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Bridge of Spies (2015) - Full Reaction (Patreon)

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2025-08-04 23:14:02
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This was what I love about the movies-learning someone’s story and doing it in a way that makes you feel like you could know them. Showing you a different angle and making you feel. Nothing too flashy but 2.5 hours went by so fast!

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Anthony Carlson

Probably one of my favorite Tom Hanks films! Such a well done movie!

Milton Reduxed

As far as I know you are the very first reactor to screen this Amazing for a Spielberg/Hanks movie with 7.6 from 338K votes on IMDB

Cole Jennett

He doesn’t miss very often

Michael West

Love this film. Can’t wait to watch. Hope you recognized Halliday from “ Ready Player One”

Matt

First Man 2018 is a good biography drama I'd recommend about Neil Armstrong 🙏

Ted Whalen

This is a great Cold War espionage movie and one of my favorite Tom Hanks movies.

Matt

The Post 2017 is another good Tom Hanks/ Steven Spielberg film

Zane From Canada

"And according to your boss, you're not a Solviet citizen." "Well the boss isn't always right. But he's always the boss." "Do you never worry?" "Would it help?" My favourite back-and-forth moment between Hanks and Rylance. PS: I never wanted movie food more than that Hilton Head America Breakfast spread. 😋🤤

Stick Figure Studios

When you say "nothing too flashy," I think you have put your finger on why this is one of Spielberg's most underrated efforts, Cassie. While it's not as "sensational" as his other more highly acclaimed historical dramas (SCHINDLER'S LIST, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, MUNICH, etc), I actually feel like it's one of his best films. I remember thinking when I saw this in the theater that by this point in his career Spielberg has matured so much as an artist that his craft has become restrained almost to the point of invisibility. He does some amazing (but subtle) things with the camera in this film. While I was pulling for EMPIRE OF THE SUN (and I hope you'll choose it as a PPOTM at some point), I am fine with this filmwinning the poll. Being that he's my favorite filmmaker, any more Spielberg on the channel is a good thing as far as I'm concerned (Ashleigh Burton is currently watching several of his films on her channel too), but some titles are more rewarding than others and this is one of the better options from what you have left in his filmography. Can't wait to watch this reaction.

Joe J

This is one of those excellent films that for some reason I had completely forgotten about seeing. It just came and went. I had to look it up to remind myself of the story.

Timothy Fisher

I know this feels like the umpteenth time I’m bringing this up, but I really hope you eventually check out my “Oversimplified videos list”. You’ve always said how much you love movies and shows based on historical events and how you’d love to learn more about them. I think my list is the best and easiest way you can do so. I’ll re-send it since my original email is now over a month old.

Rick Rodriguez

Very good movie. Excited to watch the reaction.

Timothy Fisher

I feel like it might look a bit akward here, and I think many would love to see you react to these videos, but I'll give it a try

Tyler Hale

I think it’s really good. But Sylvester Stallone should’ve won the Oscar one that year for Best Supporting Actor.

Timothy Fisher

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Just Plain Bob

Cassie, re: your question about whether defense attorneys ask their clients if they’re guilty of the charges against them. In my career investigating public corruption, our office employed special prosecutors to prosecute our cases. The reasons were twofold. First, since it was public corruption, there was frequently the very real possibility that the defendant knew the local district attorney or others in his office. By using a special prosecutor, they were able to avoid any conflict of interests, real or perceived. Second, our cases tended to be complex and required a certain degree of expertise. By employing special prosecutors that ONLY dealt with fraud/public corruption, they were able to develop that expertise. Since we worked together every day for more than a decade, I got to know (and become friends with) our special prosecutor and his successor (when the first one accepted a job with one of the District Attorney’s offices - there are more than thirty in my state - which had set up its own white collar prosecution unit). Before coming to our office, the first prosecutor had worked as a defense attorney before joining the state AG’s office and then ours. The second one, when he left our office, opened up his own practice, including criminal defense work, before eventually also joining a District Attorney’s office. They both continue to be good friends to this day. I mention all that to say this. During my many conversations with each, I asked them whether they had frank discussions with their clients regarding whether they committed the crime of which they were accused. Both said that they did not ask and didn’t want to know. They would ask about specific elements of the alleged crime, such as alibis, etc, but not whether they were guilty. The reason was simple. Although they wanted to keep their clients off the stand, they had to face the possibility that they’d be left with no choice but to have them tell their story. If their client took the stand and made claims they knew to be false, they could be accused of suborning perjury. A defense attorney is expected to defend his client vigorously, but that does not extend to having them perjure themselves.

