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Friday said: "What do you think spies do, study God and Marx every day as philosophers?" This line is from the movie "Spy in Berlin", which to some extent reflects the reality that spy agents have no lofty ideals and moral bottom line, and they only do things to complete the above tasks (people with faith and morality are not good agents).
However, spies are not robots, how to say that there are seven passions and six desires, this "personality flaw" is the director and screenwriter to use it to create film contradictions and conflicts and dramatic tension.
The reason why the following recommended ten films are called "atypical spy films" is because most of them focus on the personality and inner analysis of the characters, and all reflect the real situation of the profession of "spy" from a certain aspect. This is bound to weaken those eye-catching action scenes, weaken the hero and ideological components. Therefore, commercial films such as "Mission Impossible" and "Secret Agent" are not recommended in this article.
"Friday Literature and Art" on the film ——
1. Casablanca (1942)
Former name: Casablanca
Country: United States
Director: Michael Curtis
"Recommended Words" This is a film that depicts World War II on the side, and the protagonist in the story can only be regarded as a spy, but he embodies the two qualities that a person who does underground work must have: one is to hide his identity and opinions, and the other is to be able to withstand loneliness. However, when our protagonist meets an old lover, can these two qualities stand the test? What choice will he make in the face of great righteousness and small profit? Let's take this movie as a warm-up film of our spy journey.
2. The Beauty Plan (1946)
Former name: Notorious
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
"Recommended Words" in my opinion is Hitchcock's most classic spy film, its classic is that the director takes the protagonist's spy adventure and personal emotions in two lines, and portrays the inner emotional confrontation between the two protagonists of men and women. Of course, the performances and temperaments of Ingrid Bergman and Gary Grant are also classics in film history!
3. "Spy on Berlin" (1965)
原名：The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Martin Ritter
During the Cold War, a U.S. spy was about to perform a mission to infiltrate East Germany to release disinformation and alienate an important official on the other side. And how he infiltrated it, the way is to play a downcast American traitor who wants to defect to the Soviet side. Well, this leads to another skill of a spy: being able to act. You know, this acting can be different from acting in a movie can be repeated, that acting is smashed, but even the small life is gone!
In addition, the film delves into the question of whether spies need faith. From this point of view, although the protagonist of this movie has completed the spy mission and everyone is happy, his fate as a human being is not so optimistic.
4. "Falling Water Dog" (1992)
Formerly known as Reservoir Dogs
Director: Quentin Tarantino
"Recommended Words" Speaking of "acting", the undercover police officer in this "Falling Water Dog" is really a bloody practice in acting, and even those cunning and old gangsters are convinced of the role they play... It is recommended that our idol actors learn from others and see how they practice acting!
5. Ronin (1998)
Former name: Ronin
Country: United Kingdom (etc.)
Director: John Frankheimer
"Recommended Words" As an atypical spy film, this "Ronin" is also commercial enough to stimulate, and those action scenes are no worse than "Mission Impossible". If you compare it with those commercial secret agent films, its character portrayal and psychological and emotional drama outside the action scene are so attractive and attractive. Of course, this reflects the skills of directors and screenwriters, and it is definitely worth learning and studying.
6. "Infernal Affairs" (2006)
Formerly known as The Departed
Director: Martin Scorsese
"Recommended Words" "Infernal Affairs" is a remake of Hong Kong-made "Infernal Affairs", in addition to the difference in social background and theme ideas, the rest of the characters, story line structure and character conflict settings are basically the same, roughly telling the story of the police and bandits who have installed undercover agents inside each other and fought each other's wisdom and courage.
The structure of the story reflects one of the big problems faced by the spy agents, and that is the problem of their identity. In reality, often a spy can't get a public name until he dies, which is simply a "black hole"!
7. "Color, Ring" (2007)
Original name: color, ring
Country: China (etc.)
Director: Ang Lee
"Recommended Words" is also a film in which characters struggle between political ideals and human nature. And this wandering and struggle, in the end, can only lead to a tragedy, just like the unbearable sadomasochistic love between Wang Jiazhi and Mr. Yi in the film...
8. "Pot Makers, Tailors, Soldiers, Spies" (2011)
Formerly known as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Director: Thomas Alfredson
"Recommended Words" This film can be called a classic in the "Spy Palace Fight Drama". Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, the story revolves around the two major ordination institutions of the British side and the Russian side, and the two lines of the present and the memory are staggered together, in order to find out the "gopher" in the British spy team as a guide...
After watching this movie, I realized the complexity and cruelty of the spy struggle. Alas, there is no iq, or it is better to stay away from that!
9. Bridge of Spies (2015)
Formerly known as Bridge of Spies
Director: Steven Spielberg
"Recommended Quotes" This film tells the story of an American lawyer defending a Russian spy. To be honest, this is a typical "great American spirit" movie, from the performance, to the soundtrack to the sensationalism, it is all a consistent routine.
However, in terms of the theme of the story, it does give us a direction to think about: how should we use the existing laws to explain and judge the behavior of a spy. It sounds a bit caught up in Hannah Allant's philosophy of crime. I don't know if this kind of thinking can affect the status quo of the "spy black hole".
10. Lyceum Theatre (2019)
Former name: Lyceum Theatre
Country: China
Director: Lou Ye
There are not many films that can clearly describe the domestic espionage activities during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and express them realistically, but this "Lyceum Theatre" is considered to be one. Similarly, the characters in the play face the problem that all spies face, which is to struggle between human nature and political tasks.
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