men on the planet, another drama. What I'm trying to say is, a sophisticated audience can appreciate this kind of story telling , but if they feel the audience is not sophisticated enough, they will put a comedic spin on a film. A good film can be dramatic, with comedic moments here & there, but still be considered a dramatic film . We know who their targeted audience is ; do they feel we can not handle a serious film about Black female mathematicians ? I have read the film will tackle some serious stuff, so I'm looking forward to see how well they do with such an important subject matter . I believe the director & producers are white males, I just would like to see how a serous black female director such as Ava DuVernay would handle such a film. I have a dream of Taraji P. Henson, playing the Black activist Ida B. Wells, she has always reminded me of her anyway, just saying. Ida B. wells
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Post by nebsen on Aug 18, 2016 2:07:57 GMT -5
Ok just found out Taraji P. Henson , this is her mission project, so I will defer to her wisdom concerning this film.
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Post by anansi on Aug 18, 2016 22:42:17 GMT -5
Nebsen
I understand that, but I want more than you and I or ERS folks to watch this, I want to draw the kids in, and the man you are thinking of is Steven Hawkings.
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Post by nebsen on Aug 18, 2016 23:09:25 GMT -5
Nebsen I understand that, but I want more than you and I or ERS folks to watch this, I want to draw the kids in, and the man you are thinking of is Steven Hawkings. Here is a review of the trailer that some what alludes to what my concerns are. This film is being brought out at this time for they want it to be a contender for the Academy award season & the person reviewing talks about some of the politics in involved. I agree that young folks should see this film.
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