A genius exposed in The Imitation Game

This has to be one of the best films I have seen in ages, on so many levels. The story is complicated; Alan Turing is a seiously talented mathematician who ultimatly breaks the Enigma code to fast track the end of WW2; he models the basics for computing and artificial intelligence, and yet was chemically castrated for being gay. Equity was a non-issue, rather the brilliance of diversity shone through. While he was a true genius, in a nerdish way, Alan was also clearly on the autistic spectrum. He was emotionally independent of others, and he was so focussed on building his machine that he considered it his best friend. The acting was also superb; Benedict Cumberbatch plays Turing in such a convincing way, that we believe in him totally. Instead of focussing on the ultimate tragedy of his life, we are captivated by his brilliance and the way he works with a small group of similarly talented geeks. He was also gently influenced to be more likeable by the subtle attentions of Joan Clarke, his fiancee, overacted appropriately by Keira Knightley. I really enjoyed one of the film's guiding mantras: “Sometimes it is the people whom no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.” So true that I want to find out more about Alan Turing and his enormous legacy to our world today!