The Top Gun Turning Point, and Alan Turing Makes a Difficult Choice (Top Gun / The Imitation Game)
Description
In this episode David reviews the most pivotal moment in Top Gun and explains how the scene and a name was inspired by real people and events. Alex explores a complex moral dilemma in The Imitation Game, where the obvious action is countered by Alan Turing's intervention, and they must decide whether to sacrifice a few for the sake of many.
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0:37
Top Gun
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IMDB:
[open]
Maturity Rating:
PG
Spoilers:
Major
An awesome YouTube channel run by Ward Caroll where he explores the realism of the accident talked about in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwS1k8LKxJg
https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/79-cringe-worthy-technical-errors-in-the-movie-top-gun/
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12:35
The Imitation Game
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IMDB:
[open]
Maturity Rating:
PG
Spoilers:
Moderate
Photo of an Enigma machine:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine#/media/File:Enigma_(crittografia)_-_Museo_scienza_e_tecnologia_Milano.jpg
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