I like to compare this film to The Imitation Game since, at its essence, it's essentially the same story... and from the same period. With lives in the balance, a problem must be solved, and no hardware exists that can solve the problem.
This film is about an idea becoming reality. The path of which is delightful, especially for those of us who have tried to bring an idea into real products. This path involves frustration, persperation, insperation, reappropriation, indignation, deception, and non-appreciation.
The demo to the RAF officers was LOL and inspired.
This film is about an idea being examined, funded, repackaged, fought, lied, stolen, and backstabbed over. The idea evolves, political forces are brought to bear against it, and sheer willpower can't solve the problem of hardware that doesn't exist. How does one solve a problem with what little expertise that any person has? An academic person knows a lot about one little thing, so how does a non-academic, with a thin knowledge of several things, engage in physics research? How can they hope to succeed?
This film had excellent production values, though the ww2 aircraft were all wrong. Come on, guys, CGI a few Hurricanes. A big part of the story was how long it took the Hurricanes to get to altitude, and how little fuel they had left once they got on station. Tell that piece of the puzzle.... reedit the film to include that scene... I can wait... Side note: The protagonist's family life was a jewel of a sidestory. The actress is simply stellar and gave real humanity to the film. The phone call scene was absolutely brilliant. Watch out, Kierra, there's a new actress in town. j/k
SPOILERS: 1. Come on guys, it's 1940 and a squadron of late-war Spits are taking off to great Jerry, I almost felt sorry for the krauts. 2. Dutiful wife is so perfect... then she's gone. This is only interesting if the protagonist or viewer is warned that she will leave "unless". Instead, she soldiers on throughout the move, then gives a written "see ya".
This film had excellent production values, though the ww2 aircraft were all wrong. Come on, guys, CGI a few Hurricanes. A big part of the story was how long it took the Hurricanes to get to altitude, and how little fuel they had left once they got on station. Tell that piece of the puzzle.... reedit the film to include that scene... I can wait... Side note: The protagonist's family life was a jewel of a sidestory. The actress is simply stellar and gave real humanity to the film. The phone call scene was absolutely brilliant. Watch out, Kierra, there's a new actress in town. j/k
SPOILERS: 1. Come on guys, it's 1940 and a squadron of late-war Spits are taking off to great Jerry, I almost felt sorry for the krauts. 2. Dutiful wife is so perfect... then she's gone. This is only interesting if the protagonist or viewer is warned that she will leave "unless". Instead, she soldiers on throughout the move, then gives a written "see ya".