The main theme does not necessarily equal political propaganda

Celestine 2022-04-24 07:01:03

Of course, the judicial spirit and humanitarianism mentioned in the movie are the output of very common American values. After all, these main creators have always been most influenced by these values.

But the story of Bridge of Spies is valuable in one place. The one who upholds these values ​​is Donovan. This also determines that Bridge of Spies is not a film with political propaganda significance, but personal heroism has become endearing. For the rest, the justices don't care about the precedents, the CIA doesn't want to rescue college students in this country at all, and the people look sideways at a dutiful lawyer and even shoot his family. A state agency with such an image would not be broadcast in some places. A country's ideals and values ​​that it has always adhered to are rarely upheld in the face of interests. Obviously, such films cannot be used as political propaganda.

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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.