Stick Figure Studios

I was rooting for Stallone too, but Rylance really is phenomenal in this.

Chris Thom

Gary Powers (the downed pilot) was mentioned in JFK film. Supposedly there's a conspiracy theory that Oswald was sent to the Soviet Union by the CIA to become a double agent and help them shoot down US spy planes with an updated missile system. Or something. Or he defected and gave up classified information. I don't know I don't really understand it. But people keep trying to link them for some reason.

Chris Thom

Which movie was Stallone in that year?

Tyler Hale

Oh he’s good. I think he was really good but Stallone hit it for me. It’s kind of why I don’t think the Oscars are the end all be all. I mean Shakespeare in Love (which I think is great) beating Saving Private Ryan?!?!

Chris Thom

He really likes to put fog in his scenes for some reason. Like from a literal fog machine. It's an interesting choice but he seems to love the haziness of it.

Michael West

Great reaction. This has been my "pick a flick" for a couple of times. So glad you watched it. The "slow burn" of the story keeps you hooked. I love Mark Rylance's performance. He's equally as good in a similar movie titled "The Outfit". Maybe you'll get a chance to watch it sometime. Keep up the great content.

Pop n Lock

this movie does a very good job at how we managed to traumatize an entire generation into fearing an entire region for the entirety of their life

Terry Yelmene

Yet another amazing reaction 'interpreting' a great movie. Good job Cassie.

Terry Yelmene

As an American soldier serving in West Germany in 1983, I could take a tour to the wall in Hof, but could not have my face photographed by the guards on the gun turrets, due to the job I performed. Trust me, the fear was real during that period, the fear captured pretty well here.

Milton Reduxed

Donovan's wife was played by Amy Ryan who was in The Office

Pop n Lock

oh i dont doubt it was intense over there, i meant more of the nuke videos they showed to the kids to freak them out lol

Night King01

The only thing i disagree with this movie on is Mark Rylance winning the oscar. He was good but Sylvester stallone in creed was on another level. He should have won. Otherwise great film.

Thomas

Year Zero a history of 1945 by Ian Buruma

Kal Zakath

If you're wondering where you saw Mark Rylance before, (the actor who played Abel), he was James Halliday (the inventor of the Oasis) in Ready Player One. So many great performances in this, and it portrayed a time that is not really seen in movies. The attitude of the people around Donovan as he defended Abel is astounding and showing a side of the US that people aren't really familiar with

Milton Reduxed

Ideas for a Cold War Movie Poll • Torn Curtain (1966) • The Lives of Others (2006) • One, Two, Three (1961) • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) • The Silent Revolution (2018) • East/West (1999) • Berlin Blues (2003)

Milton Reduxed

It reminds me of the climate doomsday fear that was inflicted on children this century, where so many grew up literally believing they were all going die in the next generation from global warming

Pop n Lock

Hmm not quite sure that's the same thing Milton lmao

Clay F

I respectfully disagree. Mark Rylance gave such a nuanced performance. Incredible. Mark Rylance's performance in Bridge of Spies was widely considered deserving of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar. But I respect your opinion. While Stallone was a strong contender for his role in Creed, Rylance's nuanced and captivating portrayal of Abel, resonated w/many voters and critics, leading to his win. Rylance's performance was lauded for its subtlety, depth, and emotional complexity, particularly his ability to convey inner strength and warmth with minimal dialogue. While Stallone was a popular choice, Rylance's win was seen as a strong statement by the Academy, recognizing his exceptional talent and the film's overall quality. Rylance's victory wasn't a complete surprise, as he had already won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and the New York Film Critics Circle Award. Rylance, while an acclaimed theater actor, was relatively less known in film at the time. His win helped bring wider recognition to his exceptional screen presence and acting range.

Clay F

+1 for the Mark Rylance performance.

Chris Thom

I think he was also Spielberg's BFG. He likes him a lot apparently.

Chris Thom

I think she may've seen it already.

Chris Thom

The Terminal is pretty rewatchable.

