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Lisa asked this question about Hidden Figures:

I simply can't imagine how they would make a movie out of this book. Is the movie a documentary?

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George No, it's a multicharacter bio-pic, with the usual compromises essential to that genre, such as composite characters. The movie's trailer is more inter…moreNo, it's a multicharacter bio-pic, with the usual compromises essential to that genre, such as composite characters. The movie's trailer is more interesting per minute than the book is, but the totality of the book is greater.(less)

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