Oscars 2017 are just around the corner and the prediction wheel has been spinning about the biggest winner of the night. With La La Land leading the pack with 14 nominations, most hopes are pinning with the Damien Chazelle's musical journey of two people giving up on their hearts to follow their dreams. However, in between all the dreamy music, dance and brilliant stories of war (Hackshaw Ridge) and human findings (Moonlight), there is one film which actually deserves to win the Academy Award for its relevant depiction and hard-hitting story. Hidden Figures, based on the real-life story of three black women who played big roles in the space success of NASA in 1960's, is also the most commercial successful nominee in Best Film category this year.
Unfortunately, the film which is set in the 60's , when USA was still planning to send a man to the space is still socially relevant, even after so many years, space trips and men on moon later. Still, African-american community is trying to find their voice in a society which often labels them as criminals or marginalise them. The difference is that now there's a whole lot of immigrants joining them in this segregated treatment.
The election proved that no matter how qualified, eligible and efficient you are but if you are a woman, the chances of a man winning with perhaps less eligibility and calibre is higher. Women always have to work more, prove more, suffer more in order to get noticed and even then the chances of getting what you want is bleak.
These are just mere examples from the entertainment world. The problems lie much deeper within the American society. What does this say about the world we live in? Did we ever come out of the 1960's?
"Every time we have a chance to get ahead, they move the finish line." Millions of women relate to this line from the film and that fact solely explains why Hidden Figures deserves an Oscar this year.
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