The film focuses on his life achievements rather than his demise, though it does explore that part of his life, if not illustrate it as much as it could have done. He deals with a social ineptitude while also accepting his own homosexuality, which lead to unforgivable persecution and depression that caused Turing to take his own life. He attempts it by building the first computer, a passion project of his that was frequently criticized for devoting so much Government time and money.
Director Morten Tyldum's film follows Turing's journey to break the Enigma Code, the form in which the Germans communicated during WWII to conduct surprise attacks. It will undeniably be a huge contender at the big awards this season, perhaps going all the way. With a slick exquisite script and an eclectic ensemble strong enough to deliver, it's an accessible film that although may feel familiar, is thoroughly refreshing, bringing laughter, tears and thrills. That's not to say that it's necessarily overly dry and hard to connect to, this biopic of the extraordinary and tragic mathematician and inventor of the digital computer, Alan Turing, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, is emotionally engaging and utterly endearing. It has a theatrical rhythm and attention to detail that ticks like a clock. There is something appropriately mechanical about The Imitation Game.
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