A true story about doing ones job

Rating: 8/10 (24 December 2015)

"Bridge of Spies" is a true story that occurred during the Cold War and shows the story of a lawyer that is tasked to organize the exchange of prisoners between the US and the Soviets in Berlin.
I have to start with Mark Rylance performance. His nomination for the Golden Globes as Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture is totally deserved. Every time he appears is like a breath of fresh air and the character he performs made me think a lot about one of my main decision/realization of lately. His repeated line: "Would it help?" comes into what you could call as, accepting what is (something I first read about in Eckhart Tolle books). Eveytime he is asked if he is worried, if he is afraid, Abel answers with this simple question that has a deep meaning. Is it worth it to spend energy or time worrying about something that is beyond your control? The only think you can do in that moment is to accept. If you really can do something, do it or simply let it be. His performance is jut brilliant! When a movie is based on true events, it always brings with it a more palpable way I can relate to the story. Even though I also think about what was made shinier just for the movie sake. Tom Hanks, as Donovan, also performs beautifully, but in my opinion not as brilliantly, a man that when asked to do something outside his usual job, still wants to do deliver the best he can in order to get the facts straight. Even if it goes "against" his own country view of what is the truth.
The 8 goes for the brilliant interpretation of Mark Rylance and everything he made me think about (also Donovan's work ethic), for the work in making us truly believed that the movie has recorded in that years and locations, for the amazing story being shared and what was one of the most enjoyable trips to the cinemas I had in the last months.