The advantage is to increase the credibility of the characters through small details and actions, balancing the vagueness of ideology. The humor that pops up from time to time in the dialogue will make everyone in the movie theater smile. In particular, Abel's calm sentence "will that help?" became his own mark. Rylance reminds me of Waltz in Inglourious Basterds, with little dialogue but a powerful aura, which is very attractive. The calm and extremely low-key expression and tone seem to be saying, let you see what a real agent is. Every time he speaks, the camera gradually moves up until it is close to his eyes, as if the audience is strongly curious about this mysterious figure, but we get nothing except the unsolvable mystery. Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars has a lot of drama.
There are obvious contradictions and conflicts in the whole film, but there is no special so-called climax, but there are still some shocking scenes, watching those people jumping over the Berlin Wall, and the last few seconds of farewell. Not only a farewell, but also a life and death. The freedom he could last lasted only long enough for him to take a few short steps from the border to the car. This step is heaven, the next step may be hell. Donovan's mood at that time may have been extremely complicated. Whether it saved him or harmed him could only be left to fate. The portrayal of Donovan is a bit sparse, although there are performances and hesitations, but it is very brief and not very deep, as if he really is not afraid of the worst.
It is hard to ignore the coquettish movement of the camera and the beautiful composition. The elements of old-fashioned spy films such as men in black, umbrellas, hats, coats, and cars make the whole film very retro. The whole tone is very cold, and the gloomy New York or the snowy Berlin sets off a good atmosphere. It's getting better and better when you watch it, and the connection is smooth. These are what Spielberg is best at, so I don't need to say more.
Tucao: Donovan is going to make trouble with that woman on the subway. It's better to change his admiration for the hero to a child or an old lady~~
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