My thinking

Coralie 2021-11-25 08:01:23

My personal analysis, I only read it once:
1. Lorraine recalls and the warmth of the agent at the beginning. They have a relationship. Now that the person is dead, there is no need to keep the photos (also a job requirement for spies). 2. David is loyal to M16. He got the list and knew that Lorraine was a three-faced spy, she belonged to the CIA, and the other two were required for work. Before, people only knew that'Saqiu' was a double-faced spy, either M16 or KGB. But the fact is that the CIA person, David is loyal to M16, that's why he called his boss. He almost knew who Saqi was. At the same time, if M16 doubts David, he will not be allowed to stay in Berlin for more than 10 years, and he can be transferred before then. Unreliable people will not entrust him with important tasks.
3. Sachu annoyed the senior management of M16. It can be determined that Sachu is a senior agent, and has been in London for a long time, and has access to core information, while David is only the director of Berlin (more than 10 years) and some core information in London. It is unavailable.
4. David'loves' Berlin and hopes that both sides of the Berlin Wall will maintain a balance. KGB gets the list. British and American agents are in danger, but the CIA gets the list. M16 is subject to others. It is best to get M16 back on the list (by him), Lorraine If the identity is revealed, the Anglo-American alliance will be destroyed, mutual trust will be destroyed, and Lorraine will continue to exist, the United Kingdom will be disadvantaged, so it is the best choice for him to find KGB to kill.
5. Lorraine's last'home',-before it was the CIA's task. The problem is that M16 doesn't know, it's also the target of exploitation. Shift the focus of KGB to M16 instead of CIA. (The background is the last 10 years of the Cold War, the US and the Soviet Union used M16 to distract KGB’s attention, and perhaps consumed M16. Snipe and clam fight, fisherman profited!)
6. Lorraine used KGB to get rid of David, knowing he was true Identity person. With the list, the CIA controls everything.
7. For the sake of profit, there is competition and cooperation. The final photo evidence is not very convincing.
8. A novel, a movie, there are always some small bugs. It is impossible for everything to be logically deduced.

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Atomic Blonde quotes

  • Lorraine Broughton: I've read your file. I've also read your dog file. So let's cut the crap, shall we? This whole hungover, show-up-late, don't-know-which-way-is-up act, I'm not buying it. I trust you about as far as I can throw you.

    David Percival: "It's a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver."

    Lorraine Broughton: Niccolo Machiavelli. It was on your shelf.

    David Percival: Oh my God, I think I fucking love you!

    Lorraine Broughton: That's too bad.

  • Lorraine Broughton: You've got some balls breaking in here.

    David Percival: You should see my balls. Then you'd be really impressed!