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    The Imitation Game

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    The best thing about The Imitation Game is its appeal to your intelligence. The Turing character keeps saying that people like violence because it feels good. But he obviously feels lousy most of the time, and is thereby a perfect instrument for peace.

    The pathos surrounding the protagonist is genuinely moving. The scene near the end where he sits alone at his home, facing his computer, Christopher, conveys his loneliness perfectly.

    It was terrific how Turing convinced Churchill - off screen - to put him in charge at Bletchley and then immediately fired two of his cohort. No time for sentimentality when there is a war on.

    The Keira Knightley character was understated but effective. Most of the film was rather subtle, hearkening again to the notion of intelligence over violence, or in this case, movie action. The themes and images, particularly of Turing, linger long after the viewer leaves the cinema.

    Something that most people can relate to is the feeling of disappointment when we realize that a movie is coming to its end, and we want it to continue. The Imitation Game is such a movie. It has a lot to teach and is objective, given its particular point of view from the British perspective.

    Mark Strong is good as one of the high-ranking officials. Turing's colleagues are somewhat annoying but perhaps this is intentional.

    One practical life lesson demonstrated in the film was the importance of being nice to people, especially those whose help you need. As the ever-awkward and retiring Turing showed, all it takes to charm your adversaries is an apple and a decent joke.

    Sad to see it end. Good film. Intelligent.

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    peter@  13.4.2015 age: 50+ 45 reviews

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