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Then again, it wouldn't be the first time they entered Austin Powers territory:
Johnny English did that.
Surely Purvis and Wade wouldnt rip off their own script?
Oh, okay. What do you think all this stuff with all the kings horses and all the king's men invloves?
Probably just an establishing shot or two
Perhaps it has something to do with Fukunaga's sensibility as a American abroad. he could be a little more enamoured with the pomp and ceremony of England than previous directors. Though, everything I've seen of his suggests he channels the darker parts of the soul.
Personally, I liked Mendes's take on London. I'm from the city and getting to see the locations in a more honest and authentic way was refreshing. There is only so many twee red buses and phonebooths one can handle.
Personally, the combination of
- Cary Fukunaga
- Linus Sandgren
- Dan Romer
has me excited.
This could be the edgiest and most experiential Bond film yet. Mendes did his A+ job adding prestige with SF, but now we need something more iconoclastic and irreverent.
My hypothesis regarding the girl, which is highly speculative : she is the young Madeleine, the masked killer is Malek’s character when he was a rookie (the mask will help make more believable the time gap) he failed his murder attempt and years later out of pride he wants to finish the job.
YES ! Exactly what I’ve been saying.... so it must be right ;)
So you both go with the 'flashback' theory ?
I do think it’s the most likely.
I'm thinking its the scene that Madeline talks about on the train when she tells Bond that someone came to her house when she was young to kill her father. Now, I understand that Blofeld elaborates on that later on that it was him, but it still can be the whole scene that's unfolded. It didn't say that he came alone. My guess, Malek's villian is Spectre's number 2. Either now or the flashback scene is him in training to prove himself worthy.
Same here. Although I want to qualify this: 1)this is according to the very little info we have so far, 2)it is not contradicted by other info we have (Malek’s and Léa's ages for instance) and 3)I'm not sure I like the idea of such flashback as a lot could go wrong in the execution.
I thought so but then those Range Rovers showed up in the background making it look like a present day shot
That's what concerns me.
The CR flashback in the PTS worked because it was a big moment in Bond's history and they didn't elaborate it after that,they just used it to establish him.
This one,if it is to be used,is going to be a big part of the story AND linked to SP as well,so it has to work correctly and not take over the film itself.
GE worked too, but even there were things that were a bit far fetched : Bond and Trevelyan not really ageing, for one. Now we'd have about 20 years between then and now. A lot could go wrong.
Then again I'd rather have a sloppy flashback than Blofeld clone running after Madeleine clone and the next Bond actor to be a Bond clone.
Or "What have we done! They're already finding weaknesses in the plot without knowing the full story!" :D
Just joking of course, but I hope there's more to the story that our fan fiction predictions/speculations.
From what we've heard so far it feels like OHMSS meets DN or TB, like Skyfall was inspired by TMTGG and YOLT.
I like the flashback idea much better than cloning.
CR wasn't a flashback. It plays in continuity with the story. We see Bond earn his 00 licence and then go on his first mission,
The first flash of colour being the blood is meant to be a symbolic moment for the character. The black-and-white is not indicative of it being a flashback.
I'm not a fan of the Madeline flashback theory. I think 'flashback' scenes rid actors of great moments to perform. Think of a movie like 'Tinker Tailor Solider Spy' a film laden with flashbacks. However, the most impactful scene is where Smiley recounts an encounter with the villain.
It would have been an easy trick to do a flashback here. But by letting Oldman explainit to the audience, it becomes so much more impactful.
If it's a flashback and it is a young Madeliene, I hope it last a minute and is part of some nightmare she is having.
That's what I was about to say.
PLus, the CR pts isn't much of a flashback: what occurred was maybe just two or three days earlier. Not years.
Of course it’s a flashback in that it’s showing something that had happened prior to the scene in which it’s presented.
OHMSS also had a brief flashback when Tracy is dragged out of the avalanche.
The difference here appears to be that the flashback is primarily about the love interest, not Bond.