Sunday, January 4, 2015

The Imitation Game



Benedict Cumberbatch is a crazy name for an actor. It sounds like a cartoon Character. But he is one fine actor. Through the years I have seen several stories concerning the "Enigma Machine" used by the Nazis in WW2 to send info to the troops, but this is the best so far. "The Imitation Game" tells three stories:

1. How a group of "Brains" helped MI6 British Intelligence break the codes of the Enigma Machine

2. The story of a  real working computer created to solve a critical problem that humans alone could not due.

3. The life of the leader, Alan Turing, is told in three different times. His life as a child; This Famous Event; and His life after the war.   No matter how you feel about homosexuals, our inhumanity to our fellow travelers as revealed in this film, will give you much to consider.

This story is excellently told and acted including a great performance by Keira Knightly, who is becoming a favorite.

It felt good to start the year with a good movie.  I give it ****stars out of five.

2015 Movie #1

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