Number of Ginger Snaps: 9 out of 10
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| 9 out of 10 ginger snaps |
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writers: Graham Moore, Andrew Hodges
Producers: Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwartzman
Main Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode
Favorite Character
Stewart Menzies
Favorite Quote
"I know it's not ordinary. But who ever loved ordinary?" - Joan
Wow. Just Wow. I'm actually reading a SciFi book right now, Cryptonomicon by Neal Stevenson (thanks to my hubby), which includes this movie's character. Alan Turing was a real person who was pivotal in decrypting the Nazi's Enigma machine and the start of digital computing. This movie was based on his life.
Benedict Cumberbatch portrayed Turing brilliantly. His characterization was just as I pictured while reading Crytonomicon. I still get willies thinking about the decisions that man had to make. The film captured the turmoil, secrecy, and genius of the people involved in WWII decoding.
I liked the directing choices Tyldum made. He portrayed the time period well.
I really don't know what else to say. Turing was totally and utterly brilliant. All I could say after watching the movie was "How??? HOW??? How does that happen???? How can someone think that into existence!?!".
Oh - and I do recommend Crytonomicon - it's brilliant too.
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