I love how he asked the detective if someone or something were to think differently than you do, does that mean he/she/it is not thinking?
Often when someone does or decides something that we can't possibly comprehend, we ask this:
"are you out of your mind?"
But the truth is, we are all different and unique in our own way.
It's just that most of us are able to hide our otherwise socially unacceptable side.
We would say or do things that conform to the social norm.
But Alan Turing did not have that capability.
That in itself is a beautiful topic. But Imitation Game is not about just that.
Rather than his asshole antisocial personality, it was his homosexuality that took the main stage in this movie.
Putting aside my personal view on that subject, it is crazy to think that during his time, homosexuality were treated as something worthy of jail sentence.
That certainly didn't help.
I start reading Mere Christianity, so happens to be a few days after I watched this movie.
CS Lewis said something like this:
"I have a reluctance to say much about temptations to which I myself am not exposed. No man, I suppose, is tempted to every sin".
And I was blown away by his statement.
Yes, I believe we should really stand for what we believe in.
And when asked, there is no need to hide and give politically safe answer.
But all the same, we should learn to accept that we do not know much about this.
Especially if we have not been exposed to the same issue ourselves.
And more importantly, just because they are different,
it doesn't mean that we are any better or worse.
Just a thought.
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