Black Bag
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Warning : SPOILERS out front for Black BagThe real villain of Steven Soderbergh’sBlack Bagisn’t any of the six characters who share an awkward dinner political party , but Pierce Brosnan ’s word chief , Arthur Stieglitz . It ’s Stieglitz who incite the leak from Britain ’s National Cyber Security Center ( NCSC ) , although he did have some aid from Colonel James Stokes . What ’s more , it ’s Stieglitz who ’s responsible for arguably the creepiest moment of the entire film , that really freaked me out when I first saw it .
When she realise who might bebehind the Severus escape inBlack Bag , Cate Blanchett ’s character Kathryn St. Jean go to line up the culprit she distrust , eating lunch at an upmarket London restaurant . There she finds Arthur Stieglitz , played by Pierce Brosnan in an incredible carrying into action alongside the rest of theBlack Bagcast , who in an deed of apparent cruelty befit the scoundrel of the while , seems to be use up his dejeuner while it ’s still alive .
Pierce Brosnan’s Stieglitz Eating A Fish That Is Still Moving In Black Bag Freaked Me Out
The Moment Doubles Up As A Jump-Scare And A Sign Of Stieglitz’s Villainous Nature
Brosnan’sBlack Bagspy chiefis served a plate of Pisces , whole , with his solid food on the face of it twist out its die breathing space . Just as the collection plate appear on screen , the fish ’s point and rear fin start moving , seconds before Stieglitz tuck into his lunch without a second thought . This present moment isclearly an intentional parachuting - scareplaced in the movie for the fun of it by Soderbergh , or perhaps byBlack Bag ’s screenwriter David Koepp . But it also get out us under no illusions that Stieglitz is a savage predator who ’s eaten his way up the NCSC chain of command by swallowing smaller fish .
Steven Soderbergh ’s spy thriller Black Bag keeps us in suspense as to who ’s behind its treasonous act of espionage . There are at least 5 suspects .
Still , it ’s not the metaphor that stuck with me . It ’s the image itself of the fish spasming on the home plate that remains ingrained in my school principal , sending shivers down my back . IfSoderbergh and Koepp were trying to freak out their hearing out , it for sure forge on me . However , they have n’t just come up with the melodic theme of Stieglitz eating a fish that ’s still moving on a whim . The scene is based on a real delicacy in certain land .
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Black Bag’s Live Fish Scene Is Based On A Real Japanese Cooking Method
Ikizukuri Cuisine Involving Preparing Seafood While It’s Still Alive
Primarily , this moment inBlack Bagseems to take inspiration from ikizukuri , a Nipponese method of preparing sashimi dishes made with raw fish . In ikizukuri cookery , the fish is still alive at the start of preparation , which means it has only just been killed moments before swear out . Because of this training method , the Pisces the Fishes can appear to “ trip the light fantastic toe ” on the plate , due to muscle cramp and residue electric nerve impulses right away after its death .
Ikizukuri cookery , which literally translates as “ prepared alert ” , is illegalise in certain countries , such as Germany and Australia . Nevertheless , it ’s entirely possible that the method could be used at a gourmet sashimi eating place in London , as it is for Stieglitz ’s lunch inBlack Bag .
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