"Bridge of Spies", the political background is grand, the Two Super Monsters of the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War, after the game, send spies to infiltrate each other, collect various intelligence on each other, and each other has spies captured.
The CIA of the United States caught a spy on the Soviet side, and the Soviet side captured a spy pilot and a student on the American side, and both countries intended to exchange ideas with each other, and the story began.
After comprehensive consideration and evaluation by many parties, the US side sent a civilian lawyer to negotiate with the Soviet side, and the hero appeared, and the appearance was very flat. Under the close supervision of the CIA, such a lawyer lives back between the Soviet Union, Germany, and the United States, and bears tremendous pressure from the people, the government, and even the family at home, while at the same time upholding the spirit of justice of the law and the Constitution, circling in the diplomatic whirlpool, and constantly being harassed by hooligans. Almost on the verge of a breakdown in negotiations, it was a miracle. He took the pilots and international students back to China in a one-for-two fashion.
Most spy films are composed of elements such as suspense, thriller, gunfight, action, and women, to stimulate emotions and visual impact to win word of mouth. "Bridge of Spies" just abandons these elements, but the values of American heroes are carefully processed and mixed with humanity and kindness, neither stimulating nor nervous, like a cup of warm coffee, slow taste in the eloquent, implicit, restrained, but full of infinite expectation of warmth. The plot moves slowly, but with a lot of mysteries.
The attraction should be the scene construction rich in historical information, putting the characters into realistic scenes, so that the audience can also be integrated. The most impressive was the construction of the Berlin Wall; followed by the decoration style inside the Soviet Embassy. The use of tone reflects the director's political leanings. Any bridge section in the Soviet Side and East Germany must be a scene of heavy snow and extreme cold, everywhere is a mess, gray and gloomy, the roads are muddy and dirty. The characters' expressions are dull and blunt, their eyes are suspicious and cunning, and their language is short and tough. The scene showing the American side is soft and colorful, full of life, and the green home shines in the sun, a warm home image.
As the civilian lawyer advances the story chronologically, a friendship develops between the Soviet spy and the lawyer, and the kindness and morality in human nature transcend the political fences, and the emotions that resonate quietly flow in the gaze of mutual respect. At this time, the spy is no longer a spy, but two ordinary people in different countries are communicating and appreciating each other.
The Soviet spy told an allegorical story expressing his respect and appreciation for American lawyers who adhered to the spirit of justice and the law, calling them "indomitable men." In fact, the development of the story also proves the accuracy of this evaluation.
When the negotiations were successful and the Soviet Union and the United States exchanged spies with each other on a bridge in Germany, the Soviet spy told the lawyer to give him a gift, and the lawyer apologized that he did not expect this. Afterwards, the lawyer took the gift from the CIA staff and opened it to see an oil portrait of the lawyer. The design of this detail is very ingenious, touching, moving, and it becomes moving, and the introverted and suppressed emotions suddenly have an inflated tension. When the hostage exchange was successful, the lawyer became a hero on the front page of the newspaper in China. But he did not care about any of the aura of life brought about by politics, but still carried a briefcase and took the bus to work with ordinary people as usual.
Another great thing about this genre is that it is adapted from a real story, and the protagonist of the story has since represented the US government as a lawyer and participated in many hostage-free negotiations. In a crisis negotiation with the Cuban government, more than 9,000 women and children were successfully rescued, which is another version of Schindler.
The lawyer played the role very familiar, and thought about it for most of the day before remembering the mentally retarded and somewhat demented Forrest Gump. Yes, Forrest Gump's actor: Tom Hanks, also acted in "Saving Private Ryan", "Blood Pacific" and so on. What kind of director can he draw on history and make spy films so warm and delicate? Hurriedly scratched to the end of the subtitle, the director is Spielberg! Lying in the groove, it is no wonder that you can shoot such a unique and comfortable film.
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