a must see for Cold War and post-Cold War generations alike

Rating: 10/10 (20 February 2016)

I saw Bridge Of Spies with friends last night. It's a Spielberg film, so outstanding cinematography is a given.
The plot isn't 100% historically accurate (as are most, if not all "based on a true story" films), but it is still very good. Every American, every citizen of the former East Germany and West Germany, every citizen of Russia or any former republic of the Soviet Union, such as Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Estonia; every citizen of a former Warsaw Pact country such as Romania, Poland, the former Czechoslovakia, Albania; MUST SEE this movie, especially those who weren't old enough during the Cold War. Life in our countries was very different during the Cold War. Many people, young and old alike, didn't live long enough to see the end of the Cold War, or the demolition of the Berlin Wall, because they were killed. Many families were separated or forced to relocate during the Cold War. Some of us served in the armed forces then and are known as "Cold Warriors". Some of these people might've been your relatives or friends of your family.
The film depicts a part of the life and the negotiations of an American attorney during the Cold War and how tense things used to be. I felt the tension as Tom Hanks' character did his assigned and delegated jobs in the film. I have a better appreciation of life today as compared to the Cold War because of this film.