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This is a good essay, and I am hesitant to see the film because I am worried that I will cringe every few minutes. But, I disagree with this sentence: "Everyon
by scott_s 12y ago
This is a good essay, and I am hesitant to see the film because I am worried that I will cringe every few minutes. But, I disagree with this sentence:
"Everyone agrees that Alan Turing is a seminal figure in the computer revolution, so it's puzzling why these movies deliberately misrepresent his work."
I sincerely doubt the movies deliberately misrepresent his work. Rather, I assume they honestly misrepresent his work, meaning that they tried to get it right, but they don't understand it well enough to do so.
- JshWright 12y agoI'm sure there were intentional decisions made to deviate from history in order to make a better film (I also don't have a big problem with that).
- scott_s 12y agoI and the author are talking about his work (computer science), not his actions (history).
- gone35 12y agoI sincerely doubt the movies deliberately misrepresent his work. Rather, I assume they honestly misrepresent his work, meaning that they tried to get it right, but they don't understand it well enough to do so. Well, movies deliberately misrepresent everything, all the time --it's called artistic license! Accuracy (scientific or otherwise) is always a distant second to cinematic flair, or whatever is it studios are trying to optimize.
- saraid216 12y agoYup. That's why R'as al Ghul dies.