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The Imitation Game is a fictional account of how Alan Turing came to put the his idea of computer into some sort of reality while figuring how to break the code of German Enigma's system thus help to win the Second World War. He is a tragic figure not only because of what he suffered but also because it is tragic for the world to lose such a brilliant mind too soon. And his only problem was that he was a homosexual. Because of the utmost secrecy etc. people were only able to find out his immense contributions to winning the war after 50 years of his death. He actually was convicted of homosexuality and had either to be incarcareted for two years or receive drug theraphy to "cure" him out of it. He committed suicide after one year of taking drugs. The world's loss.
This film never interested me though since I don't care for Mr. Cumberbatch (he is a good actor though) and code breaking but Mr. Turing's name was mentioned in Steve Jobs (Danny Boyle's film) and I thought to give it a chance. It is not a very good film but the story was captivating.
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