A brilliant movie!

Rating: 9/10 (21 March 2015)

After so many years, people still manage to find ideas or stories to tell about the second world war that feel fresh and entertaining. I watched the imitation game with a complete lack of information about anything surrounding the life of its protagonist. I had never heard of Alan Turing or his life. Of course, the fact that governments kept his achievements secret for over 50 years has a lot to do with very few people knowing about his existence. This is why, even if posthumously, true justice was made by creating this film, and this great man can now receive the praise that he so rightfully deserves.
The entire movie is created, as it should, with an non-ending set of tense situations and moments. Alan Turing is a brilliant man who is hired to end the war but he has no one to help him. In fact, the very people who hire him are the ones trying to get rid of him; in a world dominated by men, his greatest help comes from a girl; but her parents do not accept where she works, so to not see her go, Alan Turing gets engaged with her. But surprise surprise, he is homosexual. Everything, absolutely everything in the movie is done in such a way for you to be kept wondering. I guess the director probably added a lot of content to the actual facts and did not follow the original story to a tee. But in cases like this, when the movie is so entertaining, I accept a little invention.
All in all, a highly recommended movie, full of beautiful images, great acting, and a great real story! What else can you ask for?