Clay F

I love this movie. I really liked how Donovan (Tom Hanks) was so persistent in getting college kid Pryor out in addition to pilot Powers. I love ending of movie. Donovan crashed on bed was a good shot (while his family watching TV learned of his involvement in the exchange). Mark Rylance (as Abel) won well-deserved Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Such a nuanced performance. Incredible. I watched on TV the Berlin Wall fall in 1989 (I was 26). I couldn’t believe it. Great day. The Berlin Wall (built by communist East Germany) separated communist East Berlin from democratic West Berlin to keep Germans from fleeing East Berlin into West Berlin. In the movie, those civilians shot by East German soldiers were German civilians trying to get over the Berlin wall from East Berlin into West Berlin. Abel had the US constitutional right of due process. The Due Process clause in the 5th Amendment of the Constitution reads: “No person shall be … deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Does not say “No US citizen” but says “No person”. As you may know, the way our system of justice works is the defense attorney is to always provide the defendant a zealous defense (e.g., as Donovan did).

Chris Thom

Wow eighteen Spielberg films crossed off the list for the channel. That's pretty impressive. He may have the record for most credited person/entity here including actors and producers. Except maybe John Williams? Or Warner Brothers or something? By anyways, it's amazing how watchable and enjoyable pretty much all of his movies are. It's quite a streak in the business. He has a special touch with this kind of storytelling.

Ben Livingstone

Yep, spying is one of those jobs that's only interesting when something goes terribly wrong.

Teemu Laitinen

For some true stories: Gandhi (1982) Waterloo (1970) Rod Steiger is fantastic as Napoleon The World's Fastest Indian (2005) for a real heart warming story Patriots Day (2016) Richard Jewell (2019) Gettysburg (1993) Downfall (2004) The Longest Day (1962) A Bridge Too Far (1977) Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Nuremberg (2000) Some court related Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) The Verdict (1982)

Stick Figure Studios

I'm fine with either of them to winning. Both were brilliant, but Stallone was obviously the sentimental choice.

Stick Figure Studios

Perhaps because it makes rays of light more visible. Spielberg is all about light in his movies. Light is a very important recurring visual motif in his filmography. Sometimes (as in COUSE ENCOUNTERS) it can be an actual character.

YodatheHobbit

I love the symbolism at the end of the kids climbing their backyard fence as his train goes by, as opposed to the couple getting shot for climbing the Berlin Wall as his trained passed by at night. Freedom/oppression. How thankful he must feel to be back, and what we stand to lose. How evil walls are and the unnecessary complications in life which result when people have a problem with them being climbed. Those kinds of moments are what always stand out to me in Spielberg films.

SEAN ƴü KAY

Beeeennnnn waayyy-tin' for this one...Thank-you Thank-you! I guess it would be greedy of me to also push for a few other movies based on truthiness...like maybe: 'Trial of the Chicago 7', 'Gifted', 'On The Basis of Sex', or perhaps 'Ghosts of Mississippi' or 'Brian Banks', or 'Finest Hours' or the 'Boys in the Boat', or maybe 'The Fighter' 'greenbook' 'thirteen lives' ..... so much to look forward to... - any of those in the near future? I have patience, and now I have Bridge of Spies to look forward to later. Thank-you several more times again!

Matt

The Fabelmans 2022 is a must watch Steven Spielberg film which is much like you said about War Horse an extremely underrated film, its definitely one of my favorites hope you get to it eventually

Matt

It definitely took me too long to finally watch it, I think coming out in 2015 with big spectacle films like Jurassic World, The Force Awakens, The Revenant, The Martian, The Hateful Eight ect. This just flew under but I'm so happy I finally watched it because it's definitely an underrated gem

Stick Figure Studios

"I hope to watch every one if Spielberg"s movies at one point." You have no idea how happy it makes me to hear you day that, Cassie. :-)

Andrew Rose

I loved this movie for many reasons but the courage and conviction of Jim Donovan was inspiring and made this so much more endearing. Loved the movie, loved the reaction. TY

Phillip Bates

I really love this film. I have seen it now about 3-4 times and it never disappoints. You are right, it's not flashy or particularly fast moving, but the storytelling is engrossing and emotional. Spielberg is very good at this, as you mentioned. And getting me to care for Abel is no small feat, but I did. Tom Hanks was brilliant, as usual. I loved your reaction and your comments at the end, as they pretty much mirrored my own... but even if they hadn't, that's ok. We all have our own opinions and your friend who thought it was boring is entitled to hers, even though she's wrong - haha! Looking forward to Sin City, GoT and Thunderbolts, all of which I have seen but am looking forward to watching again with you.

