The following experience can be applied to various spy films

Eleonore 2021-10-20 17:40:43

The few movies I watched recently about intelligence agents remind me that I also wrote spy novels about intelligence agents during the Five Specialization Period. At that time, my impression of intelligence agents was probably like "007" or "Gold Medal Agent". The same, I think they are full of mystery and handsome. However, recently watching "Spy Bridge" or "Son of Hamas", I seem to have pulled back from the stereotypes of film and television works to the essence of this profession when I watch "Spy Bridge" or "Son of Hamas". And reality.

I think the scary thing about "spy warfare" is not in the military intrigue between the governments of two or more countries, but in the fact that when you get caught in this chess game, your only option is to "win" and not " lose".

In fact, when you think about it carefully, the profession of "spy" is really cruel-first of all, you have to have a brain that is too ordinary, and you have to have determination and perseverance to receive long-term training, and you can't let yourself be trained or tasked. Anyone outside knows that there is no way to show your true identity during the mission. Once the mission fails and falls into the hands of the enemy, you may be tortured by the enemy in all possible ways or even die in a foreign land, and your government will never recognize you. However, if the mission is successfully returned to the country, you may have to face the question of your own government whether it was anti-brainwashed by the enemy, and you may end up with a series of torture.

Therefore, whether it's overcoming the death of a foreign land or retreating after accomplishment, when you are in such a situation, you will always be the object of questioning and you will never be yourself.

In some respects, this profession is actually quite sad, because there is no way to show people with a true face and no one will recognize your existence, even if all this is for your own country, but bury yourself in the real society and ignore a person The true nature, how much determination does it take to do a good job as an intelligence agent? I think the so-called war is like this. In order to take into account one's own interests and the safety of life, one can be trained as a good spy at all costs, but at the same time this profession can be like disposable chopsticks, at the worst possible moment. A plan to abandon must be made.

War is a bit like a game, but this game may bet on the interests or lives of a group of people, so people will have to win the game regardless of the cost, and the cruelty of war is here. Once the war begins, humans do not possess the essence of "human" at this moment. Whether it is an intelligence agent, an ordinary soldier, or even the common people, "human" is a part of the chaotic era at this moment. A chess piece, when a person’s essence is deprived and national interests are greater than personal interests, "people" are as insignificant as a piece of broken sand in this era.

So the most valuable thing about "anti-war" is that, in addition to a peaceful life, being a "person" has the essence of being in this era. We don't have to be deprived or abandoned because of the turbulent times. A "person" should have The essence of the world, we can become a true "person" in a peaceful world.

War is suffocating, especially when you are not treated as a "human" individual in this environment. This kind of suffocation is even more indescribable. However, even in this age far away from war, in ordinary times There are still spy shadows lurking in all corners where people cannot see. Whether it is military or the wits between police and robbers, these intelligence agents sacrificed a person's essence in exchange for the greatest peace in society and the country. This is quite admirable. If one day a country no longer needs intelligence agents or various military organizations, perhaps the world will also reach the realm of peace in the true sense.

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Bridge of Spies quotes

  • Rudolf Abel: Standing there like that you reminded me of the man that used to come to our house when I was young. My father used to say: "watch this man'. So I did. Every time he came. And never once did he do anything remarkable.

    James Donovan: And I remind you of him?

    Rudolf Abel: This one time, I was at the age of your son, our house was overrun by partisan border guards. Dozens of them. My father was beaten, my mother was beaten, and this man, my father's friend, he was beaten. And I watched this man. Every time they hit him, he stood back up again. So they hit him harder. Still he got back to his feet. I think because of this they stopped the beating. They let him live. "Stoit i muzhik," I remember them saying... "stoit i muzhik." Which sort of means like uh, 'standing man'. Standing man...

  • James Donovan: [forced to leave dining room before eating his meal] Enjoy your big American breakfast.