Apple of discord (screen)

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2015)

Well, this was the choice of my ex-colleague and he did well : this movie offers a lot of universes that I like and that are a bit unexpected: first, i have always an interest on computers and Turing was a name that I heard of in my readings. Here, to see his work on screen was really educative : it was helpful to his machine running, even if mathematics are really light. Next, i have always like British academic (as also seen in Harry Potter) and here this setting happened when the movie is about his teen years. Next, it was a original war movie because it's the first time i saw WWII with this angle ! And if it's really the Reich salute that won the war for the allies, it would be a particular factor. At last, it was an unexpected good romance : Turing had indeed a strange temperament but it's true that when we want to be left alone, we can appear like cold and abrupt. Keira was a discovery for me and she was really great as a willing and caring girlfriend. And unlike « Harvey milk » which claims its cause, this movie is a subtle, quiet tale for tolerance. I have however two big disappointments : first, as we follow Turing all along his life, the movie forbids to see his late decision. Second, his legacy for Apple is really, really subliminal.