16-05-2016, 08:25 PM
I think you were way too kind on the film, Jim. Bridge Of Spies was deathly dull, even with all the fictional accoutrements and artificially upped ante it was somehow completely bereft of tension.
What's even more amazing is some reviews I've read have been critical of Spielberg for being too harsh on the US and the CIA. This, in a movie which is essentially an advert for the primacy of Western values in general and the US Constitution in particular, features Donovan fawning over Dulles during their meeting, and constantly (and often clunkily) contrasts US goodness freedom with USSR evil and repression.
In respect of historical accuracy, you make a very good point about the double standards of the media (as you did in Reclaiming Parkland). Some critics even praised BoS for being so historically accurate.
What's even more amazing is some reviews I've read have been critical of Spielberg for being too harsh on the US and the CIA. This, in a movie which is essentially an advert for the primacy of Western values in general and the US Constitution in particular, features Donovan fawning over Dulles during their meeting, and constantly (and often clunkily) contrasts US goodness freedom with USSR evil and repression.
In respect of historical accuracy, you make a very good point about the double standards of the media (as you did in Reclaiming Parkland). Some critics even praised BoS for being so historically accurate.