A Most Wanted Man "The Most Wanted": A spy film that walks off the altar

Watching Tinker Tayler Soldier Spy two years ago, a bunch of handsome guys wore British style suits and leather shoes on the catwalk. They matched the cold war tone of dark art and art, which really caught my heart. Even setting aside the storyline, the film’s forbearing and restrained style is worth the two-hour ticket. In a blink of an eye, the Soviet Union has become Russia. The world’s hot spots are no longer in the Iron Curtain, but are replaced by Chechnya and the Middle East. As a transit point and bridge between the two ends of the Iron Curtain, Europe is still so popular among spies. However, Soviet spies have been replaced by terrorists, Slavs have been replaced by Muslims, and the pure European style of literature and art has become an Islamic continent filled with various ethnic groups, cultures, and religions. It feels a bit of a vicissitudes of life.

A Most Wanted Man happened after 9/11, the contemporary fight against terrorism is in full swing today. Smiley changed from a handsome round-field spokesperson to a fat man with gray hair, smoking and drinking, and wearing a big vest. We can't help but feel that spies are also a sunset industry. But he is still a hero. In the cruel work 24/7, he patiently leads the team to continuously pursue the final truth. He is like a machine, with few personal feelings revealed, but under his ruthless appearance, the audience still sees his heart that needs to be soothed by cigarettes, vodka, and Bach on the piano at midnight. Moreover, in front of the American intelligence eldest brother represented by Aunt Robin Wright, he can almost be said to be kind. He tried to find the asylum for the Chechen fugitive Issa, tried to pull the human rights lawyer lady out of this muddy water, he even tried to protect Iman.

However, such a kind and heroic spy is destined to have a tragic end. In the end, Hoffman drove a taxi, which almost reminded me of the section where Wang Jiazhi got on the rickshaw in Lust Caution. The sun is so good, shining with a little bleak warmth, they are almost about to succeed, so close, so close. Then reality shattered everything, and the sudden black screen made the story end in an unexpected place. Gunther has gone far, and Hoffman has gone far as an actor. This is the last performance he has dedicated as an extremely outstanding actor. It can almost be called great. This movie is his stage alone. After watching it, I really sigh for his death.

I traveled in Germany ten years ago and the first stop was Hamburg. From Copenhagen to this port city in northern Europe, there are many industrial ports on both sides of the Elbe River, and church bells are dangling. The signs of cultural and religious proliferation and invasion are obvious: on the corner of the street are Kebabs sold by Turks, and young people with small round hats stand smoking under street lights. Even the place where Gunther and Robin Wright talked about things has become a Chinese supermarket with restaurants. This city has long been more than Germanic. Today's Hamburg is the Istanbul of the year. Whether it is rejected or accepted, it is a fact that cannot be changed.

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