I noticed presence in a couple of movies recently.
Bridge of Spies (Mark Rylance as Rudolf Abel) - A Soviet spy, Rudolf Abel gets caught in the US, and put on trial, with Tom Hanks representing him. With overwhelming bias against him in the judicial system, with everybody zealously wanting to see him punished, his trial finds him guilty, and he is sentenced to life imprisonment. As his sentence is announced by the judge, everyone present clamors, either in jubilation that he was found guilty, or in anger, as they wanted him to be executed. With total chaos all around him, the accused, Abel, hardly breaks a sweat ... he just looks as if he is out on a nature walk. His lawyer, Tom Hanks, with a defeated look on his face, asks Abel, "Don't you ever worry ?" Abel calmly responds, "Would it help ?", and smiles
Watching Mark Rylance as Rudolf Abel made an otherwise long and boring movie worth watching ! It is an incredibly powerful spiritual message that no matter how dire the external circumstances, no one can rob you of your sanity.
The Hurt Locker (Jeremy Renner as Sgt. James) - Depicts the experiences of American soldiers in Iraq. Sgt. James is a bomb disposal expert who loves his job and is the best in the bomb disposal business ... for a good reason, as it turns out. Most soldiers seem to be anxious and war-weary ... eager to get back home to their families and away from the bloodshed ... but, not Sgt. James. He seems to be totally at home in a place constantly afflicted with death and misery. His subordinates criticize his "reckless" ways, even physically assaulting him out of anger, but Sgt. James is not concerned with reputation or appearances ... he just wants to do his job and do it well. He walks happily into extremely life-threatening situations with a frolicking laugh. He is entirely one with his job, with the inevitable death, and with his surroundings. No matter how dire the situation, he does not relinquish his sanity. He has a wife and child at home, but he accepts his job as something he needs to do ... perhaps as part of his "outer purpose" ... he doesn't complain, and so it is no surprise, then, that he is far better at his job than anyone else.
