This movie
is the story of Alan Turing who was a mathematical genius responsible for
cracking the Nazi code during World War II that helped the allies win the
war. He was played by Benedict
Cumberbatch.
Alan is
given a limited amount of time to be successful in cracking the code. He has a team of four who work together. He interviews other candidates for the team
and chooses Joan Clarke who was played by Keira Knightly. Joan’s parents fear that she will miss out on
the normal things a female in that time period enjoys and pressure her to
leave. Alan proposes marriage to her as
a means to get her to stay. He however
is secretly gay and struggles with the idea.
Throughout
the movie we see glimpses of Alan as a young boy still in school, Alan as a
young man working to crack the Nazi code, and an older Alan later on in
life. I myself did not enjoy the jumping
around and so did not really enjoy this movie.
The acting was terrific and the film was nominated for an Oscar for best
picture. This is however, is a
nomination I cannot agree with. I gave
this movie 2 out of 4 stars.
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