The legendary life of Alan Turing

Trycia 2022-03-22 09:01:12

Yesterday, I watched this movie on the recommendation of a friend, and I was very shocked. This film has been nominated for an Oscar, which is an affirmation of the film itself. First of all, the most exciting thing is the plot.

This movie tells the legendary life of computer genius Alan Turing. As a great British mathematician and logician, Turing cracked the famous German password Enigma during World War II, and is known as the "father of computer science." ". "Imitation Game" mainly focuses on Alan Turing's experience before the 1940s. In February 2015, "Imitation Game" won the 27th Southern University Library Screenwriting Award for "Best Adapted Screenplay" and the 87th Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay. Turing, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, is one of the famous homosexuals. He was persecuted because of his homosexuality, which ruined his career. During school, he was jealous of his classmates because of his amazing talent in mathematics, and he was often bullied by many classmates. In 1952, his same-sex partner and an accomplice broke into Turing's house to commit the theft. Turing called the police for this. However, the results of the police investigation led him to be charged with "obviously obscene and sexually subversive behavior." He did not plead and was convicted. After the famous public trial, he was given two choices: imprisonment or hormonal therapy. He chose hormonal injections, which lasted for a year. Turing then chose to commit suicide.

The biggest attraction is that Turing studied the machine that assisted the military in cracking the famous German encryption system Enigma in World War II. At first, Turing’s plan was not optimistic, and it was once questioned. Later, with his efforts, he began to cooperate with the entire British Companions of the most famous code-breaking geniuses conduct research. After repeated failures, they did not give up, and finally succeeded in the research. However, this result cannot be made public due to its confidentiality. In the end, Turing and his friends threw all the scientific research materials into the raging fire, turning everything into ashes...

Alan Turing’s great invention saved thousands of people’s lives. He has made many contributions to the development of artificial intelligence. The famous Turing machine model laid the foundation for the logical working methods of modern computers. There are too many of these people in history, and they have won the respect of everyone.

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The Imitation Game quotes

  • Joan Clarke: [to a convalescing Alan] Why don't we do a crossword puzzle? It'll only take us five minutes. Or in your case, six.

  • Title Card: After a year of government-mandated hormonal therapy, Alan Turing committed suicide on June 7th 1954.

    Title Card: He was 41 years old.

    Title Card: Between 1885 and 1967, approximately 49,000 homosexual men were convicted of gross indecency under British law.

    Title Card: In 2013, Queen Elizabeth II granted Turing a posthumous royal pardon, honouring his unprecedented achievements.

    Title Card: Historians estimate that breaking Enigma shortened the war by more than two years, saving over 14 million lives.

    Title Card: It remained a government-held secret for more than 50 years.

    Title Card: Turing's work inspired generations of research into what scientists called "Turing Machines".

    Title Card: Today, we call them computers.