The 007 series has almost run through the entire long and brilliant history of spy movies
<b>The</b> 24th James Bond film, "007: Ghost Party", has been released, and its arrival once again reminds the audience of the long and glorious history of spy movies, even long before this iconic British agent began to punish and eliminate evil and charm thousands of women. Screenwriter Ian Fleming was by no means the first writer to dabble in espionage, constructing a world of espionage that employs agents, obtains protection through scheming, and sometimes even destroys intelligence. In fact, 1962's "Dr. 007 No" (the first installment of the 007 series) appeared many years after the first spy-themed films, and before that, there were even many truly great spy films. Therefore, Time Network is here to lead readers to review the wonderful and varied history of spy movies, relive the classic shots presented by great filmmakers on the silver screen, and count the most memorable iconic characters in the minds of the audience.
1930s-1950s
<b>Hitchcock defined the spy movie model</b>
Stills from Hitchcock's North by Northwest
Greta Garbo performed Marta Harley (1934), one of the progenitors of espionage films, documenting the real life and experiences of this famous female spy during World War I. But before he began to be known for his suspense and thriller, the great director Alfred Hitchcock actually pioneered political thrillers, directing masterpieces such as The Catch (released in 1934 and remade in 1956), The Beauty Plan, and the classic North by Northwest (1959). Hitchcock effortlessly broadened the genre, and it could even be said that he defined the model: telling stories of spies and their covert operations, but often innocent people found themselves caught up in mysterious events, all driven by secret black hands that they could not see, provided they knew there was such a presence. All of this led to the birth of Dr. No 007 in 1962, when director Terrence Young, based on Fleming's novel of the same name, ushered in the era of spies as mysterious heroes.
1960s
<b>The "Ipcres Archives" builds a new perspective against 007</b>
The Ipcres Archives constructed a unique series of British spy movies to counter the 007 series
At the same time, other producers are making a lot of films to convey the whimsy, well-planned ideas and ideas that are brewing in popular culture. John Frankheimer's Espionage (1962) revealed the real fear in the Minds of Americans at the time—that the Communists had infiltrated their country and that agents had been placed among them, even among the most sacred and highly secure military. Three years later, in 1965, Spy Berlin brought Johann Le Carré's work to the silver screen for the first time. He later provided material for Sidney Lumet's London Espionage (1966). John Paulman's The Panama Tailor (2001) and The Pot Maker, The Tailor, the Soldier, the Spy (2011) were later adapted into television series. Also in 1965, Sidney M. J Freer directed the film The Epcress Archives, which created a unique series of British spy films, the "Harry Palmer Series"— that offered a whole new perspective on the world.
1960s-1970s
<b>Easy spoof wind to heavy conspiracy theories</b>
"72 Hours of the Condor," starring Robert Redford, was one of the finest spy movies of the '70s '70s
Although not very funny, 1966's "Spy Sea Dragon" presents the audience with a slightly more relaxed and entertaining spy world, and the character portrayed by James Cobain is very close to Bond's model, with all kinds of novel and crazy props, and there are large numbers of beautiful women around him. Another film, Under the Sun (1973), also involves satire, about a spy novelist caught up in what he imagined to depict. At the same time, spy movies of the 1970s were introduced into a completely different ethos, at least in Hollywood, full of government conspiracy theories and conspiracies by dark organizations to try against the hard-working American people, and skepticism and paranoia grew, especially after the assassinations of J F. and Bobby Kennedy, and Nixon's Watergate. One of the best works is 72 Hours of the Condor (1975), in which Robert Redford plays a CIA investigator whose team is brutally murdered, and he gradually discovers that the enemy he is fleeing from is his former allegiance employer.
