Are you interested in learning about the history of an innocent man who saved the lives of countless innocent people? The Imitation Game is a movie inspired by real events during the Second World War. It is an important movie because it depicts the challenging times of the war and the way homosexuals were treated in the early 1900s. 

The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch who plays the star Alan Turing was a movie that won several awards for the writing and the actors. It shows the story of a man called Alan Turing who works for England, and he helps save many civilians who would be likely to die if it weren't for his input to the team. He does however face some challenges after the war and he is even charged with gross indecency, which means he was forced to either go to jail or take pills to suppress his attraction towards men. He eventually killed himself with cyanide poisoning in 1954, however many believe that it is possible his death could have been for alternative reasons. 

The movie was based on a true story, however not all of it is completely accurate. The movie is focused mainly on Alan Turing and shows that he was solely responsible for his success, but it does not show completely the efforts of his team and other people who also played a big part in the success of saving many people.  

The story is an inspiration to many, such as people who work in computers, as Alan Turing is known as the father of computer science, but also to homosexual people, as it took courage to not hide who he was despite causing him great misery.                                                                                                                                 In 2013, Chris Grayling a Justice Minister granted Alan Turing a pardon for his conviction of gross indecency, and he was pardoned by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.