Post by Stephanie (swordlilly) on Jan 4, 2015 23:07:58 GMT -5
directed by Morten Tyldum
starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley
based on Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Has anyone else here watched this movie? Planning on watching it?
I just watched it today; it was good. It's rare to see a good movie starring somebody who's "not normal." I really appreciated how it stressed the importance of protecting the socially outcast (whether because of gender, sexual orientation, or differences in mind and personality), not only because these people are human and deserve to be treated with mercy, but also because they can have incredibly important contributions to make. Contributions that even they themselves may not be aware of, until you give them the opportunity to self-actualize.
I like the title, "The Imitation Game." It refers, on one level, to the efforts of Turing and his team to imitate the German deciphering machine. On a deeper level it refers to Turing's efforts to fit into society and be normal. There's one quote that stuck in my head, but I couldn't find it on the lists of movie quotes. So I may not be quoting it correctly. But it's when Turing was sitting under the tree with his childhood friend, who was holding a book about codes and ciphers, and Turing asked what the book was about. His friend said, "It's about secret messages. Messages that anyone can intercept, but you can't tell what it means unless you know the code." Turing said, "You mean like talking?" His friend gave him a questioning look. Turing elaborated, "People say things, but they don't say what they mean, and you're supposed to just know what they mean." Then his friend passed him the book and said, gently, "You know, Alan, I have a feeling you'd be very good at this."
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I cried during the scene near the end, where he explained that he couldn't bear to leave his machine, Christopher.
I'm grateful to be living in the 21st century, where laws and societies are more accommodating to people who are "not normal." But it still depends on where you live, and there remains a lot, a LOT to fight for.
starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley
based on Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Has anyone else here watched this movie? Planning on watching it?
I just watched it today; it was good. It's rare to see a good movie starring somebody who's "not normal." I really appreciated how it stressed the importance of protecting the socially outcast (whether because of gender, sexual orientation, or differences in mind and personality), not only because these people are human and deserve to be treated with mercy, but also because they can have incredibly important contributions to make. Contributions that even they themselves may not be aware of, until you give them the opportunity to self-actualize.
I like the title, "The Imitation Game." It refers, on one level, to the efforts of Turing and his team to imitate the German deciphering machine. On a deeper level it refers to Turing's efforts to fit into society and be normal. There's one quote that stuck in my head, but I couldn't find it on the lists of movie quotes. So I may not be quoting it correctly. But it's when Turing was sitting under the tree with his childhood friend, who was holding a book about codes and ciphers, and Turing asked what the book was about. His friend said, "It's about secret messages. Messages that anyone can intercept, but you can't tell what it means unless you know the code." Turing said, "You mean like talking?" His friend gave him a questioning look. Turing elaborated, "People say things, but they don't say what they mean, and you're supposed to just know what they mean." Then his friend passed him the book and said, gently, "You know, Alan, I have a feeling you'd be very good at this."
</3
I cried during the scene near the end, where he explained that he couldn't bear to leave his machine, Christopher.
I'm grateful to be living in the 21st century, where laws and societies are more accommodating to people who are "not normal." But it still depends on where you live, and there remains a lot, a LOT to fight for.