The Top Gun Turning Point, and Alan Turing Makes a Difficult Choice (Top Gun / The Imitation Game) #32

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

• Watch on YouTube (0:00 - )

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

• Watch Scene 1 on YouTube (0:00 - )
• Watch Scene 2 on YouTube (0:05 - )

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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