The Imitation Game, Alan Turing, enigma, Second World war, scientist, science, homosexuality, chemical castration, university, Queen Elizabeth II
I would like to present The Imitation Game, a British movie based on a true story.
Here is my key question I would like to answer: Does the movie pay a beautiful tribute to Alan Turing, the main character?
In order to answer my key question, I'd like to start by a short presentation of the movie.
In a second part, I will compare what is said in the movie with his real story.
Finally, I will give my opinion about the tribute that the movie gives to Alan Turing.
[...] What tribute does the movie give to Alan Turing? As we could see, there are a few differences between the movie and what happened in real life. But in my opinion, the movie tells the story of A.T. quite faithfully because the most important things, which I cannot all cover here are mentioned. Above all, the movie pays a beautiful tribute to this man who saved so many lives and that very few people know, outside the scientific world. To me the important thing is that the movie made Alan Turing known to the public. [...]
[...] Imitation Game - Morten Tyldum (2014) - Does the movie pay a beautiful tribute to Alan Turing, the main character? Introduction I would like to present The Imitation Game, a British movie based on a true story. Here is my key question I would like to answer: Does the movie pay a beautiful tribute to Alan Turing, the main character? In order to answer my key question, I'd like to start by a short presentation of the movie. In a second part, I will compare what is said in the movie with his real story. [...]
[...] Later we learn the death of Christopher caused by the Bovine Tuberculosis. This representation is quite true. The fact that they focus on the death of Christopher is good because this really changes the life of Alan. This will motivate him even more to follow a science education that his friend couldn't do. The sadness of the loss of his love will follow him all his life. After a burglary at his house, the police found out that the guilty person was a lover of Alan. [...]
[...] In the movies they show a very isolate and unpleasant Alan Turing with his colleagues. But he was not really like that, he was an introvert but not as much as he is shown. From the start he was considered a brilliant scientist and was recognized by his colleagues in real life. Finally, in a concern for romanticization of the story the director made a scene where Alan Turing talks about the operation to a policeman. Something that never happened because it was a top-secret operation, and he swore under oath that he would never talk about it. [...]
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