![]() ![]() I can now say that my memory was totally off-base! The library scene begins at 49 1/2 minutes through this 126-minute film, which means this scene happens a little over 1/3 of the way through. In that original first impressions post, I recalled the library scene clocking in about 2/3 of the way through the film. A closer look at the public library scene These are stories of American heroes that need to be shared and experienced. Mary Jackson, NASA’s first Black female engineer (played by Janelle Monáe).Dorothy Vaughan, mathematician and computer programmer and first Black female supervisor at NASA’s West Area Computers division (played by Octavia Spencer, in an Oscar-nominated performance).Johnson, mathematician and one of the first Black women scientists at NASA (played by Taraji P. March is also Women’s History Month, and it feels fitting to focus on a movie that champions Black American women in STEM, including: That post has remained one of the most popular posts on this Reel Librarians blog, so it felt time to revisit the Oscar-nominated Hidden Figures film and take a closer look at its library scene. (That feels like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it, actually going to movie theaters? #PandemicLife). Unstoppable Rage: Infected people freak out when angry and may even turn on their own loved ones.Four years ago (!), I wrote about my first impressions of the library scene in Hidden Figures, which I watched in theaters.Tomato Surprise: All three of the main characters were infected all along the story.Tainted Veins: The virus does this to you when you lose control.It's our three main characters who get super strength when they "lose control." Super Strength: It seems like the Breathers have super strength given how one manages to rip all the chains off of the hatch and open it in spite of Claire hanging her full weight from it, but they're just regular humans.Superpowered Evil Side: Those who are infected will transform in appearance, gaining Super Strength, when they launch into an Unstoppable Rage.Spiritual Successor: The film is essentially a Perspective Flip I Am Legend.Riddle for the Ages: How the outbreak started.Ray, Claire and Zoe were infected all along and, when annoyed, turn into blood-thirsty mutants. The Reveal: Breathers are soldiers who patrol the quarantined area, killing infected survivors.Papa Wolf: In spite of being wounded, Ray shows up in the end to rescue his wife and daughter by ripping a few soldiers to pieces before being gunned down with fully automatic rifle fire.Later on, when main characters encounter the soldiers, they aren't that trigger-happy, but are still about to shoot the heroes down. Quarantine with Extreme Prejudice: After Ray and Claire try to leave the city among others, the military sets up a road blockade and sends jets that bomb escaping people and a town itself.Not Using the "Z" Word: No one ever uses the word "vampire," but our three heroes are nocturnal mutants who turn into pale, black-eyed monsters when provoked.Minimalist Cast: There are only three characters for the vast majority of the film.Humans Are the Real Monsters: The Breathers turn out to be humans, and they're slaughtering the citizens of Kingsville indiscriminately.Game Face: When an infected person "loses control," their skin becomes white and veiny, and their eyes turn black.Ray certainly seemed to rip that pipe out of the ground pretty easily.Claire and Ray stress the importance of "not losing control" to Zoe. ![]() Flashback: Claire, Ray and Zoe each flash back to the day the whole thing started.Extremely Short Timespan: The film takes place over 24 hours, with a few brief flashbacks. ![]()
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