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Something else. I went to a later show. When my date, and I entered the theater with our tickets, that we bought in advance, we had to walk pass several young black teenagers who were standing around the doors to the theater. They had just come out of the theater, I presume from seeing the first showing. When we approached the doors, one of the young black men moved to allow us to pass, as any one would do, as I passed him, I heard him say in a rather loud voice, “Excuse me.”...and then “That white guy didn’t say excuse me.” I acted like I didn’t hear him and just walked by into the theater, when I turned around he was glaring at me.

In short, if you’re white you will feel extremely uneasy watching this movie. ALL, not some, ALL of the white characters are portrayed as racist, smug, smart alecs that you just want to slap silly. They do petty things, like have a “black only” coffee pot for Ms. Johnson who not only happens to be the only black person in the NASA offices, but the woman as well.

Kevin Costner plays this workaholic guy, who gives you the idea that he treats everyone the same, ie poorly, and he acts appalled when he hears that Ms Johnson has to walk a 1/2 mile to use the restroom.

I love movies like Amistad, and 12 Years a Slave. You cringe, but you come out with a real genuine sense of how things were in this country, but here’s the thing, both present the fact that with all this hate and anger and racism there were still some good brave white people that did what was right.

I was a teenager in Chicago in the 60s, and I know there was racism there and in the south, but this movie gives you the impression that there was NOT ONE SINGLE WHITE PERSON AT NASA THAT CARED AT ALL ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE OR SEGREGATION. EVEN WHEN THE BLACK PEOPLE ARE MORE EDUCATED, CLEAN AND POLITE AS THEY ARE.