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Kristatos-sell an ATAC to the Soviets
Zorin-nuke Fort Knox flood Silicon Valley for profits
Whitaker/Koskov-Arms for opium
Sanchez-Expand drug empire to Asia
Let's eliminate FYEO, TLD and LTK as none of these would have had the long-lasting damage that OP would have had. Flooding Silicon Valley would have had environmental damage and mass casualties, but the damage done would have been limited to America. After a nuclear disaster with mass casualties, Orlov was banking on nuclear disarmenent talks to open the doors for Soviet invasion of all of Europe and possibly beyond.
I agree with the thesis.
With Zorin Though, he wanted the microchip market. Think of everything that has that in it and it's impact on the world since 1985. The world runs on microchip and related technology from Silicon Valley (or at least the general ideas). That's hindsight though I guess and not in the spirit of the thesis
I would consider Microsoft too for example. Here's a company that monopolized the software market but is that necessarily a global threat? ;-)
Whyle i stil think that some edits be made by choose to call some feelings, i wish there show more of the Airport a litle and the car chase be a bit longer.
Yeah its not like Zorins plan was to destroy all microchips and send us back to the stone age. Had he wiped out all of Americas electronics then it might have been on a par with Orlov as the US/Soviet balance would have been dangerously disrupted but as he just wanted to have a monoply it wouldnt make him much more dangerous than Bill Gates.
The top 5 Bond villain plots in terms of threat to the world would be:
1. MR - the plan is to eliminate all human life which even the largest nuclear conlfagration would be unlikely to do.
2. TSWLM - edges it over YOLT as more modern - hence more devastating - weapons.
3. YOLT
4. OP - I rank it below TSWLM and YOLT as in those films we are minutes from Armageddon, whereas even if Orlov succeeds, there is still quite a long train events required for all out nuclear war.
I'm really struggling for the 5th though.
TB - Even if SPECTRE detonate one bomb in Central Park and one in Hyde Park what sort of casualties are we talking with bombs from that era? 500k? Maybe a million tops. Compared to MR these figures are laughable.
OHMSS - Assuming the UN doesnt back down (which it does rather easily) then this has the same potential as MR. However Blofelds plan to kill off various different species means that it would never be allowed to get to the point where virus omega is introduced to the populace at large.
DAF - WW states that Blofelds scheme is to award nuclear supremacy to the highest bidder. Not quite sure how he plans to do this, especially with such a feeble weapon which only has the ability to blow things up in a very local area. I cant see why the Soviet or US government would give up their arsenals under the threat of Blofelds satellite but god forbid the plot should be carefully thought out this is DAF after all.
GE - The effect on the world of destroying a major financial centre should not be underestimated. It would cause a global financial meltdown, which whilst it might not lead to war would certainly, in Britain at least, cause untold misery and a possible breakdown of society. Also not sure how Alec plans to spend his ill gotten bank transfers as every currency will be practically worthless the morning after the GE detonates.
DAD - Once the North cross the border the US are comitted to retaliation. As long as they can keep China out of it then this should be a fairly local scuffle but it has the potential to go off properly if the yanks and China start going at it.
Yeah thats basically a yes from me.
But would the effects be as destructive as with Orlov's scheme? I presume that if Orlov had been successful, the results would have directly led to WWIII. I doubt Zorin's one-time catastrophe would have resulted in a global war.
<font color=blue size=7><b>All Bond films reflect on the socio-political affairs of their days.</b></font>
Yes, couldn't put it better. Bond's a geiger counter of our headlines.
In my review about QOS i wrote that QOS is not about revenge on Vesper but about Bond & M. The last scene between M and Tanner
I think the biggest streng til Die Another Day always be ''not think about it to much and have fun''.
DN- Launching rockets into space.
FRWL - Cold War
GF - Nuclear threat on Fort Knox
TB - Nuclear threat in Caribean
YOLT - Instigating war between USA and USSR.
OHMSS - Psychadelic brainwashing
DAF - Nuclear threat
LALD - Drugs
TMWTGG - Energy crisis
TSWLM - Cold War opponents coming together for a greater cause
MR- Space race
FYEO, OP, AVTAK and TLD - Cold War
LTK - Drugs
GE - Post Cold War
TND - Media Exploitation
TWINE - Oil
DAD - Seperation of the Koreas, genetics
CR - Post 9/11 financing of terrorism
QOS - Natural resources (oil and water)
I agree with the thesis.
Note: posted prior to reading JBFan's post.
Don't about SF as such but possible problems in coming films could be:
Arab Spring
Banking Crisis
Global Warming
Just an idea
M's past coming back to haunt her and everything, and with alot of politicians and goverment agents cast, maybe it will include something with corrupt politicians?
<font color=blue size=7><b>Without NSNA, OP would have made more money.</b></font>
I don't know... I wasn't around to see it but I was sort of under the impression that more people saw Bond movies that year than ever. I can't think of a single reason anybody would have seen just one of the two, unless they really hated Roger Moore. Not sure about this one- I wish I was around to see it!
Thinking about it I disagree with this thesis. OP made a fair amount of dosh as it was and is fondly regarded by many people (especially in the States - even The Simpsons have made not one but two references to it).
Those who really couldn't stand RM as Bond would have stayed away from the film regardless.