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Sad and correct I think. I believe they do copy what’s trending. Casino R being the big exception. I would much rather have had more Qos though.
I personally didn't like The Last Jedi, but did it ruin The Empire Strikes Back? Of course not.
No Time To Die will no doubt continue to polarize the fandom, but I did not get any sense at all from the film that Bond was getting replaced with PC characters or any such criteria. The next film will likely just reboot again. The "James Bond Will Return" line was even still used.
Uh, CR06 is very, very, very Jason Bourne. Very
I agree with you about Daniel's performance in NTTD. It is either tied or just under Casino Royale for me at the moment.
Love your post on Madeleine. And thanks for this bit because I did not catch that bit of dialog correctly. That makes sense. All of what you wrote makes sense. Thank you for the best, well considered explanation of Madeleine. I really appreciate it.
I wish I could "pin" this to the top of a thread. I do not want people reading this forum to miss this analysis of Madeleine. It is spot on, and very helpful overall as we consider NTTD by itself as well as the film's ties to Spectre. I agree completely with this thoughtful explanation of Madeleine. I can feel the warmth, chemistry, history, and love between her and Bond in NTTD.
I wouldn't say "very." Apart from the African warlord character and the more physical Bond, it didn't strike me as overly Bourne-ish at the time. The story and style are totally different. It felt more like a modern-day DN or FRWL.
Agreed. Flaws aside, I liked QOS and would have preferred they continue down that path instead going all metatextual with the Mendes entries.
Yeah but usually the Bond series would course-correct. After MR they went back to basics with FYEO and apart from some subtle influences from Indiana Jones and Miami Vice with OP and LTK, respectively, Bond did pretty much its own thing until the 2000s. SF blatantly copies a major plot point from TDK and its villain can basically be seen as Batman's Joker. And with Specter, cinemasins even quipped about it being written by an algorithm since it borrowed so heavily from other franchises.
Well it was widely noted by contemporary critics. As for its similarities to DN and FRWL, I suppose that depends on how serious you think those films are trying to be and how deeply disturbed a character they were presenting James Bond as being.
That guy is sheer class.
Bond wasn't replaced in this, he was the main character of the film.
Agreed. Besides M, you can cut out any one of the other characters without losing that much.
To be honest @NeverSayNever I'm still trying to digest this strange Bond film. While I enjoyed what I saw, the film is so fast paced its hard to be objective after only one viewing, so I look forward to more viewings when I get the bluray.
Things I definitely liked:
The action scenes
The acting was all very good and the direction excellent.
The climax was nerve shreddingly good and the makers certainly handled Bond’s death well. I really like the use of a Fleming quote at the end.
But as I said, it will take more viewings to really get my head around it. I look forward to people's reactions to it further down the line.
I loved SP when I saw it for the first time. Now I don't love it much at all...
Agree again! Would have preferred we didnt have Nomi and replace her with Paloma! Craig and Ana were wonderful together!
And the meeting with Felix in the nightclub was superb, Craig was particularly great here!
I actually think the bit that really sticks with me is the flashback to Madeleine's childhood and he meeting with Safin. I thought that was a pretty different way to start a (recent) Bond film, and it was tense despite the fact that obviously child Madeleine survives. It's the bit I most want to see again.
It doesn't come close to Casino Royale. One of the few Bond films that IMO is perfection.
I moved on from SPECTRE very quickly on the other hand.
Sorry! Had to disappear for a while. Wanted to see the film before I talked more about it. Then, after it blew my mind, I had to let it all simmer. Saw is on Thursday at the earliest showing here lol.
The film was exactly was I expected it to be. Heck, it exceeded my expectations. They went HARD into the whole "James Bond is divine" angle to this all.
https://letterboxd.com/blindmanbaldwin/film/no-time-to-die-2021/ Here's my thoughts on the film (it was a goddamn masterpiece).
