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Skyfall is set to become the highest grossing UK movie ever. It is going to make a billion dollars around the world, It has been almost universally embraced by critics. It has some serious Oscar nomination buzz.
I find it odd that you would come onto a forum for James Bond fans and call the latest Bond movie that has achieved so much "garbage."
some things make the mind boggle and i do not mean DTK's comment
Totally agree. It had no dramatic tension. Just people lobbing stuff through the window and lots of explosions. No real sense of danger.
Also completely agree with you about Severine's death. It was very strangely edited. To begin with I wasn't entirely sure what happened to her when they arrived on the island. Since she'd been going on about how scary Silva was I'd assumed that she had invited Bond on board the boat in the confidence that this was something Silva would not object to - ie. it would have made a lot more sense if Severine was drawing Bond into a trap. However, when they got to the island she is carted off in handcuffs. The next time we see her she is shot by Silva. However, this change in her fortunes is not explained adequately visually or through the script. After she builds Silva up to be such a monster I expected her actions to relate in some way to what she says in the casino, but she behaves like a carefree teenager, inviting Bond back to her place and shagging him while her boyfriends not looking. It just doesn't make sense in terms of character development or motivation. Are we really to believe that she is prepared to sacrifice her own life so that Bond can meet Silva (she knows he can't kill him because he's surrounded by henchmen). What actually motivates her to behave the way she does? It's just ridiculous.
Like you I wasn't immediately sure whether she was dead or not. I actually thought Silva had shot wide and that she'd fainted.
The film does basically fall to pieces after the island. The plot is all over the place and becomes increasingly tedious as they become more and more reliant on computer hacking - always a sure sign that the scriptwriters can't be bothered to think up an intelligent plot device. It felt like a throw back to those naff 1980s teen hacking movies. The hilarious scene where Bond 'decodes' Silva's matrix was so bad it was (almost) good.
I'm reserving comment on Moneypenny's casting. I think Naomi H is a good looking actress. If anything I'd say she is perhaps too attractive to be Moneypenny. I'm not entirely convinced she is well cast here, although I don't have a problem with the fact she is black. As someone else said, it would be odd today if MI6 did not represent Britian's ethnic diversity. MI6 made a big push for British Asians to join after 9/11 and the London tube bombings. Perhaps she should have been of Indian or Pakistani origin?! ;)
Did you pay any attention to the film? There is no Sylvia!
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I thought it was pretty clear from the off he'd shot and killed her.
The expressions of Bond and Servine really sell the scene. I remember flinching when Bond fired the shot that missed. Great editing.
Servine was attracted to Bond from the moment she saw him looking at her through the window in Shanghai.
It wasn't a case of her luring Bond into a trap. Bond ASKED her to take him to Silva. She wanted to play with Bond a bit first though and make him work for her.
"OK you want me to take you to my boss. I will...if you can fight off my guards. As a bonus you can have me too"
From Silva's angle he obviously didn't see any further use for Servine so didn't think twice about getting rid of her.
The film to me was very brave and showed huge ambition in terms of making a film.
The main thing I enjoyed about the film is the character of Bond throughout. Craig plays him with a conviction and as damaged goods.
It's a "50th celebration" quote from FYEO, the death of Kristatos, very similar situation. It's not original on purpose.
see this is what I am talking about that upsets me ! instead of constantly referring or paying homage to past bond films in skyfail, the writers should have had fresh ideas and stayed completely clear of any past homage. The Everything or Nothing documentary should have been the tribute for the anniversary, not the actual Bond film. And @getafix I am glad you find my opinion on Severines death both odd and out of place. I felt like her death was completely rushed and done poorly in terms of writing and directing.
And the scene was so sad that a prolonged duel with the villain would have interfererd with the emotion of the piece. This was adult cinema Bond and not DAD ending style Bond.
I can see your point. Bond and Silva fight for two minutes, while M waits as she bleeds out just to get in a few last lines with Bond. Unlikely in her state.
I thought that scene was pitch perfect, too. But take that with a grain of salt; I thought the whole movie was pitch perfect.
Indeed. In fact I think it is one of the saddest endings in a Bond since OHMSS. I actually felt something and felt bad for her considering it was a less than dignified way to die.
It was a beautifully sad dramatic end. And Craig made the scene even tougher as in when you see a tough Bond show real emotion. And this will hopefully carry on in his portrayal of the character in future.
She went out swinging and for a good cause though. I like the comment someone made earlier regarding the future legacy of Judi's M, saying that it would be nice to see her portrait in Mallory's office (strangely another last name beginning with an M) as they did with the portrait of the legendary Bernard Lee's M. I would love it if Bond came up to it in 24 or 25 and just laid his hand on it and smiled. That would tear me up for sure.
Because she was away from home and not dying on her own terms. She was like a hunted animal being chased by the villain and his men relentlessly. She was powerless and ironic for a woman who commanded MI6.
I think it was unthinkable to her how things went so wrong and the severe punishment of the past came down like a tonne of bricks. Her career or loss of it was the last thing she was worried about in the last act.
Before I saw the film I knew what will happen to M. Nothing prepared me for how well the scene was played out and she made it so real that I think she deserves accolades.
I hope they honour her M in the next movie. That would be a nice touch for sure and an interesting aspect to the story. Maybe the film starts off at M's funeral.
True, but I doubt she expected it to go as far. She assumed earlier on that Bond would get Silva before things went out of control. And I assume she knew had she not made the stand, then Silva knew where she lived and how to find her. He knew how to hack into MI6 after all when he shows Bond's medical report.
She shows true leadership in the sense of putting herself on the frontline and in harms way. What politician would do that?
Like all great ladies, she still had her secret ways.
True. I still thought it was scary for her and to fight her last battle in a place of the least technology was an interesting idea. It also nicely showed how much she trusted Bond with her life out of all the men she could have summoned to protect her in MI6.