Humanistic war film

Alexandria 2022-04-22 07:01:04

Spielberg continued his usual style of humanistic war movies, from war to talk about human nature, talk about society, talk about government, and talk about pattern.
Tom Hanks also continued his tradition of speaking for America, for the government, for justice, and for the common people.
I really like the way Spielberg describes the opposing sides in the war. There is not too much description of right and wrong, and stories and contradictions are started from their respective interests.
From the contrasting perspective of children jumping over the Berlin Wall and New York children jumping over the garden fence, I think of Singler's list, the two-tone shot, almost the same perspective, the expression is simple and clear, but it always feels a bit deliberate.
At the end of the film, the child reacts a bit quickly when he sees his father's heroic deeds. It seems that he has no doubts and directly decides that it is his father's contribution that disrupts the rhythm and ruins the story.
In general, Spielberg's war movies always reveal a deeper humanistic reflection, and it is undeniable that there is much prejudice against the Communist side.

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Bridge of Spies quotes

  • James Donovan: We need to get off this merry-go-round sir. The next mistake our countries make could be the last one. We need to have the conversation our governments can't.

  • Wolfgang Vogel: You treat us as stooges for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

    James Donovan: Can we just call them the Russians and save time?