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True, but as I say, it was as close as I could come up with in order to draw upon my own personal childhood experience and feelings about a change of actor, to contrast with how my adult self feels when that happens.
I would argue that James Bond actors do have some scope to create their own version of the character though, I mean no-one would suggest that Craig-bond was the same as Brosnan-bond, or that Dalton-bond was like Moore-bond.
And Dr Who's often do share many similarities, manic bursts of energy and excited outbursts of verbal diahorrea being a common trait for most of them.
My point still being that I personally regard the multiverse as a redundant concept, one actor left and a new one took his place, any additional made up fantasy explanation is un necessary.
Even having him die is not really a problem, just as I have no doubt that, some time in the future, Tony Stark will re-appear as Ironman in a movie, after the current iteration of the Marvel Universe has finally disappeared down the rabbit hole into oblivion.
And, for those who do enjoy multiverses, he's still out there now anyway, in infinite other multiverses where he did not die, so what's the point of it all, why bother concocting such an elaborate pretense, what useful purpose does it serve?
Then possibly a scene introducing M and Moneypenny (or reintroducing the same ones from the Craig era) and assigning the next mission, then off we go
Prologue scene, music fades out, Bond lying down on the crest of a hill watching something through binoculars, then a shot where we see his viewpoint - in the distance a woman and a child play in the spring grass outside a Nordic chalet, but we are not close enough to see them in detail. Back to Bond, lowering the binoculars from his eyes and looking wistful, closing credit music begins...
Another one that we may have tackled but due to more recent information coming forward I think it might lead to a discussion:
What if Quantum of Solace hadn’t been affected by the writers’ strike?
According to Craig QOS had Bond and Forster writing and re-writing scenes in this movie while it was being shot. Having already committed to a release date the film went ahead with a writers strike. This meant a not quite fully polished script and hence Craig and Forster having to write or re-write scenes.
What do you think would have been the biggest improvement if they had got the script in a better place before filming? Were there characters who weren't well written? I know Elvis is a henchman that is just there, might his character been improved?
What are your thoughts on this what if?
Opens with the shot of Craig-Bond, his back to camera, watching the missles raining down from above, then apparently being vaporised, cut to shot a handsome stranger suddenly waking up as if from a nightmare, crying out, then sitting up, with eyes wide open and sweating profusely.
Pan out to reveal the whole double bed, a beautiful naked woman next to him, she sits up and puts her hands on his shoulders to comfort him and says "What's wrong James, you look shaken?"
Bond gives her an enquiring sideways look and replies "Not stirred?"
He takes her in his arms and they recline back onto the bed
Cue gun barrel sequence...
After the opening credits we learn that Bond is at Shrublands, where he is recuperating from NTTD and then off we go
Having said that, QOS is excellent as is, and I feel Craig, EON and crew shouldn't punish themselves over it but be proud of how the film turned out.
Especially on this day, dedicated to the film. World Quantum Day.
I dont have too many issues with the Quantum script. You could flesh it out in a few ways but ultimately it is the editing which lessens my enjoyment of the film and a more revised script wouldn't fix that.
confrontation against Vesper's lover. A conversation which could have reset everything the way they wanted and saved us the sanctimonious nationalism of Skyfall.
Could have been worse, mind. You never know.
The villains could have been better fleshed out and we could lose returning favourites like Mathis, with a more rounded opportunity for Camille.
Such a frustrating film QOS.
On the other hand I think some of the best aspects of its script came from having to make the film under a deadline. Truth is I have no idea how it would have turned out without the strike. But I suspect it’s a double edged sword.
I mostly quite like the editing. Although i admit, it does work better with repeated viewings. I sometimes wish the film were longer, but then i also like the fact that it's lean and mean...
For me the biggest issues with QoS were probably not caused by the writers strike and would probably not have been addressed.
Firstly I hated the the Jason Bourne style editing that was in Vogue at the time, so that wouldn't change.
Secondly I don't think the whole "Bolivian water rights" plot device was "colourful" enough for a Bond movie. It may turn out to have been a concept ahead of it's time, but so far I don't think it relevant enough for the target audience of an espionage / action movie to relate to.
Thirdly I thought the part of Dominic Greene was poorly cast and despite having watched the movie several times, his henchman Elvis has made no impression on my memory at all, such that I had to look him up on the net to see who he was and even then I didn't recall seeing him. However, as you suggest, that might possibly have been addressed by a better script.
I guess additional script development time might also have saved Rene Mathis from his dumpster fate, but probably not.
Overall I think QoS was doomed to be a mediocre entry from the get go and they just used the writers srtike as a excuse for having messed up
It depends on the scene. It’s not quite as bad as many other mid 2000s action movies, but it’s not an easy film to watch. I also suspect certain scenes were rushed and not filmed as carefully as they could be (there’s a few times the 180 degree rule is broken, and not purposefully).
Greene looks a lot like Polanski. More terrifying than Bardem's cackling ghoul. Elvis is Thomas Tuchel? His opera crying was so sweet. Think the 'piss off' TSWLM tie guy was in TWINE, too? He deserved to die. Only Timbo can tell you to p off (begging pardon of James Cossins from TMWTGG via future Q)
Must get back to work...
I'm not sure where i read it, but i believe the camera 'crossing the line' was intentional. A strange director flourish, but each to their own.
All this comes after that chase where they've gone through the glass ceiling, and it looks like it all could be quite exciting if you could actually see what's going on!!!
I think the writers strike would have helped me understand the plot a bit better. The editing would still have been a problem for me though.
After Casino, it was a massive step-down for me, in terms of storytelling especially. I'd hope, that it might have made more sense if there'd been better writers.
It is re-watchable though. But a good plot works mostly on the first viewing anyway. Once you're a few watches in, it's not about "oh, I wonder what happens next?" is it?
It's more about "I like to watch this bit".
Wasn't Slate a hitman posing as a Geologist, who Camille thinks has evidence of Greene's nefarious activities in Bolivia..? The bloke on the bike i assume was there to witness the killing of her and perhaps assist in the getaway..?
That's pretty much how i see it, although i could be making all the wrong assumptions..!