THE HIDDEN FIGURES MOVIE 2017
• Paper Topic: History v. Hollywood
o Choose a movie or tv series dealing with some aspect of Global Women’s History.
o The essential question to answer in your paper: If one knows nothing about the time period, topic, person, etc will viewing this movie/tv series help or hinder his/her understanding of the time period, topic, etc?
o To answer this question, you should compare and contrast the actual history of the event(s) as opposed to Hollywood’s representation of the event(s). What did the writer/director/creators get right? Wrong? Be detailed!
o The details are important. If the costuming or sets are inaccurate, that is worth noting. The same goes if they are accurate.
o Determine if the movie/tv show would have been better if it were a more accurate representation.
