Movie - "Atomic Blonde"

Her bosses had a plan for her—seemingly, they set her up to fail.

But in the end, she followed her own plan,

and succeeded in a plot with a triple twist.

Hello Friends,

I went along to see the movie because I was curious about the story of a female super spy in “Atomic Blonde”. I wondered how the spy thriller genre would adapt to fit sexy, blonde mop top, Lorraine as the lead character.

Lorraine Broughton, is very capably played by actress, Charlize Theron. The British M16 agent, is sent on an assignment to Berlin to recover a list of double spies which is stored on microfiche. The movie dives into Cold War history from the 1980’s, when a concrete wall divided the city of Berlin into east and west areas. After the second World War, West Germany was controlled by America, Great Britain and France. The Soviet Union or Russia controlled East Germany. The Berlin Wall stopped people from passing from one side to the other without a permit.

As soon as Lorraine arrives at Berlin Airport to start her assignment, the fight for her survival begins. She’s directed into a car for a lethal ride. She has a choice to kill or be killed. The action and violence escalates from this point in the movie. Many times, I looked away from the fight scenes, which were too brutal for me.

However, Charlize Theron gave an outstanding performance, and the film showed some of the effects of thuggish fighting on the body.

The emotional tone of the Lorraine Broughton character was smart, sassy, ruthless and a cold-blooded killer, which was her defense against a group of corrupt men who attempted to murder her at every opportunity.

Lorraine had some softer moments when she was picked up at a bar and seduced by Delphine Lasalle, a female, French agent. Delphine eventually provided Lorraine with some incriminating photographs of another M16 double agent.  

Kicking butt in her stilettos, Lorraine gets battered and bruised. But she gets the job done with a plot that twists around the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

Here’s the movie trailer, and a warning on the violent action.

The music soundtrack was a trip back to 1980’s pop songs with bands I haven’t heard playing for a long time. In the movie, the people’s protest rallies at the Berlin Wall showed some punks, and I remembered a generation of teenagers and social movements made of punks, skinheads, grudge, Doc Martin boots and chain jewelry. Rebels who rejected society’s values and leaders at the time. 

The effect of the neon lit scenes and typography brought back memories of British band, WHAM’s—“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”, and the fluorescent fashion of their boppy song.

“Atomic Blonde” is powerful and violent, raw and stylish. Super spy, Lorraine Broughton, is unique as a lead character, at this point in movie history.

Jitterbug,

put the boom-boom into someone’s heart,

and have a good weekend.

I’m off to listen to some WHAM & George Michael music.  

♥ Ashlyn

Atomic Blonde Movie Poster

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