Mojo One Thousand

I don't think I enjoyed this the first time I saw this, but it must have been something with me. Interestingly, the Coen brothers were two of the three co-writers on this. Movies do misrepresent spying a bit, they typically focus on the covert assassination side rather than the espionage/intelligence gathering. To do the second you need to not stand out and generally be ordinary, to be able to access sensitive places on a regular basis, or they are existing people in advantageous positions that are flipped to gather information to which they already have access. "The Recruit" with Al Pacino and Colin Farrell may be an option if we need to satisfy Cassie's young, good-looking spy requirements. "Mary Donovan" is played by Amy Ryan, who was in Spielberg's "War of the Worlds", but is more recognisable as "Holly Flax" in the US version of "The Office", but I have a feeling Cassie may know her better from "Dan in Real Life" playing the sister or sister-in-law(?) of her fellow "The Office" alum, Steve Carell. Or, maybe "Only Murders in the Building", can't remember if Cassie has watched it off channel. A movie she is in that would be a good addition to the channel would Ben Affleck's directorial debut, "Gone Baby Gone", for which she received an Oscar nomination. With this and "the pianist" recently been on a WWII/Cold war run, another couple of movies that are about the events that followed World War II and into the cold war are "The Death of Stalin", which is an interesting look at the Soviet leadership around a similar time of "Bridge of Spies", with a great cast. And, "The Lives of Others", which is a German movie that looks at life on the eastern side of the Berlin wall during the later part of the cold war and looks at the effect of the police state on the citizenry. The beginning was depicted here. I'm pretty sure it won't a best foreign film Oscar, and the lead in the movie is Sebastian Koch, who played "Vogel" in "Bridge of Spies".

Scott Macaulay

I'll have to agree with your untrustworthy friend on this one.

Clay F

Ditto -- everything you said.

Clay F

Agree

Clay F

+1 for 'Trial of the Chicago 7', 'The Fighter', (I love Amy Adams in The Figther), 'On The Basis of Sex', and 'Ghosts of Mississippi'. She has seen Green Book (great movie).

Clay F

Agree an awesome scene. Fit the ending of the movie well.

Kal Zakath

Either that or because of something silly. There was a British Spy in the early 1960s who instantly was flagged when he arrived in Poland as an attache to the British Embassy by the Polish government even though he hadn't actually done anything yet. The reason? His actual real name was James Bond.

Clay F

As I indicated, I thought Mark Rylance (Abel) did great in this engrossing movie. You saw Mark Rylance in Dunkirk. He was the driver (captain) of the small boat -- his subtle acting came through. Mark Rylance has a prominent role in "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (2020) (true story) that I highly recommend. I also like Mark Rylance as the lead role in the PBS series "Wolf Hall" (based on award-winning novels) [IMDb 8.2, RT 99%] -- one of my favorite PBS series -- my first exposure to Mark Rylance (series start in 2014). Damian Lewis (e.g., Winters of Band of Brothers) is in the "Wolf Hall" series.

K, Zachary

This was nominated for six Academy Awards and one for best supporting actor. We enjoyed this thoroughly. You can see that Spieleberg touch there at the end. We think Tom Hanks did a phenomenal job. Was on council at the Nuremberg Trials. Hmmm getting 9,000 people instead of 1,000. I am more in interested in the Cold War Aspect. How long it took us to rebuild Germany vs there side? do know it took 40 years to rebuild Germany. When I was over there I told my friend who got food poisoning that he should see a German Doctor, he refused. I told him he as too many movies. Although we both liked watching this with you. We put the second TV screen up where are GOT poster used to sit. So we can watch you at the same time. So we can hold the dogs or each other rather than a tablet.

Stick Figure Studios

Yup. It may not be flashy or "sensational," but t's an intelligent, engaging and thought-provoking true story skillfully told by a master filmmaker. It's a terrific movie... one for grown-ups (as so many nowadays are aimed at teenagers) and I love it.

