If critics wrote about ‘The Imitation Game’ the way they write about ‘Selma’

Filed in National by on February 22, 2015

“Many historians have taken issue with how Morten Tyldum, the first Norwegian man to be nominated for Best Director, chose to portray mathematical genius Alan Turing in the film The Imitation Game. Those decrying the film’s depiction of events note that the script completely rewrites history, tossing out the literally thousands of people who worked alongside Turing in breaking the Nazi code so that the Allies could win the war, and replacing them with Keira Knightley. They also point out that the efforts of the American, French and British military forces, among others, have may have had an even larger role than Turing in ending World War II. Finally, some take issue with how Turing is never shown having actual sex with another man, despite the film being entirely set in buildings where no one has ever had sex. Tyldum has been quoted as saying that ‘sometimes liberties are needed to make truer art’ but this has not satisfied the rabid nay-sayers who cannot countenance this film.”

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  1. cassandra_m says:

    There were some critics who made the case that the Turing film gave short shrift to his sexuality. I don’t know. I don’t know how we became so starved for history that we demand utterly complete accuracy from self- declared fictional films about great people and great events.

    David Oyelewo was robbed for Best Actor, tho.