The whole idea of the film is this conflict of immortality — one of the flesh (blofeld/safin who want Heracles [named after the son of a god] to control whether people live or die) or of the soul.
Eyes are a window into the soul. Eyes are the soul, the closest we get to that.
"She does have your eyes"
Meaning — she has your soul. Meaning — Bond changed his nature, from death-god to life-god through the power of love.
Why does he smile when he "dies"?
Because it's the same reason the film ends with a close-up of Mathilde's eyes and then the tunnel transforms into a gun barrel.
No Time to Die = Freedom to Live
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey#Freedom_to_Live
However, I really don’t mind it now. Knowing it’s coming. Am I trying hard to like it? Maybe, but I feel like I get it.
It wasn’t necessary, but then it wasn’t superfluous. I do give them credit for at least changing the record and going with something tonally akin to “majesty’s.”
My theatre was packed.
Love the titles
Love paloma
The first hour is up there with the best in the series.
Yeah I’d give it a solid 7.5/10
Maybe an 8/10
Happy that I’m happier with it also
Interesting, isn t it, that Mr White has played a significant part in four of the Craig films. A recurring overshadowing presence.
Because it completes this Bond's story arc, it's going to be enjoyable for me to revisit each of Craig's films; which I will do over the next few months. I think I will continue to enjoy analyzing NTTD, finding all the nods and nuances. The last Bond film I loved, not just liked a whole lot, was Skyfall (which has not diminished over time for me). It's a great feeling for me, this wrap up of Craig's era being appropriate, heroic and fitting - and therefore, meaningful and one I will want to return to.
I like this.
As I said earlier I see his death more as a metaphor. He can die in peace because he knows he'll live through Matilde. His own Journey is complete. The whole film is about family and DNA after all.
As Safin says "The point of life is to leave something behind".
I still think that if the chemistry between Craig and Seydoux had worked in SP, and by extension, in NTTD, the whole Craig era would be elevated.
CR has plot inconsistencies but the chemistry between Craig and Green is undeniable and carries you through the film. (You could say the same about Lazenby and Rigg--if nothing else, Lazenby definitely has a virility to him. Additionally, OHMSS has a tighter script than CR.)
Craig has chemistry with many, many women throughout his era including the CR desk clerk.
As it is, I feel like the casting mistake of Seydoux from the beginning is what keeps NTTD from achieving greatness. But I need to see it again.
Yes, agree there mate. Watched CR recently. Still fabulous Bond movie! It and QOS are still his best!
I am almost glad I spoiled it for myself before watching the film. I came to the film expecting to be underwhelmed.
Had the ending been a surprise for me, I definitely would've left the theater disappointed. Instead, I was able to enjoy how well executed the film was, despite some of the ideas not being my favorite (Bond death, 007 title swap, Bond having a daughter, Felix death) because I've already accepted them for what they are.
I totally believe Madeleine and Bond's chemistry, and real love, in NTTD. I was very happy to see her fully realized and I did sense some solid chemistry there. Daniel and Lea both threw themselves wholeheartedly into their roles, they poured everything they had into these two and it elevates the film to being meaningful and real, rather than merely the tragic yet heroic end for this Bond.
And even if I'm sad, I loved how they used OHMSS and YOLT as source material.
Yep yep yep — it's all a metaphor. The best stories are.
Rian Johnson has a great line where he said that every character in a movie is just a facet of the one the character in a movie — the movie itself. The arguments the film makes, its ideas and emotional context.
So what's the argument of this one? Well, the argument of many a myth and fairy tale before it — the forces of death are nothing compared to the power of unconditional, compassionate love.
Notice how the immediate moment Bond shows up at her house, they both immediately forgive each other? And how they start talking like a married couple?
That's the point — love is stronger than everything. Even death.
Thus (to steal a line from our old friend Silva) — Bond changed his nature, from "death" to "life". Assassin to lover. Destroyer to creator. Loner to Father.