Benedict Cumberbatch & The Imitation Game

Playing God as Turing

I will admit I am a Benedict Cumberbatch fan. I thoroughly enjoyed him as Sherlock and last weekend I saw 'Dr. Strange.' Today we watched The Imitation Game in which he played Turing. Yes, that Turing. As much as we will miss the great actors who have departed this world in the past year, there are new people ready to take up the mantle. I submit that Mr. Cumberbatch will be one of those greats in the future.

If you haven't seen The Imitation Game, I promise it is a WWII story that should not be missed. Discovering the power of life and death in order to protect the greater good could not have been an easy burden to bear. It is a wonderful drama and told in flashback by Turing.

Kiera Nightly plays Joan Clark and for the young women fascinated by technology and the science, this is someone you should learn about. Turing fought to have her work with him despite the problems of a single woman working among men at the time. She was the exception and it is made quite clear during the interview scene.

The intersection of brilliant minds, gender differences, and homosexuality during 1940's Britain makes for an eloquent discussion on how we lost one of the brilliant minds of the 20th century. Turing was a great gift and I hope when you watch this film you will think about all the people out there changing the world, even if you don't know their stories yet.