The first thing to answer is the core of the whole film, the list. What exactly is the list?
A lot of people think that as soon as they get the list, they know that Saatchi is Lorraine. I understand that is not the case. In fact, this list is not like an encyclopedia, pointing out all the identities of each spy. If this thing is so good, then the spy mirror will not be so easy to hang. And the person who made this list is simply the god of the espionage world. First of all, what is the content of the list, is it a long list of names? The names of the spy world are changed at will, and even disguised, so if there are only names in the list, it is no different from waste paper. So there must be code names for agents in this list. For example, "Sage" is Lorraine's code name in KGB, and "Lorraine" is the same person's code name in MI6, "David", "James", "Buckkin" These are also code names. In addition to the code name, there must be other descriptions of this person, such as height, appearance, scars, and birthplace, which can identify the characteristics of the person. In addition, there should be a track record of this agent. Lorraine's final monologue said that the high-level robbery did not care that the secret agents would be killed if they were exposed, but that he was afraid that his scandal would be exposed. If the list can expose scandals, it proves that the list also describes what these agents have done in the past. Therefore, the content of the list is actually the code name, characteristics, and resume of the agent. The list is actually just a roster of spies from various countries, but if the lists of various countries are put together and compared carefully, it is very likely that MI6's "Lorraine" is very similar to KGB's "Saatchi". The places are also highly overlapped, thus revealing that Lorraine is Saatchi. Therefore, it is difficult for those who get the list to find out Lorraine's true identity immediately, unless they have doubts about her and go to investigate her specifically. This explains the behavior of many of the people in the film. For example, David has seen the list, but he still thinks that KGB will destroy Lorraine. If he knew that Lorraine was Saatchi, he would not have this idea.
The protagonist, Lorraine, is the three-faced spy of the CIA lurking in MI6 and pretending to be loyal to the KGB. This trick of the US emperor is very clever. Lorraine pretended to be an undercover agent of KGB, selling all genuine MI6 information, and all the losses were MI6. The wretched man with glasses in the opening film said that the loss caused by "Saatchi" is unprecedented. The British have made so much blood, and KGB must pay back, otherwise "Saatchi" will not be able to get along. The "Lorraine" in the film claims to have never missed a beat. In addition to her own strength, KGB's targeted release of water, coupled with the secret help of the CIA, has shaped the myth of Lorraine's invincibility and made her prosperous in MI6.
The male protagonist, David, is actually a spy who has lost his ideals and beliefs. Everything he does is to maintain balance and make profits from it. He traded with the KGB to ensure the balance of power in Berlin. Only by maintaining a limited amount of hostility between the two sides can he continue to operate the underground world of Berlin. The killing of James at the beginning of the film should be caused by David, not Lorraine, because Lorraine was somewhere else before. If James's list can return to the UK smoothly, Lorraine may not know about it at all. David's long-term deal with KGB, and possibly others, should be on the list, so David mustn't let the list go back to the UK. But David doesn't like to do it himself. From the back, his hand-to-hand combat ability should be very general (he killed Buckkin in a sneak attack, Buckkin was completely unprepared for him, he should have never thought he would dare to do it; killing that French girl Xiaobai was also struggling, and he was stabbed by himself; when Queen Theron wanted to kill him, he gave up his resistance directly, so a large number of KGBs were killed by her, and the difference in combat power was too great). So he directed Buckkin to kill James (Buckkin should be David's contact person at KGB). In fact, David and KGB's trading headquarters should know that, as agents who have been active in Berlin for a long time, with East Germany and Soviet agents looking down, it is impossible to fight for their lives every time, and there must be times of compromise and cooperation. , it's just that the headquarters doesn't know what he's doing. If the list goes back to China, then David doesn't have to mess around. In fact, he can no longer get along, because with the development of the situation, the Berlin Wall is broken, the reunification of the two Germanys is imminent, and David's kingdom is about to collapse. So the whole movie David is a decadent apocalyptic scene, completely without the appearance of a shrewd agent. For David, getting the list and selling it at a good price was his last vote. He sold the information to KGB and let Bakken get the list, which is equivalent to trading the list to KGB. But things aside from the fork, Buckkin ran with the list, KGB didn't get the list, the deal didn't get done, which led to a later story.
Let's take a look at the most classic spy mirror attack and defense in the whole film (that is, the ten-minute, one-mirror fight scene).
David's motive is very clear. At this time, he already has a list. As long as the spy mirror is killed, his list will be the only one.
KGB's motive is also very clear, they made a deal with David, as long as they kill the spy mirror, they can also get the only list. But the best thing for KGB is to be able to capture the spy mirror alive, so that there is no need to buy it.
What about Lorraine? Lorraine's highest goal is to win the list for the CIA, if not, at least destroy the list so that he will not be exposed. Lorraine desperately protects the spy mirror, even if the spy mirror survives, it will eventually be sent to the CIA by that handsome guy instead of going to the UK. This explains why Lorraine worked so hard to protect the spy mirror by killing more than a dozen "comrades". At first, KGB planned to assassinate at a distance, but it was cracked by the black umbrella formation of the CIA brother (CIA really wanted to save the spy mirror), and instead was assassinated at close range. The secret that Lorraine is Saatchi should only be known by the big boss, so the KGB fighters killed both of them with real swords, and Lorraine had to do everything in their power to survive.
Of course, another possibility is that there were not so many fights at all (these are all Lorraine descriptions), David thought KGB would kill Lorraine and Spy Mirror, KGB thought Lorraine would kill Spy Mirror and then went to kill David Taking the list, Lorraine really killed Spy Mirror and David, but the final list was given to the CIA. The unlucky spy mirror, everyone pretends to protect him, but in fact everyone wants him to die... The KGB boss in the film tries to connect with Lorraine at the beginning, which proves that he knows that Lorraine is Saatchi, then the two sides are one Dude (at least that's what KGB thinks), there is no reason to fight for your life, and the chase outside is for others to see, and the battle in the house is arranged. The so-called protection of the spy mirror crossing the border is actually a scene. David is going to play it for MI6, and Lorraine is going to play it for MI6 and KGB. KGB thinks that Zhizhu is in his hand, but it is actually a tricked extra.
In the end, KGB and Saatchi handed over the list, and then KGB wanted to kill her, which is a bit unreasonable. If Lorraine killed too many of her own people because of her desperate efforts to protect the spy mirror, KGB has doubted her loyalty, why did she think she would hand over the real list? If KGB believes that Saatchi is still his "comrade", why did he kill such an undercover spy with great merit and value? In short, the Russians in this film are all kinds of brainless...
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