Movie analysis of the imitation game and the main character

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An Analysis of the Imitation Game movie
Part 1
Plot Summary
The movie is based on a code breaker called Alan Turing. The police visit his residence to investigate suspected theft. However, they discover that Turing was homosexual and charge Turing with ‘gross indecency.’ Turing is an authority in mathematics and code-breaking. It is because of the ingeniousness that he made a machine that cracked the Germany Enigma during the WW II.
Part 2
Social loathing
This is a tendency of people not to maximize their potential when working in a group than when they are working alone. In the Imitation Game, social loathing is encountered in the scene when Turing chooses to work alone on a project to crack the Enigma codes (“Imitation game.” YouTube).While Turing embarks on constructing a machine to crack the codes, his other colleagues try to create a formula for hand calculation. Turing’s direction of research bears fruit, and the machine is created. The topic is important for the understanding of human behavior because it can help employers in recruitment. It would help employers recruit wisely by getting the right job to the right person. People like Turing who work best individually could be assigned duties which require less teamwork and consultation.
Scapegoat
The scapegoat is the tendency of some people to blame others for their failures or bad behavior. In a flashback, we learn how Turing became a homosexual. Christopher Morcon was the big boy who used to protect Turing from bullies in school (“Imitation game.

” YouTube). They stayed together most of the time, and they started becoming intimate. Turing blames this abnormal behavior for the loneliness he experienced the time he spent with Morcon. When Morcon died out of tuberculosis, Turing continued with the habit of homosexuality. This is an important area in research and could help in establishing the best ways to guide people who live in denial and want to blame others for their problems.
Women in male-dominated workplaces
There were two incidences in the movie when the role of women in male-dominated workplaces can be a subject of research. Joan Clarke becomes one of the successful candidates in the interview Turing carried out to recruit two more code breakers. However, her mother declines to release her to do the job because she is the only woman in the team. Clarke’s mother only obliges after Turing promises her the position of a telegraph clerk. In another incidence, Clarke is recalled by her parents from Bletchley simply because she is not married. The topic is important in understanding human behavior because it can help us improve work environments so that both men and women can work together without prejudice by gender. If the subject is covered comprehensively, then proposals can be made on how to avoid a situation where women are taken advantage. Turing took advantage of Clarke and proposed because he knew that she was under pressure from her parents to get married.
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The film is accurate in portraying psychological concepts because it creates a real picture of what goes on in a natural mind of a person. It highlights some behaviors and their consequence to an individual’s personality and how they relate to other people. I would recommend the movie as a class film on understanding human behavior because the movie highlights key issues in human personality with a blend of entertainment.
Work Cited
“Imitation Game.” YouTube, Uploaded by the Weinstein Company, 21 July 2014,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5CjKEFb-sM