I wish that I could say that "The Imitation Game" is objectively a bad movie. The problem is that it is very entertaining, but it is one of the most historically inaccurate films I have seen in recent memory. I was already familiar with the history of breaking the Nazi Enigma code, so on my first viewing, I noticed a problem with the scene where the code breakers decide to not stop a German attack for fear of alerting the Nazis that they had broken the code. In reality, these decisions were made at the highest level of the government of Great Britain.
However, on my second viewing, I noticed how the movie is loaded with melodramatic scenes, and I guessed that every one of these scenes is either a complete fiction or a big distortion of actual events. It turns out that I was right. The film also leaves out a great deal of actual history giving the viewer the false impression that Turring was solely responsible for breaking the code.
I have a low tolerance for movies that distort history, and it is a problem we see in many films. Why should I care so much? Because it miseducates the public about real events.
https://screenrant.com/imitation-game-true-story-every-change/
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