Based on the real life story of Alan Turing, Mortem Tyldum's The Imitation Game is a conventional oscary-type film that manages to succeed more than it fails thanks to Alan Turing being such a unique, unconventional man. The primary narrative of the film centers around Alan Turing joining Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cyper School during World War II. Tasked with breaking the unbreakable German code, Enigma, Turing's introvert, unconventional personality clashes with many of his fellow code-breakers. Centered around Turing's monumental achievement, The Imitation Game gives a relatively well-rounded portrait of this unique man, showcasing his early days of grade school, as well as his arrest and charges for 'gross indecency', centered around Britain's absurd criminal laws against homosexuality. Many have criticized The Imitation Game because they believe it glosses over Turing's sexual orientation but I vehemently disagree with this assertion. The Imitation Game instead opts to show how truly important Turing was for humanity, showing how his incredibly intellect lead to saving the lives of millions. Turing is a man who ended up having to wrestle not only with sexual discrimination but also the weight of morality, and The Imitation Game exposes the absolute absurdity of Britain's anti-homosexual laws by simply showing how important of man Turing was. Sure, the film could have certainly explored Turing's hidden homosexuality potentially created his loneliness and narcissism towards the world but Cumberpatch's performance does capture this to a degree. As far as these types of films goes, Mortem Tyldum's The Imitation Game is one of the better films of its kind.
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