What makes lawyers and spies so determined

Xzavier 2022-04-24 07:01:03

When I saw the end, I remembered: I had seen this movie before! The exchange of prisoners of war is unforgettable. But when I look at it again, the stage of life is different, and the feelings are completely different.

I have admiration and curiosity about lawyers: what supports him, in the face of contempt and threats from the crowd, incomprehensible, in the face of obstruction from family, bosses and clients, judges, and even personal safety cannot be guaranteed, always uphold human rights, and wholeheartedly serve as a lurker in the country The big spy defended and insisted on appealing to the Supreme Court? That's what makes him great. Only the driving force behind him I have not figured out yet.

Another profound part is that the history of the split between East and West Germany is like a nightmare. The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union is no longer a noun, but mutual hostility. The defense education scene is so specific, and it is not easy to be a spy, who would believe that after being arrested what about them? Their homeland will even hate them and doubt them, just like the US Air Force lieutenant who was exchanged, no matter what he says, no one cares because they have their own doubts. How do they keep themselves strong after so much pain and continued suspicion? The Soviet spy gave the answer: art, music?

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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.