Would it help?
Russian spy
Rudolph Abel
was captured
in America
at height
of cold war
US lawyer asked his client
no less than three times
throughout film
Bridge of Spies
Do you never worry?
every time
Abel replies
with his own question
Would it help?
lawyer James B. Donovan
rides train
and absorbs scornful stares
as fellow passengers
read headlines
He’s the one defending the Russian spy!
American lawyer
James B. Donovan
arranges prisoner swap
Abel for Gary Powers
an American spy
captured in Russia
instead of killing himself
as instructed by the CIA
Powers
chose
life
tortured
body
and
mind
on transport home
Powers absorbs scornful stares from CIA operatives
he explains to Donovan
I didn’t give them anything
and Donovan replies
It doesn’t matter (meaning the scornful stares)…you know what you did
in the end
Donovan
again rides American commuter train
fellow passengers
read headlines
and Donovan receives
stares of admiration
He’s the one who successfully made prisoner swap!
the looks do not matter
Donovan knows what he did
from start to finish
worry
does it help?
Hat Tip to Nik Goke at Empty Your Cup for an excellent film recommendation.
And thank you for the film recommendation!
I once had a conversation with my mother-in-law. "Why do you worry so much?" Her answer was classic "I like to worry!" She worried until she passed... it didn't matter if it helped or not. It was who she was.