One of the greatest emotional experiences I have the pleasure of witnessing

Rating: 10/10 (3 January 2015)

Based on a true story, "The Imitation Game" tells the story of Alan Turing. A man bent on decrypting a secret Nazi code known only as "The Enigma Machine". He would eventually become the man responsible for fathering Turing Machines, or today, we call them computers. "The Imitation Game" ends up being one of the most emotionally drawing and best told stories of any movie I've seen.
"The Imitation Game" is one of the few films that I can call absolutely flawless. I constantly try to observe movies for what they do right and what they do wrong. Sometimes it improves the experience, sometimes it hurts it. I tend to try to immerse myself in the world to get a better feeling of what I am watching. During this movie, my immersion brought me one of the most emotional experiences that I have witnessed from a movie. I found myself interested 100% of the time, and could get a taste of the emotion that truly went into this film. I was laughing, I was feeling remorse, and there were moments where I was actually tearing up. The only other movie I have watched that made my physically shed tears was "Marley and Me", meaning that this film tries it's best to make your heart wrench. And it's one of the greatest feelings for a critic such as myself to experience. To feel actually emotion towards a film, to sit there in your seat and say to yourself "Oh my god." It goes to show that the movie was made with care, and that it was done perfectly.
Now if you are a fan of comedy, then this movie also has its fair share of laughs. Ranging from intriguing and creative humor, to moments where a character is standing there awkwardly while others stare at him like "What the hell did he just say?" The movie has a great balance between "Oh, man! Drama!" and "LOL!" Which is always a wonderful thing to have. Trying to balance multiple emotions in a film can be a tough thing to do, and this movie did it perfectly.
One did get an interesting feeling throughout this movie though. I felt like this movie took a lot of what the BBC can throw at you. Benedict Cumberbatch (as Alan Turing) had a very similar personality to Sherlock Holmes (also Benedict Cumberbatch) in the BBC series "Sherlock". But the depiction of Alan Turing also felt similar to the depiction of Vincent Van Gogh in series 5 of the popular BBC series "Doctor Who". As well as other series' from the BBC. It felt like a strongly created experience with content that I'm very familiar with, and I loved that. And even if I wasn't familiar with that sort of content, I still would have loved it!
"The Imitation Game" is no doubt one of the greatest movies I have seen. It's the most emotionally jerking film I have ever had the pleasure of watching. The entire time I was watching, I was completely absorbed in the experience. "The Imitation Game", honestly, had nothing wrong with it. The plot was great, the characters were PERFECTLY casted, it never ceased to keep me intrigued and amazed. It is easily one of the best film experiences I have had in my entire life. This movie is not something to miss. And if you do miss it, I pity you.
Final Review Score: 10/10