Recently watched the Imitation Game as prep for a visit this weekend to the Museum of Computing located at Bletchley Park: https://www.tnmoc.org/
" I read the masterful biography that the screenplay is based on, Andrew Hodges’ Alan Turing: The Enigma, to find out. I discovered that The Imitation Game takes major liberties with its source material, injecting conflict where none existed, inventing entirely fictional characters, rearranging the chronology of events, and misrepresenting the very nature of Turing’s work at Bletchley Park. "
But it's sad to know it's so inaccurate, beyond basic dramatic licenses. I'll pick up the book and get the real version instead. Thanks for the recommendation! I learned something today.
I'll say it, but the movie was straight up homophobic, the whole plot about him being blackmailed about being gay and that he yielded to it is just prejudiced, implying he cared more about himself than the war effort (it never happened in real life).