1980s-1990s
<b>Jack Ryan, Ethan Hunt and other spy series are hot</b>
The few memorable spy films of the 1980s — markedly fewer than in previous years — may have been influenced by the end of the Cold War. But in 1990, John McTiernan's "The Hunt for Red October", not only an unprecedented success at the time, but also launched a spy film series, introducing the audience to Agent Jack Ryan, played by Alec Baldwin, and then succeeded by Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, and the latest generation of actors as Chris Pine. Although McTiernan and his successors brought spy movies back to the silver screen — and adapted them more to the tastes of audiences eager to act like agents — James Cameron truly mastered the perfect balance between humor, action, and espionage, directing the classic film True Lies (1994), about a top spy who has been living a dual life under the guise of an ordinary office worker, with the result that his professional identity and personal life collide violently.
Ethan Hunt first met the audience in 1996 on Mission Impossible
With the strong return of the fifth work in the summer box office war, the "Mission Impossible" series has once again entered people's attention. Based on a television show from the 1960s, it debuted on the big screen in 1996 and has since made remarkable commercial achievements, but it has also been criticized for being too realistic — to put it bluntly, its tricks and logic are too complex for viewers to enjoy the lightheartedness of the summer slot. But just a year later, Mike Myers brought the hilarious wind back to the hype, recreating the successes of Spy On the Dragon and Under the Deadly Sun with a "Ace Spy" that more forcefully filtered out James Bond's early visual language. The film also spawned four sequels that made Myers a big star, and his character effectively encapsulated all of Bond's elements, equally endearing, but perhaps a little dated— the affair with beautiful women, (at least this must be outdated) the dependence on alcohol, is a 60s old antique.
Early 21st century
<b>The "Spy Movies" series takes on a new look and feel</b>
Spy Movie shows a completely different visual style from previous spy movies and influences Bond films in the Daniel Gregor era
In 2001, Baumann brought Le Carré's The Panama Tailor to the silver screen, ushering in a renaissance of fiction based on film, while also reminding viewers that when watching spy movies, they don't just need to focus on a name. The following year, Inside Out was released, bringing Jason Bourne to audiences, becoming the first in a series of Robert Rudrum novels. The series was so popular that it made lead actor Matt Damon a cash cow and helped second director Paul Greengrass to join the ranks of A-list filmmakers. On the other hand, the sequel was a huge success, and Spy 2 fundamentally changed the visual feel of spy movies: Greengrass emphasized the use of handheld photography, and at that time, the action shots had become obsolete and repetitive, and the creation of real, strong visual impact was too prominent. This style influenced the Bond films of the Daniel Craig era, and much of them was inspired by the Spy Series.
<b>Famous director with their spy movie</b>
<b>The impact of the 007 series will continue</b>
Spielberg returns to spy movies to shoot "Bridge of Spies"
As the Bond series continues to develop and innovate, some well-known directors in Hollywood have also set their sights on spy movies, further promoting the development of this genre and creating many extremely eye-catching, unique and novel works. In 2005, Steven Spielberg brought his first spy film, The Munich Massacre, which recreates the real bomb attack at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, telling the story of the Israeli government's covert operation against the Palestine Liberation Organization after the tragedy, combining the director's deep thinking on Jewish doctrine and soul beliefs under the suspenseful and tense narrative technique. Three years later, Ridley Scott explores the chaos of contemporary Middle Eastern conflict in a body of lies, one of the director's best films, showing the efforts and struggles of an agent, as well as his alienation and suspicion of his superiors, because they are going through a special period, when the culture is full of fear, hatred and violence against foreigners. Spielberg later returned to the field of spy films, bringing with him the film Bridge of Spies, which brought back the era, techniques, and values with which he was familiar, telling the story of a lawyer secretly recruited by the U.S. government to mediate between an American soldier and a Soviet spy.
Of course, there are countless other excellent spy films to recommend, but the ones listed above are the most noteworthy films because of their producers, their value, or the meaning they convey to the audience. 007: Ghost Party introduces Bond's new audience to his classic rival, the eponymous dark organization Ghost Party, so that it is certain that this classic will continue, and will continue to influence (and at the same time) the development of the spy series that will continue to be, and their work will continue to attract and inspire audiences around the world.