scored 85 points, a good British work, one of the more in-depth films this year. My lover chose this movie to watch during the protection month of many domestic films, which is very good. After the show, a buddy walking in front of me commented: This is called a movie.
1. Story: The film should be called "Alan Turing Biography".
The focus of this film is chosen to focus on a "code-breaking" operation during World War II. We can not only see Turing's "genius" in the field of science, but also see his "alternative" personality through flashbacks and episodes. (GAY) and the tragic it bears.
The first paragraph tells the process of team building and team running-in to decipher the code through a British humorous narrative. But here, the director's use of montage drags the film into a strange rhythm. The sudden memory picture is abrupt. Although it is related to the plot, it is not closely related. It is difficult for us to imagine what the sudden switching of the memory picture is for? What is the purpose of the sudden long-distance running picture? While all of this is required, I don't think the timing of inserting these shots is appropriate, and this place is the main deduction.
Entering the middle stage, the narrative rhythm and cross-montage are significantly accelerated, and the visibility is gradually improved. The most shocking passage is undoubtedly: "After deciphering the code, Turing insisted on putting the overall situation first and refused one of the scientists to save his brother who was a soldier".
Turing's contribution is far more than deciphering the code pattern, but that he used his persistence and wisdom to prevent a longer war. He let the war end early, let people return to a peaceful life early, and sacrificed a lot of lives. In this sense, Alan Turing's contribution is enough to match the word "amazing".
At the end, Turing was far from reaching the end of his life, but he was pacing in the closed room like a dead man, and in a great sorrow that was difficult for others to understand, he ended his life that was enough to match the "great". Although the movie only uses one line to explain that he was subjected to forced treatment because of his sexual orientation, and he committed suicide by taking cyanide, it is enough to make the audience feel the sadness. The society at that time could not tolerate such an outlier. It is precisely such an outlier that saves most people.
Supplement: Biographical films are always unavoidable with a straightforward description of the life course, so appropriate addition of some dramatic elements and entertainment bridges will help the film's appeal. Of course, this addition will affect people's understanding of the biography and this character to some extent, but Adaptation must follow the principle of style unity.
Second, the actors: perfect.
1. Benedict Cumberbatch's performance was a surprise. His own science student style + chatter character endows Turing with the characteristics of being soft on the outside and firm on the inside, which makes people feel very credible. At the end, his trembling movements, his detached sadness, and his unspoken cry perfectly showed Turing's inner pain and helplessness. I didn't like this actor originally, but this performance really impressed me.
2. Keira Knightley's face is really pleasing to the eye, and I believe her to play the role of a science and engineering girl. She is a little coquettish, a little conservative, and a little bit WTO-involved, and she can pull Turing out of the world, a very existential character.
3. Trivia:
1. The Turing machine "Christopher" seen in the film is a replica, and the real Turing machine is currently housed in Bletchley Manor. The replica is larger than the original and is more suitable for showing its internal machine parts on film.
2. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said that Alan Turing is the person who should be most thankful for his victory in World War II.
3. The real Alan Turing is not only a runner, but also a professional long-distance runner.
4. This is a British film. The Weinstein Company paid $7 million for the North American distribution rights to the film, the highest price ever paid by an American studio in the European market.
5. The film won this year's Oscar for "Best Adapted Screenplay", and the screenwriter has done artistic processing on a lot of pale reality. These changes are logical and decent, making the film more chewy.
It is our luck that mainland China has allowed such sensitive films to be screened publicly. I hope that in the future, the steps will be bigger and gradually enter the grading system.
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