The Imitation Game is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. During World War II, the strongest weapon of the Axis forces was their enigma machine.  It was a cryptographic machine that coded each and every message sent by the Germans. The Germans believed that it was impossible to crack. If the secret of the enigma machine could be cracked, the Allies would have access to every single German transmission.

Enter Alan Turing, a mathematics professor from Manchester, England. The movie follows him and his team’s time at Bletchley Park Hut 8, where they attempt to crack the enigma machine. The movie begins with a police investigation of Turing for homosexual activities as a basis. Therefore, the movie is told almost entirely in flashbacks. There are three different stories going on at once, his teams attempt to crack enigma, the police investigation, and his time at boarding school as a boy.

Using these three stories, the movie crafts an amazing and inspirational story about a part of World War II many people might not know about. It also deals with the tragedy of the times and of Turing’s life, and touches on social issues such as British mistreatment of homosexuals. Overall, it is a great film that everybody should see.