Soon after the release of "Imitation Game", time.net can see fans with a bit of joking and a bit of admiration. This is the latest work by Benedict Cumberbatch. Following the physicist Stephen William Hawking, the detective Sherlock Holmes, and the founder of WikiLeaks Julian Paul Assange (Julian Paul Assange), Benedict once again played a genius and was Alan Mathison Turing, known as the "Father of Artificial Intelligence".
The genius actor
Turing in "The Imitation Game" is a genius with high IQ and low EQ, which made his childhood bullied and unbearable to look back. He also has a sexual orientation that cannot be confided. The conservative and cruel era eventually led to the tragedy of his fate. If Turing is flat-faced even though the script presents him—his inexperience is like a British version of Shelton, Benedict has given this character a more dimensional life. In the office, he vaguely explained to Commander Denniston that he, who doesn’t speak German, could crack the code with a crossword puzzle; holding the design drawing of the Turing machine, he staggered through. The crowd ran directly to the officer, "I want 100,000 pounds to make this machine!" The adult Turing shaped by Benedict is so straightforward that there is no city, and everything between him and the core of his thinking is regarded as air; He always trembles in his old suit, but he always says it. He was so naive that he was a little bit cute, and there was a shy flash of shyness when he told cold jokes. These are in line with the real Turing temperament.
Turing is different from ordinary people. He climbed into the woman's attic in the middle of the night, not to send flowers, but to decipher the code; in order to keep the smartest girl in the work group, he even proposed to her, and of course he gave her freedom in the end. While everyone was busy deciphering the code, he was busy building a Turing machine. Hugh Alexander wanted to destroy it, so he turned into a human wall; Denniston wanted to destroy him, so he quickly locked himself and the machine tightly, as if he was a kid avoiding the boys chasing and hitting him.
"They bullied me because I was smarter than them," said the young Turing.
"They bully you because you are different," said young Christopher.
"They are right, you are a monster." said his fiancee, or more accurately, his good friend Joan.
If we think that Turing's weirdness is only low EQ, it is a kind of superficial arrogance. Turing's weirdness lies in his amazing accuracy and selfless devotion based on wisdom. He firmly believes that a combination of letters can crack the code, and he also firmly believes that the Turing machine is the only possibility to crack Enigma systematically. This kind of judgment based on rigorous rationality is enough to resist everyone's disapproval and continuous failure for two consecutive years. As a result, the former allowed him to recruit the most useful talents, while the latter directly helped the Allied forces win the war. Before they were verified, these thoughts were so weird. Because we often classify people and things that we don't understand as "weird", for example, homosexuality.
Benedict seems to be good at interpreting the "weird" of genius. In "The Detective Sherlock", Holmes's neuroticism, noble indifference, and mania are all appropriately expressed by him. We believe that this is Sherlock Holmes, even if he is wearing a white shirt with a beautiful scarf, facing a holographic picture, and falling in love with an SM queen, we also believe that if Sherlock Holmes is in the 21st century, this is what he looks like.
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Although we don’t know how girls will choose between the long-legged mermaid line and the superstring theory of wormholes, a smart and humorous person will not be offensive, even in the entertainment industry where beauty is the respect. Here, talent will also be impressive. Benedict’s popularity is of course not because he is the most handsome man in the "Long Face World", nor is it accidentally attributed to the role of Sherlock Holmes, but more importantly, his own unique intellectual temperament, one in the flashy showbiz. This kind of rare sobriety and self-sufficiency.
Benedict was a unique person when he was a teenager. Before entering university, he chose a one-year "Gap Year" (gap year, a year before entering school or during work, taking a long-term trip), and went to a Tibetan monastery in Darjeeling, India, to teach English on a voluntary basis . During this period, he also went hiking in Nepal with his friends. The four of them only had a biscuit and a piece of cheese. They almost broke their necks when they crawled all the way over the frozen rocks and the semi-frozen river. They even stuck their hands in the yak dung, hoping that they could play a role in heating.
"Working in a monastery is a wonderful experience; although you are provided with meals and accommodations, you have to live on a tight income. When I was there, we went to Nepal for 2 weeks and rode white-water rafting and sleeping out in the wild to see the stars. "Years later, Benedict recalled those days like this.
Some people will think that Benedict is a "late bloomer," and it is true. Before he became popular, he experienced a long period of time. "People look for him thousands of times, and it takes length to recognize his face." However, in terms of winning, as early as 2004, his third year in the industry, he won the best actor award at the 44th Monte Carlo International Television Festival and the United Kingdom for the role of Stephen Hawking in "Hawking's Story". Nominated for Best Actor in the Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Television Awards. In 2011, he won the Oliver Award for his stage play "Frankenstein's Soul and Flesh".
In 2010, "Sherlock" brought Benedict to the pinnacle of his career. "Daily Telegraph" listed him as the first of the "20 Greatest Sherlock Holmes in History" and was selected as the "Greatest Sherlock Holmes" by readers of Digital Spy. The series also brought multiple best actor awards to Benedicte, including the Emmy Award, the Golden Satellite Award, the British Journalists Association Award, the British Crime Thriller Award, the British Television Choice Award and the American Television Critics' Choice Award, etc. In addition, he has also been nominated for the Golden Globe Award and three BAFTA TV Awards.
"He is very similar to the real Sherlock, his head is fast, and of course he is not that sharp. He is very knowledgeable and smarter than many people." Benedict's sister Tracy Peacock (Tracy Peacock) said.
After becoming famous, Benedict still maintained a relatively low-key attitude and continued his theatrical career in addition to film and television. In August 2015, "Hamlet" starring Benedict will be screened at the Barbican Theater. In addition to his works, he is not cautious because of his attention. His outspokenness is not only to others but also to himself. He often calls himself "no talent". When encountering some unreasonable jokes, he will not be as funny as usual. At a press conference of "The Detective Sherlock", a host asked him to read an article about the same humanities between Sherlock Holmes and Watson. He directly asked everyone in a serious tone: "What do you mean by asking me to read this? ?"
Benedict's wife Sophie Hunter (Sophie Hunter) is a theater director, screenwriter, actor, and singer. She studied French and Italian at Oxford University. In November 2014, he published the news of their engagement in The Times in a very traditional way.
"This is the tradition of our country and it's normal. I want to be able to take the initiative to publish news, so I don't post on twitter or social media-they are too impersonal. I do this to let everyone discover this news instead of passing it through A low-quality video saw us looking at each other with a ring on our finger, so we knew we were getting married," said Benedict.
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