Why are we so drawn to the spy genre or stories about spies trying to save the day? As if they were some kind of super hero, is it because the idea of being someone else in order to accomplish something appeals us or the fact that we can hide who we are so we can solve a mystery sounds exciting and takes us out of our routine and simple life? Whatever it is, the fact that we had objectified these people as some kind of super humans able to save the world under the alias of CIA, KGB, MI6, and many others, doesn't change the fact that they are as humans as you and me and can be vulnerable even they've been trained to be not, or dedicate their lives moving under water and pretending to be someone else making some allies while wining some enemies. But they are no more than fancy, well equipped and trained cops. Their goal is still to protect us and catch the bad guy or figure out if something is happening that can turn into a big mess. Yes, they are humans, they don't have super powers but some really cool gadgets and the are well trained to be in the field and face all kind of circumstances from kicking someone's ass to be able to decrypt some intel information from another country .
All sounds exciting and thriller on paper, and even when translate it to the screen, could be too fun to watch but in reality is different. There won't be car chases or futuristic gadgets to work with but our simple human skills and some help from other people. Still we'll get some fighting action and guns might be involved. But if what you really want is a glimpse of this reality, go and check out "Atomic Blonde" (2017), a new action thriller that follows a woman, that happens to be a secret agent, thing is we don't know to whom she works for, and what is she fighting for. Does she have a personal agenda or she's actually following orders and trying to find who murdered his co worker, and lover, and stole some information including a list of all active agents of different international agencies. With a captivating performance by actress Charlize Theron, who is basically who keeps the story moving, specially when she proves, she can kick ass and do it well, facing either big guys or other skilled assassins, she can managed to leave alive and use her strong presence and beauty to get some information while getting in trouble with other agents.
The movie takes us back to 1989 Germany, just a few before the Wall was torn down and the country found itself in the middle of a revolution from the two sides of a divided city, making it the perfect scenario for these agents to move around trying to get each other while nobody notices. Once she gets involved in the case, ordered by her director and pushed by her broken heart, she meets a fellow British agent that is supposed to help her but along the way seems like a reflection of herself, acting by his instructions but moved by his own agenda. So who to trust when the dust haven't settled and all you can see is shadows and shapes. Things are pointing in different directions and everyone seems to have a motive but at the same time a different reason or purpose. And playing naive is not the answer anymore as even she is a woman, guys don't under estimated her. She can beat them up so they won't stop to kill her if they can, plus at every step she seems more lost that before. Is these because the heads back in the agency are manipulating everyone or is it really the agents on the field just messing around with each other trying to create a facade to confuse the rest and get away with the goal?
So this is why we are so fascinated by these game of spies. The masquerade that they create, all smoke and mirrors, so they can move like snakes under everyone else noses, and becoming of some kind of actors, performing to be other person in order to fool the rest and the excitement of traveling around the world, exploring new places, under a different identity, being able to kick some asses and get away with it, and the feeling that you are doing something big, that will change a country's fate, can't be more intriguing but what happen when all these is over? When at the end of the road mission was accomplished and you got back to yourself find no one waiting for you, feeling lost about who you really are and what really defines you after so many layers of unreality. Truth can be hard to swallow. Facing who you really are and what is your real core and agenda might hit you harder. What's a life of excitement and pleasure when under that, when it vanishes and settle down, only left is a dark empty room. Do you think lying and pretending to be someone you are not to cover all the imperfections is fun instead of taking it raw as truth can be, accepting the fact that is you ad no one else who is making a difference and getting some recognition, Is that more exciting?
Well, you can always escape your reality if still think is too boring and simple by heading to see this and other movies from the same genre, and if you willing to witness a story of a strong, intelligent women able to be one on one with some strong big guys and watch some very well done fighting sequences, this one will make your day, also if in the mood for some twists on the story, that might not surprise you but are well appreciated, and a prove of the talent of an actress than not only can look great in the magazines cover or in a drama but as an action leading actress able to do her own stunts while keeping all together. But what you would miss is going inside of what is motivating all these people to become whoever they are now. Other than their agendas, what are their real motives? What is so sad about our simple, ordinary lives that can't be an example of truth and need to be fixed by some excitement and thrilling action to make it better? Why we judge lying as a sin and immorality bu when you add a cause like being part of your job or as part of a bigger picture then is ok. We like to choose the easy way out and instead of working in fixing our own issues we choose to put a mask and pretend to be someone else or create a new persona as if that would be a solution. Do we want to be a spy or just want to play spy games?
Why are we so drawn to the spy genre or stories about spies trying to save the day? As if they were some kind of super hero, is it because the idea of being someone else in order to accomplish something appeals us or the fact that we can hide who we are so we can solve a mystery sounds exciting and takes us out of our routine and simple life? Whatever it is, the fact that we had objectified these people as some kind of super humans able to save the world under the alias of CIA, KGB, MI6, and many others, doesn't change the fact that they are as humans as you and me and can be vulnerable even they've been trained to be not, or dedicate their lives moving under water and pretending to be someone else making some allies while wining some enemies. But they are no more than fancy, well equipped and trained cops. Their goal is still to protect us and catch the bad guy or figure out if something is happening that can turn into a big mess. Yes, they are humans, they don't have super powers but some really cool gadgets and the are well trained to be in the field and face all kind of circumstances from kicking someone's ass to be able to decrypt some intel information from another country .
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