Hired by the British government, Alan Turing and a team of mathematicians race against time, trying to crack the “Enigma” code during WWII.
Full of emotion, passion, suspense, and outstanding performances! Writers Graham Moore and Andrew Hodges and director Morten Tyldum have made the nearly perfect film. Of course, that would not have been possible without the excellent main cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech, Rory Kinnear, Matthew Beard, Charles Dance and Mark Strong. Writing, directing, photography, editing and acting synthesise a marvellous film that will make you think long and hard while making you bite your nails and tear your eyes.
The Imitation Game achieves the perfect balance between science and artistic intervention. It informs the audience of the horrific events of WWII and the science behind what the team of codebreakers are trying to achieve and emotionally engages the viewer with the appalling treatment of Alan Turing, a lonely, eccentric hero who just happened to have a different sexual orientation than most. Cumberbatch deserves every praise under the sun as his performance is immaculate!
Over a decade later, the film remains unaffected by time and still cuts my breath like it did back then. A lot has changed in the UK since Turing’s era. For some time now, it has led the way in diversity and inclusion. It has nothing to do with those laws that prohibited homosexuality or marginalised other minorities, and the Royal family has apologised for what the government did to him back then.
Furthermore, the film poses an atrocious dilemma that, while it emphasises it, it cannot provide the appropriate depth as it would then be a different film. I am talking about being in the position of deciding who lives and who dies – the criteria that distinguish the strategic move from the human life itself. Imagine being in the position of either saving or condemning people. It is unclear what the effects of such decisions are. Does one feel like hope or a harbinger of doom? It is a dilemma beyond comprehension; let’s hope we never have to deal with it ever again.
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