Stick Figure Studios

I loved THE FABELMANS. A wonderful glimpse into Spielberg's childhood and a very revealing meditation on so much of his cinema.

Chris Thom

Love the Fabelmans. That's his most recent one that I rewatch the most.

Gábor Árki

The Berlin Wall was a direct consequence of how Germany was divided among the Allies after WW2. The US, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union each controlled their own occupation zones in Germany. Although Berlin was located entirely within the Soviet zone, the city itself was also split into four sectors. Over time, the Western sectors of Berlin and the country rebuilt rapidly and adopted democratic systems, while the Soviet-controlled East imposed an oppressive regime that restricted free speech and eliminated political parties and free elections. As a result, millions of East Germans fled to the West over the years, some for better opportunities, others due to the freedom. To stop this mass exodus, the East German government and the Soviets decided to construct the Berlin Wall, completely surrounding the Western sectors of Berlin. This wall, dividing the city, became the symbol of the entire Iron Curtain that was created for the same purpose, effectively imprisoning the people, and using deadly force to prevent their escape. I can highly recommend the following German movies that are touching on this topic: - THE LIVES OF OTHERS (2006): a great thriller about how the Stasi, East Germany’s secret police, closely surveilled and controlled the lives of its citizens. - GOOD BYE, LENIN (2003): a great dramedy about a young man who goes to great lengths to shield his sick mother from the shock that the Berlin Wall has fallen and her beloved East Germany is no more.

Clay F

"The Defeated" (2020) series (8 episodes) takes place in Berlin in the summer of 1946 in the chaotic aftermath of the war. Not at the level of the two movies you give, but I liked it. Stars Taylor Kitsch (e.g., Riggins of Friday Night Lights series) and the excellent German actress Nina Hoss. Features a few German actors. I also liked "Deutschland 83" (2015) series (8 episodes) = a German-language spy thriller set in the 1980s, revolving around a young East German soldier who is sent to West Germany as a spy. The series premiered in 2015 and was apparently the first German-language series to air on a U.S. network.

Brian's Dog

I love espionage movies. Great reaction.

Mark T

If you lived during that time period, the threat was real and palpable. We came very close during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Pop n Lock

I mean I live during this period, it's more chaotic than ever really.

Chris Thom

Fascinating history. Pretty rare to have a single city with very different systems.

Chris Thom

I remember when Colbert coined truthiness. lol

Catherine LW

I don’t know why I couldn’t get into this film. I want to like it! I fell asleep! 😩 I will try again.

Catherine LW

Wasn’t he also in Dunkirk?

Catherine LW

It’s criminal how so many kids have been brainwashed. Many of my former co-workers are millennials who think the world is ending and are in therapy right now. I tell them about how the media told us in the 70’s that we were going to have a new ice age by 2000.

Catherine LW

Yes it’s exactly the same thing.

Steve Holton

Clay, "Deutschland 83" (2015) was excellent. Covered well the incredible moment when the modern world almost ended due to escalating tensions and counter moves between the superpowers.

Clay F

I really liked Deutschland 83

Terry Yelmene

Correct Catherine. Humankind may not endure past this technological adolescence era. Existential threats like global thermonuclear war and man-made, fossil-carbons-induced global climate change are a 'bitch'! And it will take a good deal forward thinking reason/wisdom, to move us past the pervailing ignorance of 'conservative thought processes' to save mankind.

Gray

Pretty good film I thought shows how great a film maker Spielberg is with even a slower paced movie like this, like you said wasn't flashy at all but kept you engaged. Think some research on The Berlin Wall is in order as i'm sure it will come up in future movies plus it's a interesting topic.

Rick Williams

Good Movie. Good Reaction. Cassie, you need to read up on the Berlin Wall and East and West Germany. I lived in West Germany for a while. It was a whole other world and time. Two armed camps watching each other. Very tense times. It is hard to explain what it was like living in that world. Knowing that at any time World War III could start and I would be in the middle of it. I grew up fast in that world.

Catherine LW

I remember when the Berlin Wall fell. I watched it live on tv and cried, watching people tear down the wall and reunite after decades of separation. One of the most memorable events of my lifetime.

fastecp1

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. It's a Steven Spielberg movie with Tom Hanks, so I shouldn't have had any doubts.