The Worst Historical Inaccuracy in The Imitation Game

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[@JesseKerson]

Not just want to know the truth, but feel lied to or betrayed when you see a movie that sparks your interest in a topic only for you to dig a little deeper and not like what you find.

[@closetedhistory]

Exactly! That too! That being said, they did Turing dirty in this movie

[@JesseKerson]

@@closetedhistory Watching this video reminded me of the clip from Hidden Figures where Kevin Costner tears down the colored bathroom sign at NASA. Every time you want to believe that there were people who when given the opportunity would rise about the ignorance you find it is just a Hollywood trick and nope. The "Decent" people just wanted to keep the status quo and not rock any boats. That's the best we could do.

[@closetedhistory]

Right, so true. We talk about that a little bit further in the episode too. That one would like to think the cop would do the right thing, but highly unlikely. I think this actually reveals a pattern of 2010 movies that missed the mark on social issues and making films about them.