The Imitation Game

2014 • 113 Minuten

Über diesen Film

Academy Award®-Winner for Best Adapted Screenplay. Academy Award®-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (TV's SHERLOCK, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS) shines as real-life war hero and pioneer of modern-day computing, Alan Turing. THE IMITATION GAME follows Turing as he leads a motley crew of scholars, linguists, chess champions, and intelligence officers in cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine, potentially saving millions of lives by helping to shorten the war. Also depicted is Turing's tragic fall from grace when he was convicted of homosexuality - a crime in post-war Britain. Co-starring Academy Award®-nominee Keira Knightley of BEGIN AGAIN and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN FRANCHISE.

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I was really excited when the movie came out, however I was very disappointed. The misrepresented a lot of his life in order to tell a more Hollywood family story. Even ignoring the facts for a good story, the do some poor writing. For example they seem to slap on one of their main themes "its the people no one expects that accomplish the greats deeds." He was on a think tank....that's the very definition of people expecting you to accomplish things.

I must admit my disappointment in this film. I came to see a video about Turing's great work during the war: all this was glossed over. Then the movie switched to a focus on homosexuality and Turing; propaganda for homosexuality if you will. Perhaps it is necessary to bring in Turing's homosexuality; it certainly is part of his life and a significant one at that. But the movie and storytelling suffered on its account I believe.

That's the best word I've heard to describe this movie. Sure the performances are okay, but from what I know of the history AT had with his coworkers he's been made more socially inept for the sheer purpose of either allowing us to laugh at him or allowing us to have Benedict Cumberbatch verbally assault people. The movie changes history a lot for barely any reason other than that it makes it more cliche. It's not bad, I just can't grasp why it's been elevated to excellence.