"Some bridge you cross, some bridge you burn and I'm the bridge you burn." - Louis Salinger
Directed by Tom Tykwer Written by Eric Singer
Clive Owen as Louis Salinger, an obsessive Interpol agent.
Naomi Watts as Eleanor Whitman, a Manhattan assistant district attorney.
Armin Mueller-Stahl as Wilhelm Wexler, an ex-Stasi agent.
Ulrich Thomsen as Jonas Skarssen, Chairman of IBBC.
Brían F. O'Byrne as The Consultant, IBBC's contract killer.
Patrick Baladi as Martin White, lawyer to IBBC president Skarssen
Luca Barbareschi, as Umberto Calvini, the Italian prime ministerial candidate.
Watched The International. Wanted to watch Taken but the timing was not right. Tried to catch 17 Again but I got the wrong timing. Went into the cinema thinking that I'm going to watch something not very nice. I was wrong.
The power lies not in those who have the abilities to wage wars but those who funds them. One of the implications of war is that money being burnt with each action taken. Debt is incurred. Hence, being able to influence and control politics. If the end is to generate more wealth, then with that influence, more wealth can be generated. If the goal is world domination, in essence, is achievable. There's no gainsay against this agenda in a world filled with greed except one - Louis Salinger who is guilt-ridden and thirsty for justice.
Legal justice lies not in our hands but those who wield influence and power - the rich or the debtors. Louis had difficulties dealing with this and took matters into his own hands. From another angle, he thirst for redemption for the mistake he did which caused the death of his informant/witness. The mistake was to trust the system of legal justice and the authorities.
Another deep impression was how life strips us of our ideals until we become totally wayward and come face to face with the man we wanted to be or become.
"Sometimes you find your destiny on the road you took to avoid it." - Louis Salinger
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