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I was very disappointed in the portrayal of "Christopher"! They have him say "boy" but they never clarify that the "boy" was 19 years old. I have little doubt
by ragnese 6y ago
I was very disappointed in the portrayal of "Christopher"!
They have him say "boy" but they never clarify that the "boy" was 19 years old. I have little doubt that some people left the movie thinking that Turing was a pedophile.
- lifeisstillgood 6y agoNot that boy - Turing had a ... love affair (?) / crush (?) on a fellow school student (christopher) in their teens at boarding school. The boy died tragically during a summer vacation, having a profound effect on Turing. Christopher was the name he gave to the first Bombe I think. I don't think any part of the film implied pedophilia - not at all. NB - all above is from memory.
- ragnese 6y agoI'm sorry- I had my wires crossed. I'm also speaking from memory, but I remember being pretty upset that they weren't more explicit about his crime being strictly homosexuality and not about the partner's age. I found the clip on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RQBPs5Dkzg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RQBPs5Dkzg The only actual description of his crime, if I recall, was that single sentence: "[...] accused of intriguing a young man to touch my penis [...]" at about 50 seconds into that clip. I don't know. Maybe not everyone would interpret that description badly, but it doesn't even sound consensual to me. It sounds like he's describing himself as being accused of manipulating a child.