A beautiful biography of an exquisite being.

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2016)

"I'm afraid that the following syllogism may be used by some in the
future.
Turing believes machines think
Turing lies with men
Therefore machines do not think
Yours in distress,
Alan"
― Alan Turing
When stumbling across a biography like this, it is a mistake to expect a relaxing watch. Simply because the life of a personality that important and unforgettable is going to rip you brain into little miserable pieces make you feel insignificant and worthless just sitting there watching that exact movie.
The movie is about the brilliant scientist Alan Turing, who during World War II was recruited to decode the German communication machine called Enigma (Greek word for "riddle") alongside with a team of mathematicians. Turing, though, had a perplexing personality. Few would say it was arrogance that troubled Turing's team spirit, as he was more of an unsocial personality, unable and unwilling to explain himself to others. He worked alone, while the rest of the team tried (and failed) to decode the messages of the Enigma, designing a decryption machine for the Enigma, claiming that the human mind cannot compete with a machine, therefore a machine was needed for the project. Fighting with his social inability to convince the "heads" for financial support on his machine, homophobia and his past, Turing finds himself creating miracles and ruining his life piece by piece.
Portrayed by a talented actor, the life of Alan Turing is animated as tragic and unfair as it was, from the beginning of his Enigma project till his unjustified end. A story that shows not only the heroic invention of Alan Turing, but the ingratitude of society towards an important and brilliant personality. While Turing's acts were government's top secret, the same government let a hero go down for his sexuality, momentarily forgetting his contribution to the country and the world and focusing on his personal life.
An amazing contemporary portrayal of a significant personality, a true hero of war.