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I doubt they'll find 007's either! :)
Yes, not very likely. But Holmes was presumed dead. Bond was blown to peaces before my very eyes. Personally i prefer the Conan Doyle way. But that's just me.
Going in blind, I ended up liking what they did with that 007 character. It was amusing to have Bond and 007 running around as two different people. I also liked 007's concern that they would take away her number.
I didn't like the ending. It was sad because Bond died, of course, but I think I was more sad or annoyed because I felt disconnected from the film. To provide a random example, it is as if the filmmakers had had the idea to have Bond go undercover into a farm dressed as a cow. That's not a sad development in the story (I mean, it's just Bond doing his job), but it would make me sad because it would be antithetical to what I expect from these films.
But as you say, feelings and opinions can change with time. I'm going to watch the film again and see how I feel about the ending. Not so much because I want to like it, but because I want to know how I'm going to feel about it with time. If I grow to like it, that's cool. I did like the rest of the film!
Yes, that little gag of her repeatedly asking "what number?" was quite cute.
And Bond's reaction to learning she was 007 was exactly what I thought it would be: showing nothing on the surface but just a hint of irritation- it was a nice little moment.
I didn't get that feeling myself about that particular part of the story, but then equally I did have a bit of an impression of the plot and script being slightly patchwork-ish rather than a totally coherent whole that felt like one strong voice was behind it, so I can see where you're coming from with that and I may even feel the same in time.
It's not that deep.
There are rules in the World: the Earth revolves around the Sun, the Sun rises in the East and sets in the West, Bond does not die. I do not see here questionmarks so don't feel that something must be explained.
Breaking the rules threatens that one day we will wake up in chaos and anarchy and that Bond movies will turn into ordinary American action movies without grace and distance to itself (drilling emotions and character or family relationships). And references to earlier movies in the series might won't mean much. Just like not much means "James Bond will return" in NTTD.
As an actor, DC showed Bond's origins brilliantly, but as the NTTD's co-producer let Bond be killed.
Still hope this is not really … it will turn out in Bond 26.
Today I'm watching NTTD for the fourth time ...
He can't go into space, get married, or stop being 007 either. Except when he does :)
No but Doyle wanted him dead, dead.
Even YOLT toyed with it, in a more symbolic way. Even if Bond was alive, there was a point of non return for him: he had lost his memory, killed his nemesis and, even though he remained unaware of it, was going to become a father.
You may just have given EON the idea for B26 s PTS. Just think of the awesome reveal!
Yes, we couldn't get to the statu quo ante if Bond had survived and the next Bond film was in the same continuity.
He's been a gorilla, a horse and a crocodile before (all in the same film!), why not :)
It would also rip off another spy movie.
It is clear to see now Naomi's film was Skyfall and she simply foiled many scenes and extending Q once again worked a treat. I loved the irritation over Tanners worrisomeness but the three actors at the core of this film Daniel, Lea and Lisa-Dorah though weighing in very differently were superb. The latters performance must have a good deal to do with Lea.
When I consider the atmosphere of the novels of the latter two of the Blofeld Trilogy and The Man With the Golden Gun if I really needed to look for authenticity (which I do not need) I find it there. The complexity and inner turmoil of Bond are all over those books and it was that kind of inner reflection that I have loved with Daniel's Bond from the moment Vesper sat down in front of him on the train.
Haha! "Ms. Goodthighs? I'm with Her Majesty's government. I've come to rescue you. Check my udder. You'll find a radio in my left teat and a dart gun on the right. No, the other right; the one you're touching contains highly corrosive acid."
Exactly!!! Every Bond film from here on out will be a must see cause we will never know if he will die or not. Its gonna be a great move long term killing off Bond in NTTD
Just send them the manuscript. For dramatic effect, throw in a branding.
I don't think there will be a problem with that. Until Bond26 is created, there should be a cure for COVID-19, so an antidote may be developed for nanobots as well. A side effect could be a lack of memory about Madelaine and Mathilde. There is a problem with missiles - blank cartridges? I prefer to leave it to the film writers.
But the fact that the title sequence starts with DN's title sequence is evidence of something more than just closing the arc of the DC era.
I've come to the conclusion that Christophe Waltz is a very, very poor Blofeld, worst in the series and in a series that has Charles Grey's Blofeld that is some achievement. I don't know if its the writing, the acting or a combination of both. Absolutely zero menace in the whole portrayal in my opinion. At best he comes across as smug and irritating.
Similar issue with my girlfriend as well. Her theory is that Mathilde Bond will grow up and become a spy, have a few of her own films.
I have this problem and I've been a fan since the 90s. The reason why the loose continuity worked was because every actor simply passed the baton to the next guy. They apparently can't do that here with NTTD's ending. It breaks the continuity, not in the strict, literal sense, since there wasn't any to start with, but in the overall metatextual sense. That's why Eon didn't do it in the past. They understood it back then. They've lost the plot now due to their preoccupation with following trends, the so-called "woke" agenda of breaking down and replacing beloved characters, and the (possible) arrogance of their lead star.
Also, what's all this about the "woke agenda" and "arrogance of the lead star"? Where is this coming from? Just because you don't like something, it doesn't mean there's an agenda. That's just insulting the intelligence of the filmmakers and even fans who like it and have their own ideas of why it works as an ending.