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or we go for the blooded and injured Bond, on the cusp of death (symbolising the death of the DC era)
the second option is more in keeping with the whole of the era and with the dark side of DC's Bond and, also, more in keeping with the new Director's style.
Interesting stuff.
I'd rather see: Bond, newly retired, in his car with a girl, driving off into the sunset.
But then...a speeding car passes him in the other direction. He senses something is off. He turns to the girl, smiles, shrugs, then does a fast U-turn, chasing the other car.
Cut to black.
Unless I'm mistaken, aside from Lazenby (who we knew was one and done before his movie was even out) this is the first time an established Bond actor is coming out with 'one more' and we know so ahead of time.
I mean, Connery in DAF I suppose was a toss-up. He was at least asked to come back for LALD.
Moore's contract after MR (I think) was one movie at a time- people kept expecting him back... TLD was pretty much written with him in mind.
Dalton.... everyone knows that sad story: he was in it for the long haul but they piddled around after LTK until his contract expired.
I was a teenager during Brosnan's tenure, and I distinctly remember it being assumed he'd keep going after DAD.
So now we have Craig-- this next movie isn't even filmed yet and we know ahead of time this is it for him. A unique first for the series-- and bittersweet in a way. They really do need to come up with a special send off for him.
I'm torn on whether to acknowledge the ending of the DC era. Maybe have the YOLT book ending. He has amnesia and is adrift at sea. Leave it as a cliff hanger. You could even do "James Bond will Return????" Then the next film starts with the new guy trying to execute M. Gives the new guy a bold new start and some acting as we see him redeem himself.
Didn t he also say "Never look directly into the camera." ?
Set to MR's circus music!
NO-BOD-Y DOES!
dadadadadadada
IT BET-TER!
dadadadadadada
A red Ferrari F355 GTS pulls up along side them. Who’s driving the Ferrari? Pierce Brosnan.
He leans out the window and goes, “You took my job you bastard!” The two cars engage in an epic chase, both equipped with Q-branch gadgets. CraigBond eventually gains the upper hand and rams BrosBond off a cliff. CraigBond goes, “Now we have all the time in the world.”
Surprise bitch! The Ferrari can turn into an attack helicopter! It rises above the cliff edge and BrosBond fires a single missile, destroying the DB5 and killing both Swann and CraigBond instantly. We get a close up shot of Brosnan’s smug and satisfied face.
Sudden cut: BrosBond awakens lying in a bed that’s covered with diamonds. Jinx is next to him. She says, “Bad dream?” BrosBond goes, “I had a dream some blonde idiot stole my job.
Jinx: “Hmm, weird.”
Fade to black.
Movie gold! :D
Lol Funnily enough I was thinking along similar lines, Brosnan doing a Bobby Ewing and waking up in the shower after a bad dream.
Girl: "Careful James, any more physical strain and you could be in here longer than six months!"
*goes to kiss girl*
Bond: "Let's try for twelve, shall we?"
OR alternate line:
Bond: "Do I... (kissing) ...look like I... (kissing) ...give a damn?"
Regarding the original post's idea, I'd rather not have M thanking and acknowledging Bond in such a serious way. I agree with bondjames in that it makes Bond feel a tad too heroic, and he shouldn't. He should save the world each time, but for the most part remain 'anonymous', so to speak. He shouldn't be singled out too openly.
In that sense, the idea with the tramp is better. It has some dramatic weight, but doesn't go overboard. I'm still not fully convinced by it, though-- the thought of Bond and a tramp, together, makes me a bit uneasy, as I'm not sure it's, well, Bondian enough. I do think its subtlety and lightness of touch would be perfectly appropriate for the ending.
I would prefer not to end with Bond dying or getting too close to dying. It's the kind of idea that no doubt holds a certain fascination --after 24 films, seeing Bond not make it through this one--, but while it could work within one film, it would run counter to the fantasy aspect of the Bond series, which should remain alive to some degree, no matter how serious the movies might get. No matter what, Bond is a survivor, and one admires him for that. Don't take that away from the character.
After all the films they've made, and knowing in advance the next one will be Craig's last, I guess there's a natural tendency to want to do something special, to take things a bit further, but I say there's no great benefit to be gained from it. I'd happily settle for a traditional ending-- Bond fights the returning henchman and kisses the girl, DAF/LALD style. Barring that, something with a similar tone to the tramp idea --something with a light touch, without an excess of emotional resonance-- would work well.
I'm already crying.
So can the filmmakers commit to that with BOND 25, or do they have to consider BOND 26.
Work out some way of the final battle ending with Bond making a choice between a normal life, and the life of 'an assassin'. He chooses the normal life. His journey is complete.
But, just to keep it in the Bondverse, have him returning one last time to HQ, to pick up the DB5, and have Craig's final scene with him driving through the London streets, the Bond girl by his side. Bond theme plays.
A perfect goodbye to the character arc of the DC era.
He doesn't remember. Or does he? He walks away, into the mist of some cobblestone street. And he smiles.
Done. Brilliant. Simple. An open coda for Bond26.
I'd like that
Buckingham Palace: The changing of the Guard. First shot from the front balcony through a window, looking down (hinting that someone is watching from that angle).
Bond and M stand at the front of the barriers as the soldiers march past. M puts out his hand.
M "Thank you Double O Seven"
They shake hands.
Bond "It was my pleasure, M"
M dissappears into the crowd, leaving Bond to take in the sites and ponder for a few seconds more. Like M, he then merges with the crowd as we see an ariel, pull away shot of London.
This is still the best idea for Craig's exit I've read....
Another idea:
Q is working alone after hours in his lab, sitting at a workbench. Bond enters.
Bond "I hope you're claiming overtime"
Q "Hmm, what's that ?"
Bond "Here, another job for you."
Bond pulls his Walther from inside his jacket, checks it's empty and gently places in on the workbench.
Bond "Ever reliable but I sense ...(pauses)...some roughness.
Q picks up the gun and examines it.
Q "Mmm, just like it's owner..When will you be back to collect it?"
Bond "Soon enough, Q , soon enough."
Bond gently taps Q on the shoulder and departs. Q takes a cardboard tag, writes something on it and ties it to the trigger guard of the gun.
Close up of the gun lying on the workbench with "007" hand written on the tag. We here the click of a lightswitch and the scene goes to black.