tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119816335163312523.post3979004770117723478..comments2023-04-27T04:39:45.647-04:00Comments on JT Thinks About Stuff: Book Review: The Secret Lives of CodebreakersJThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12170062950345779215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119816335163312523.post-12083163210950158252015-04-23T10:51:35.950-04:002015-04-23T10:51:35.950-04:00I liked it very, very much. I liked it even though...I liked it very, very much. I liked it even though it was <b>wildly</b> inaccurate, in ways to numerous to count. Even the portrayal of Turing was not terribly accurate: he liked practical jokes, for example, and many people (smart people, anyway) found him friendly and approachable. Plus his homosexuality was an open secret, if that. (The Hodges biography is hefty but good, and generally non-technical.)<br /><br />The thing is, the true facts wouldn't have made a particularly good story. So I enjoyed <i>The Imitation Game</i> for what it was: a well-made film, about smart people, but pitched to ordinary people, in which the actual facts were used as a springboard for the narrative.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12170062950345779215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119816335163312523.post-23755328406057949992015-04-23T06:47:31.604-04:002015-04-23T06:47:31.604-04:00I rather enjoyed the _Imitation Game_. I was aware...I rather enjoyed the _Imitation Game_. I was aware of some of the story, but it was still a decent 90 minutes. Curious as to your thoughts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com