There have been many historical films dealing with wars and those who fight in them, but rarely do we see movies pertaining to the Cold War. The idea of the US and Russia going against one another has been captured in a celluloid format, but rarely get to see dramas dealing with the events that made up this period in time. Fortunately the iconic director, Steven Spielberg, show us tension between the Soviet Union and the USA in the new historical drama:
Bridge of Spies.
Bridge of Spies captures the U-2 incident in 1960 where attorney James Donovan not only had to defend an accused spy, but also negotiate the return of a US spy. With Spielberg helming the film, this movie was bound to get moviegoers' attention; but does
Bridge of Spies do the true events justice, or should this historical drama found guilty?
Bridge of Spies captures the story of James Donovan (portrayed by Tom Hanks). Donovan is assigned to defend the accused Soviet spy: Rudolf Abel (portrayed by Mark Rylance). After dealing with the case and the scrutiny that followed, Donovan is then ask by the CIA to help negotiate the return of a US Spy Francis Gary Powers (portrayed by Austin Stowell). To guarantee the exchange, Donovan travels to Berlin to deal with negotiations, but things get even more complicated when Donovan seeks to release another American citizen who was imprisoned by East Germany.
