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Youre not wrong there. I've heard people praise Kinnears Tanner but hes nothing like the guy from the books. Bland, dull, permanent expression like hes reading Ken Barlow's biography - he looks like the manager of Heston services FFS. Can you honestly imagine this guy being Bonds best mate in the service as Fleming stated?
And Flemings Tanner would have known how to handle himself when it kicked off rather than mincing behind a desk having shat himself.
But back on track: Sam Mendes has said the scene witht he scorpion at the bar was a sly nod to the Christopher Walkern in the infamous Deer Hunter scene.
Was Bond dicing with death or not at that point? Would the scorpion have killed him? And if so, why was he taking the risk?
A scorpion's sting can certainly kill you - if it's the right kind of scorpion (of the 1500 types, only about 30 are venomous to people). If treated right away, you can survive, but it's still going to be an incredibly painful experience.
Taking life threatening risks is a huge part of Bond's character. Think about it: He's a hired killer who's life is put in peril on a near daily basis. No no gets into that line of work willingly without having some twisted flaw in his character that gets a thrill from cheating death. He no longer had the life-threatening job, but he's still addicted to the thrill, so he gets his fix in other dangerous, self-destructive behaviour.
This somewhat sick behaviour is very clear in the Flemming books, and Craig's Bond comes far closer in staying true to that than any other Bond so far. One of the many reasons I love Craigs Bond.
I think you hit the nail in the head. A bored Bond is a dangerous (to himself, first and foremost) Bond.
Three months, as that is the time Mallory tells M has passed since they lost the drive.
People do age, a fact of life. ;) The haircut increased the impact.
It's not really known how long it has been since we last saw Bond in QOS. You have to remember that CR's story took place in 2006 (throughout the film there are references that the bulk of the film takes place in July 2006 and then Bond's recovery must be a few more months on top of that). QOS then begins directly after that, so depending on when CR ended, QOS likely takes place in late 2006. So it seems that SF takes place 6 years after Bond told M "he never left" in CR. So a lot of time has elapsed and Bond and M have likely done a lot of mission together.
Why Bond may seem older when he meets Eve at the 'new mi6' is likely because he has greyish-tinged stubble on his face. The stubble is symbolic of Bond being sluggish and out of shape, when he finally shaves ('old dogs, new tricks') its the first step to Bond becoming 'Bond' again, from that point on Bond slowly earns back his stripes, even if he does still back one or two mistakes on the way.
No I think your right. But I seriously doubt it took him 2 years to trace the phone number to White's estate. It was a week or two at most. I think the ticket was more than likely an oversight but the production just to reflect the year the story came out in.
This has bugged me for quite some time, and it is a question I would ask Michael and Barbara if I could.
- Bond was pursuing Mollaka in July 2006, we know becasue when he gets to the Bahamas he finds the security tape leading him to Dimitrios: http://screenmusings.org/CasinoRoyale/pages/CR_0344.htm
- At the end of the movie, once Bond has beat Le Chiffre at the casino and him and Vesper have gone off we know that only a month has passed by as in the penultimate scene on the boat Vesper's phone says it is August 2006: http://screenmusings.org/CasinoRoyale/pages/CR_1556.htm
- In QOS, there are not many references to the actual date, but apparently Greene Planet's Eco Park Charity fundraiser will be taking place on the 8th August 2008.
http://screenmusings.org/QuantumOfSolace/pages/QoS_1165.htm
Personally, I think its a small oversight by the production obviously reflecting the simple fact that the films were made in 2006 and 2008. It's a very minor thing, QOS clearly takes place minutes after CR. If anthing more offence should be taken that Bond and Mr White had enough time to change suits:
Bond: http://screenmusings.org/CasinoRoyale/pages/CR_1568.htm
http://screenmusings.org/QuantumOfSolace/pages/QoS_0025.htm
White: http://screenmusings.org/CasinoRoyale/pages/CR_1563.htm
http://screenmusings.org/QuantumOfSolace/pages/QoS_0164.htm
But though the end of CR carries right into the beginning of QoS, what we are wondering is how long it took for Bond to find White at his mansion. That's where my confusion is at.
Perhaps it wasn't Bond taking two years to trace his phone number, but rather Bond going with the "Revenge is a dish best served cold." route: attack White when and where he least expects it.
Another thing that gets me with continuity: I know they had to switch Craig's clothing because of the contract, but couldn't they have just tailored a suit to look exactly like the one he has in the finale of CR?
Remember M's remark about when Bond last slept? It had to be sometime around the time of Vespers death. And i think that the events in QoS took a week or two and then Bond does some missions between QoS and SF which is 6 year span before SF picks up in the end of July of 2012.
That is a good point. If CR is 06, QoS is likely that too (it wouldn't take that long to track White after all), and that means Skyfall is a truly matured Bond where he has had over half a decade more of field work. It would have been cool to get a shot of Bond's desk in Skyfall with some photos or trinkets from the missions that were to be taking place in between QoS and it.
The suit question annoys me so much, I couldn't they at least chosen another 3-piece suit?
I'm equally aghast that people worry about whether or not the stupid gun barrel appears at the beginning of the film over continuity issues like the suits in CR and QoS!
Stupid Gunbarrel? There was a Time when the GB meant 2 hours of Entertainment, Escapism,globetrotting and - believe it or not- Fun. I honestly admit i miss these days (though maybe it's just my youth i miss)
Then why did he, as mentioned, lob tons of grenades and blast the house with an attack chopper?
I think that is a plot hole. The finale was extremely entertaining but doesn't make too much sense when you think about it.
Yeah, makes me feel a bit sad that fans don't care about such an iconic part of the Bond movies. Maybe I'm stuck in the past but I've been a fan for 25 years and to me the gunbarrel is out of place if it's anywhere but the start.
You wouldn't put no effort into the theme song/title sequence and stick that at the end would you? A well designed gunbarrel at the beginning should be a rule.
Shame Forster and Mendes seem to think they're above it (I can forgive Campbell because he had it at the start of GE and at least some thought went into the placing in CR, it made sense there and it worked as a cool one off).
On what basis?
It could be months, it could be years. In fact the only way to make sense of the continuity is to say that he doesnt track down Mr White till 08. Thats the only theory that is plausible because that is the only unaccounted for gap in the narrative.
The only other possibilities are :
Bond sits in Venice mourning Vesper on the yacht for 2 years and then has his conversation with M.
After Bond kills Mitchell there is a gap of 2 years before he goes after Slate.
Neither of these are very credible.
The only logical explanations are theres a 2 year gap between the call with M and going after Mr White or QOS all takes place in late 06.
Why would it take 2 years to find Mr. White? And what was Bond supposed to do in these 2 years, float around and still got an employment? No, i think it wouldn't be very difficult to track Mr. Whites number that he got from Vesper and then pin-point his exact location. Remember that it is MI6 that we are talking about.