The Imitation Game (2014) - Music Free Static (155)

About this episode

This episode reviews the film The Imitation Game, highlighting Alan Turing's contributions during WWII and his personal struggles.

Alan Turing was the father of modern computing. He and his team of cryptographers broke the Enigma encryption and helped the Allies win WWII. But there's more to Alan Turing than mathematical genius. Join me in this Really Late Movie Review of The Imitation Game which explores his work during the war as well as his troubled life afterwards. The Imitation Game is an amazing movie starting Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley. It doesn't shy away from the societal issues of sexism and homophobia in the UK in the 1940s and 1950s but does so tastefully. #TheImitationGame #MovieReview #MusicFreeStatic #AlanTuring 💲 Ads 💲 - PROTON VPN is open source and independently audited to keep your traffic private and secure! https://go.getproton.me/SH1sC

People in this episode

Host: Randall Smith

Topics covered

• Alan Turing
• cryptography
• societal issues
• World War II
• film review

Keywords

• Alan Turing
• The Imitation Game
• Benedict Cumberbatch
• Keira Knightley
• cryptography
• societal issues
• homophobia
• sexism
• World War II

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Books & works: The Imitation Game

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