The Imitation Game (2014) Movie Reivew

By Brandon Fu
Rated: PG-13
Directed by: Morten Tyldum

The Imitation Game tells the story of Alan Turing, a mathematician and genius who was employed by the British Army during World War II. The reason for his employment was the cracking of the Nazi Enigma Code, a code used by the Germans for communication, and has 159,000,000,000 different combinations. Him and his team were considered heroes and shortened the length of the war by an estimated two years.

Benedict Cumberbatch delivers an amazing performance as the eccentric Alan Turing, a person who is a pure genius. He is definitely oscar-worthy, and turns in a great performance. The supporting cast was awesome, especially Charles Dance(Known for playing Tywin Lannister in Game Of Thrones), who plays the vicious commanding officer of Alan's Team. However, along with such a great supporting cast, there is one that shines above Charles Dance: Keira Knightley. Before seeing this movie, Keria Knightley was the actress that was always cast as the attractive female lead. Now, she is actually a force to be reckoned with, and will probably get much better projects after this one. Definitely oscar-worthy.

Unlike certain Bio-pics ( ahem *American Sniper*), this movie uses the full potential of the information given to them. You see the emotion that Turing feels when he is constantly shot down. I feel as though they used the full extent of the source material given. On top of this, the invention that he creates in this movie is ENORMOUSLY influential on today's technology. I mean, I wouldn't be able to write this without him(wink wink nudge nudge).

Overall, The Imitation Game is an enormously influential movie, educating watchers on the significance of this man's work. However, this movie does not go without downsides, in which there were certain times that the suspension of disbelief was taken away, and the movie steps out of its knowledge and into a fantasy(which it isn't, but it feels that away). Everybody should watch this to be educated about a hero and a modern genius.

4.6/5