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THE IMITATION GAME

with Joyce & Don Fowler
Posted 12/30/14

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(Compelling true story of wartime code-breaking)

Based on the true story of America's efforts to break the Nazi's codes during World War II, "The Imitation Game" is a compelling, …

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THE IMITATION GAME

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(Compelling true story of wartime code-breaking)

Based on the true story of America's efforts to break the Nazi's codes during World War II, "The Imitation Game" is a compelling, soul-searching look at behind-the-scenes warfare and the men and women involved.

Benedict Cumberbatch gives a brilliant performance as the brilliant but arrogant mathematician Alan Turing, a closet British homosexual when being one was a crime.

England has assembled a crew of very smart people to break the "Enigma,” the secret Nazi code. The problem is that the Germans reset the code every 24 hours, making it impossible to penetrate.

Turing doesn't "play well with others,” receiving deserved resentment from his team and commanding officers. He develops a strange-looking machine that he calls Christopher after the only friend he had in school, eventually winning over his team members as they come closer and closer to cracking the code. His best friend in his work becomes his soul mate. Keira Knightley is wonderful as the only woman in the group and the only person who understands this very difficult, obsessed man.

"The Imitation Game" is filled with moral issues, as the team discovers that knowledge can be a dangerous thing and deciding who lives and who dies is one big moral dilemma.

The two-hour film includes a number of flashbacks that help to explain Turing's complicated psyche. His life turns tragic when his homosexuality is discovered and the Brits attempt to "cure" him.

If you want to see a fascinating time in history and how it affects many lives, plus an Oscar-level performance by Cumberbatch, this is a must-see film.

Rated PG-13, with some sexual references and material that may be a bit over the head of young people...and older people.

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