British Spy and Wizard [Mizumaru Kawahara's CINEMONOLOGUE Vol.22]

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• George Smiley is the complete opposite of James Bond but is wonderful.
• Wizards in spy movies
  
• bulldog tying spy movie

George Smiley is the complete opposite of James Bond but is wonderful.

Most British spy stories have wizards in them. This is simply because there are many big-name British actors in the `` Harry Potter '' series, but there is something about spies and wizards that are British specialties.

" Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy " is a film adaptation of " Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy " by British spy novelist John le Carré. ``Tinker, Tailor'' is the first of le Carré's masterpiece Smiley trilogy, and the main character is George Smiley, an elderly intelligence agent. In order to uncover the true identity of the Soviet double agent "Mole" who has been hiding in the British intelligence department for many years, Smiley, who once retired, is secretly recalled and embarks on an investigation targeting the members of the intelligence department.

George Smiley, played by Gary Oldman, has a nice atmosphere. His face resembles that of an old lion, and his large black-rimmed glasses suit him well. When I read the original story later, Smiley was portrayed as an uncool old man, and I thought Gary Oldman would have been too cool for that. This is not the first time that the story has been made into a film; it was made into a seven-episode drama series in 1979, with Alec Guinness playing Smiley. He also wears large black-rimmed glasses and pretends to be a plain old man, but he also has a nice smiley face. Of course, I think that such a design is a good representation of the charm of Smiley, who may seem dull at first glance, but is actually a skilled intelligence agent. In Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Smiley's nemesis, the great Soviet spy Karla, does not appear directly, but in the drama version, Smiley's encounter with the person who later became Karla is directly depicted, and there, Patrick Stewart plays Carla. For science fiction fans, it's a showdown between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Captain Picard (or maybe Professor X).

If you're used to the world of flashy James Bond-style spy action, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy gives you a rather sombre and sombre impression, but I think it's probably the one that's closer to the image of an actual spy (of course, I don't know) Although not). There aren't any gunfights or secret weapons at all, just a lot of searching through documents, following people, and making lots of phone calls. The main character, Smiley, is not a muscular man in a tuxedo, but an old man in an ill-fitting coat and glasses who is being run away by his wife. On the contrary, that kind of thing was refreshing, and I was drawn into the profound spy battle that was quietly unfolding under the cloudy sky.

Wizards in spy movies