My Rating: 3/5
Another gem to the Oscar Collection this year is this period-drama-thriller biopic on Alan Turing who is credited with mainstreaming the idea of computing using machines ultimately leading to what they called then "Turing Machines" which we now a days call "Computers". This one is set up deep in the first half of 20th century when Europe was in turmoil and the world on the verge of another mighty war which had the potential of an Armageddon.
It is a story of a boy who was not "normal" as most would say. But then the world has always seen changes courtesy such abnormal man. Normalcy is too cliched an idea when clearly we do fancy evolution. As a kid, he was an introvert but his mind, incredibly sharp and eventually he grows up to become one of the best cryptographers in the world. The British government assembles a team of such prodigies to break the code of the Enigma Machines deployed by Germany to send encrypted messages to its field formations during the second world war. The story revolves around Alan Turing and how he comes up with a brilliant idea to counter the German Machine, how he assembles his own team and how he has his own reasons for doing the most unexpected of things.
Benedict Cumberbatch (Alan Turing) has pulled off this extremely difficult portrayal with ease and with utter brilliance. And this coupled with the excellent supporting role played by the ever charming Keira Knightley. There are some lines in the movie which will take your breathe away. Very difficult not to mention those brilliant words here but hey, i am no spoilsport.Those are the ones which will always stay with you. Apart from the sheer brilliance of a cryptographer, the movie also presents some other social issues in a very subtle way. It depicts the harshness towards homosexuals in this period of time, it deals with the specially-abled people who have communication issues, it deals with difficult choices one has to make in his life.
The direction is engaging and the use of wit is ubiquitous. This is a story, i personally feel, everyone needs to know. People like Alan Turing must not be forgotten. He made a great contribution to the society and the advancement of it. Whatever was his personal nature should not concern us, confine us. "It's not who we are, but what we do, that defines us!". So, get entertained, learn and know Alan Turing. For this one, i insist that you "imitate" me by going to the cinemas!
Another gem to the Oscar Collection this year is this period-drama-thriller biopic on Alan Turing who is credited with mainstreaming the idea of computing using machines ultimately leading to what they called then "Turing Machines" which we now a days call "Computers". This one is set up deep in the first half of 20th century when Europe was in turmoil and the world on the verge of another mighty war which had the potential of an Armageddon.
It is a story of a boy who was not "normal" as most would say. But then the world has always seen changes courtesy such abnormal man. Normalcy is too cliched an idea when clearly we do fancy evolution. As a kid, he was an introvert but his mind, incredibly sharp and eventually he grows up to become one of the best cryptographers in the world. The British government assembles a team of such prodigies to break the code of the Enigma Machines deployed by Germany to send encrypted messages to its field formations during the second world war. The story revolves around Alan Turing and how he comes up with a brilliant idea to counter the German Machine, how he assembles his own team and how he has his own reasons for doing the most unexpected of things.
Benedict Cumberbatch (Alan Turing) has pulled off this extremely difficult portrayal with ease and with utter brilliance. And this coupled with the excellent supporting role played by the ever charming Keira Knightley. There are some lines in the movie which will take your breathe away. Very difficult not to mention those brilliant words here but hey, i am no spoilsport.Those are the ones which will always stay with you. Apart from the sheer brilliance of a cryptographer, the movie also presents some other social issues in a very subtle way. It depicts the harshness towards homosexuals in this period of time, it deals with the specially-abled people who have communication issues, it deals with difficult choices one has to make in his life.
The direction is engaging and the use of wit is ubiquitous. This is a story, i personally feel, everyone needs to know. People like Alan Turing must not be forgotten. He made a great contribution to the society and the advancement of it. Whatever was his personal nature should not concern us, confine us. "It's not who we are, but what we do, that defines us!". So, get entertained, learn and know Alan Turing. For this one, i insist that you "imitate" me by going to the cinemas!
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