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No, no, no. It was a fine atypically Plutonic relationship.
Can you say that in english for those who don't speak spy? ;)
But I grok it, so I reach.
I know - it could have turned it into a bit of a cheese-fest. But I think if handled well, they could have incorporated some more trad Bond elements but kept it fresh and updated. It's all about how things are executed at the end of the day. The reason I don't like SF is that despite a lot of the ideas being good, I just done think they're realised very well.
I quite agree. They could at least have spent som more time elaborating on how the lack of water affected the bolivian society. Showed some more misery than just one shot of an empty water pipe. And Greene should have been at the center of it all, leading the operations. That would might have lead to a bigger emotional connection for a lot of the audience, I don't know...
And it wouldn't be so hard to incorporate some traditional army vs army battle at the end. Felix getting a change of heart, puting Beam in his place, and sending an army after Bond at the desert hotel. Or something... I don't know... It might have spiced up things... :-?
But its obvious Forster wanted to do his own thing, and got the freedom to do so. And it resulted in a truly unique Bond film, and for me, a welcome oddity in the series. So I don't complain too much.
I agree.
I too noticed that Forster intentionally took a completely different approach here.
He stripped the narrative bare almost (for a Bond film) and sort of let the imagery do the talking. We sort of have to fill in the gaps ourselves with this film. So the dripping tap is an example of this (the visuals and the shots of the locals make us understand what is happening without it being spoken/explained). The same goes for nearly everything in this film. It's sort of like an elaborate music video in a way with only the essential conversations included. On top of that, it has all the Bourne style quick edits but still retains the glamorous beauty/rich colours of a traditional Bond film.
In a way, I can see this movie appealing equally to all races/cultures and rather easy to translate into other languages, because there is more imagery than narrative/complex characterisations/exposition.
Very daring, creative and artistic but certainly not for everyone.
We have to fill in the gaps ourselves because the writing is shit, not because Forster is a master of visual storytelling.
There I go talking about it again after I said I wouldn't. Damn QOS' perpetual allure.
Despite it's immense budget, it feels like quite a 'small' intimate film.
I agree. I think the villain's scheme is good and although it is quite large scale in concept, you never 'see' this scale on screen. Hence my suggestion that they could have ellaborated by having more of a 'baddy base' scenario around the underground reservoir. I would have enjoyed that, but I understand why they didn't do it. The film keeps everything very much focused on the individual characters right up to the end.
That would have been a really neat idea, an underground lair of sorts. I certainly enjoy QoS for what it is, though, and the realization that it was written during the writers' strike really put things in perspective. Solid film for sure.
Great observations, @TripAces. Also, Bond gives Greene motor oil to drink, which he ends up doing, wishing it was water I'm sure.
It would have been cool if they included a scene cutting between Greene walking through the desert, and someone driving fast towards him in a Land Rover; Greene keeps considering the motor oil, then we see the car speeding at him. The audience is thinking, here's Quantum come to save him and bring him back into the fold, but will they get him before he drinks it? Finally he drinks it and collapses to his knees, and just afterwards Mr. White arrives in the car and shoots him in the back, killing him. Would have reinforced Quantum as an efficient organization tying up all its loose ends.
Don't know if it would have been any good but it was just something I thought up that would be cool to see.
This is what iv always thought as well.Its a very small film for Bond.
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It took me a year to track down something close the film. This one is by Burton menswear UK dept store. I believe you can still get it. Its a very dark Navy. The Y3 from QOS is near impossible to find.
Well done. I have a similar QoS outfit, but I like your jacket better.
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Thanks mate, there are a few jackets on the market you probably found the same issue as I did. Getting one with a big collar like the screen version.
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Shakes head. Seriously what a troll. Who gives a s#@t what you think. I was discussing with other fans the clothing inspired by QOS and this thread.