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Would be amazing to hear that! As would Vesper’s theme at the right moment… I also think a perfect end titles song would be “You Know My Name” - bring it full circle. Ahhh I’m really getting excited!
… Safin’s island!
I've said this before but I think what's reminding me of old-school James Bond with this one is the seemingly vignette-ish nature of each sequence. It's why I think Skyfall is the only other Bond film in Craig's era that had that as well.
100% yes mate
@Last_Rat_Standing if it's an extremely long PTS, could it be like LTK or DAD? Whereby we go to the title sequence and then return to the same location after the titles. Do you think that could be possible? Might help the pacing perhaps
I would be right there with you on that except:
1. It sounds like that would work best if Bond dies at the end. In which case, it could be better used as a plaintive, instrumental, slowed down. I have read some things indicating the possibility, but I don't like it. Furthermore, if they went with an ending inspired by Fleming's YOLT, then the next film really ought to have the same actor portray Bond. Even if the next story were not TMWTGG it could still commence with scenes inspired by the novel's beginning. How can this film end ? Craig's last...it seems. They already had: Bond's loved lady dies (CR), Bond gets revenge for love-interest (QOS), M dies (SF), Bond gets to ride off into the sunset with his new loved lady (SP). As for Bond goes off to enjoy life on his own -- this film already will have that in the beginning, and it appears Bond may be getting tired of it. We also had a bit of that when, in SF, Bond got shot and disappeared for a while and chilled, as if he had died, as far as the rest of the world were concerned. I don't think we'll see Bond pass away since, for one thing, that reportedly was a source of disagreement between first chosen director, Danny Boyle, and the producers. Of course, it might have driven them apart, and yet, with another director, the producers come round to the idea. Overall, I still don't see it. It seems NTTD will have a more upbeat vibe, even if Bond and Dr. Swann are not together at the end. Perhaps Bond and Dr. Swann will not be together at the end, but she and he plan to meet up someplace if they both survive, and it gets left hanging a little ? Hmm...seems vague and uncomfortable, unless we know with certainty that Bond survives. Sorry. I'm spinning in circles.
2. Additionally, though I like CR very much, I was never a fan of the theme song. It sounded like generic rock of the day. I like it better as a musical theme throughout the rest of the movie. But that's just me. I do like idea of circularity, though, as I wrote above, the implications are unsettling.
I bet the kid is a lookout and is present when the grave explodes. Bond spots him and gives chase, but the kid leads him to the ambush point on the bridge (the ambush is likely Plan B in the event that the explosion doesn't do its job).
You know my name would be great! Maybe a cover of it by Eilish..
My thought was that the kid helped direct Bond from the hotel to the cemetery.
That's pretty neat, too - and it would explain Bond's confused expression toward him on the bridge. I like it!
Same here. I think the smirk on the kid also hints at something sinister about him
Am I the only one who finds the shot of Bond's run during that scene odd even a bit funny, specifically the shot from behind him. Daniel has always had a really efficient running style and here it seems all over the place
100% I'd have goosebumps in the cinema. As daft as that probably sounds
Also @QBranch I never noticed that mate.
What sharp ears you've got
Good ear! I noticed that the audio started off in the clip degraded but thought that could be just a results of poor compression when it was shown on the talk show. But if Bond had just escaped from the explosion, that definitely makes perfect sense!
Rowing blog: The busy scene with the Bond film crew outside Furnivall Sculling Club (sited to the right of the light blue building). Auriol Kensington Rowing Club, on the far right of the picture, had its bar used as Daniel Craig’s dressing room.
On 12 July, the travelling three-ring circus that is a modern film production unit took over the riverfront along Lower Mall, Hammersmith, West London, for a day to film a scene for Bond 25 depicting a conversation outside Furnivall Sculling Club between Bond (Daniel Craig), M (Ralph Fiennes) and Bill Tanner, M’s Chief of Staff (Rory Kinnear). The director, Cary Joji Fukunaga, decided to complicate this simple scene (no explosions or car chases) by having rowing boats going past in the background. Fours, doubles and singles were crewed by members of Furnivall SC and Fulham Reach Boat Club and they spent many hours going up and down between Hammersmith Bridge and Dove Pier, trying to coordinate their appearance in shot with the actors delivering their lines.
The Port of London Authority closed the river when the cameras were running but traffic was allowed through during breaks. Unfortunately, as filming was at high tide, the backlog of craft coming through served to stir the water up just as it was time for another take. The river closure also allowed the usual strict and particular Tideway navigation rules to be suspended to better position the boats for the camera. However, each boat had a radio to receive strict instructions from the marine coordinator, so safety was maintained.
The paparazzi were also in attendance at Hammersmith and their efforts can be seen on the fan website MI6 and in an online edition of the Daily Mail (though the 12-year-old interns that produce the Mail Online think that the photographer standing on the south bank of the river opposite Hammersmith was in fact on Central London’s Southbank).
https://heartheboatsing.com/2019/07/15/bond-25-sex-snobbery-and-sadism-plus-a-bit-of-rowing/
I definitely think compression played a part. Even the 1080p versions of the clips look a bit fuzzy.
Another scene I'm extremely hyped to see. Given that it's not been in any sort of official promotional material and we haven't seen any video footage of it, I'm assuming that it will be a very pivotal scene in the movie.
I reviewed every released trailer to date (again!) and this scene caught my eye -
This is from one of the earliest trailers, from the first round of marketing before the whole COVID fiasco.
This shot is interesting because we can clearly see Felix injured, bleeding from a chest wound and being knocked by the explosion in this shot.
However, in further promo, when we see this shot again, it is cropped. Cropped so that we cannot see the fact that it is Felix who is injured at the base of the explosion.
Just like how they cropped out the playground set from the Norway photos from a few months back, the choices they make in what they cut out often reveal some very pertinent clues about what is an important scene.
This has got me somewhat worried - are we seeing Felix die here? Recall that after the explosion, Bond is seen swimming away from the wreck. Or does Felix pay a homage to his predecessor here and come back, albeit heavily injured, and inspire Bond to return to duty to avenge him?
I'd like to see your theories here.