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Hands down my favorite scene in the entire film. That score still gives me chills.
It's Sam's brilliant tribute to The Shining, and boy does it work.
Another thing I wondered about Skyfall is why they captured Silva instead of Bond shooting the villain, like he has done is so many previous films. Of course it was necessary for the story, but it made me re-evualte whether Bond really had to kill all those evil people before.
As for why Bond didn't kill Silva, he likely wanted M to see Silva first hand, so he could answer for what he had done, directly to her. I'm sure he figured she'd want to at least confront the guy, and then decide what should be done to him, considering their complicated history together and the responsibility she has to MI6 to capture those that kill their people and destroy their property.
Love that line! :D I hope Fiennes will swear a lot too :P
When Bond kicks the spare gun to Mallory during the inquiry shootout I view it as a symbolic reaching across the aisles between them. I'm sure both had suspicions about one another, but have since shared a mutual respect and appreciation. They are both men of action and endurance, after all.
Thank you for the thorough reply, very helpful indeed. :)
Perhaps the word 'disdain' wasn't very well chosen. I know that she does respect him a great deal, but I do think she was much colder towards Brosnan than to Craig. It's like the movies treated her more like an old lady towards the end; she still acted angry all the time, but the fact that she cared for Bond became more obvious.
I agree entirely. This dynamic has a lot of potential and both Fiennes and Craig are of the same calibre (acting wise) so I'm looking forward to it. I already could feel a much better and more interesting relationship between these two compared to the Mother/son nonsense that has been playing out with Dench since CR. I can't tell you how ecstatic I am that this rubbish is finally over and done with. Now that Craig's Bond is free of surrogate mother's clutches, maybe he can start showing a little more interest in women and 'loving' a little more. He's been a bit of a grump for most of the past two films. He'd better get it on with both Lea and Monica in SP.
To be fair, he's had every right to be a grump. Most men would've been driven to absolute self-destruction and oblivion under similar circumstances.
Still, I agree about the new dynamic. We had a female M for 17 years (!), so to get the first male M in a long time is great. It's opens the opportunity to do so many great things with that new dynamic. We'll get to see Bond have a completely fresh relationship with his boss than he did with Judi's M. I don't see Craig's Bond as being the smart aleck Connery's could often be with the pointed Bernard Lee M, nor the troublemaker he was in his rookie days with Dench's M.
Like I said, going off the end of Skyfall I think it'll be less about M telling Bond to do this and that and being snarky and more about two men of action fighting against the world. I see a lot of teamwork happening between them and a deep formation of trust. If Mallory again has to prove the usefulness of the 00 section or faces any kind of offensive strikes, he will consult with Bond. I definitely see these two going all out together and facing off against whatever threats are waiting from SPECTRE, even if they stand alone.
My only worry with that scenario would be seeing Eve in the field again. While it would aid in appeasing radical feminists everywhere, it would be completely contradictory to her character. I will except her picking up a gun in a moment of crisis, but no "I changed my mind, I want back in the field again" bull.
Agreed 100%. I felt that developing already in SF and loved it. The wink from Bond to Mallory in SF was telling & reflective of the new relationship. Just trust me so to speak. They would not have been able to get away with that so easily with a female M
I think we thankfully have less of this to worry about given Harris' recent comments.
All the pieces are in place. Now "just don't cock it up" as was said. Love that bit. Brought back Bernard Lee to mind for some reason (I think he used to say don't muck it up).
I thought Silva was the best so far in a very strong array of villains throughout Craig's Bond tenure. Le Chiffre, Mr White, Demitrios, Greene, Yusef, Medrano, Patrice, Silva... I love them all! No matter what other people might say about them... :P For me Craig has had the best and most consistent level of villlains since Connery... And by the looks of it, the trend will only continue!
Absolutely agree.
D Greene, as I think he had great potential. Although I wasn't disappointed by
Silva.
His speech to Camile about Bond being a tragic case is delivered with relish and his moment when he reveals to Medrano what he's actually signed and the line about what will happen if doesn't keep his end of the bargain is a particular highlight and of course his caged animal reaction to fighting Bond as the Hotel goes up in flames around them. He's no physical threat to Bond but when he starts swinging that axe in desperation he seems particularly dangerous.
Silva made more of an impression and I thought Bardem played it beautifully but if I was going for a favourite I'd say Mads, the moment he appears he oozes menace, his interactions with Craig at the table and of course the torture sequence, it was nice to get a villain who became more dangerous as his situation got worse, that torturing was a real act of desperation as he really knew his life was on the line, making him just like Greene, that more dangerous.
Silva was more familiar to some of the classic villains due to his more over the top approach but LeChiffre and Greene made for more subtle original takes on the traditional Bond villain.
1. LeChiffre
2. Silva
3. Greene
And that American director made the British intelligence service look like a bunch of amateurs.
Completely agree! It is a great moment showing Quantum and Greene's power and slyness, and Amalric delivers it perfectly. I really believe Greene is the most underrated villain in the franchise. He is so pure evil, psychotic, unpleasant and quirky, so sly, manipulative and powerful. When people point out that he is no physical threat it makes me roll my eyes. When was that ever a requirement for a Bond villain?
But this is probably more suited to the "QoS appreciation thread"...
"American director"? Do you mean it as a metaphor of some sort, or are you just badly informed?
For me SF feels to rushed as if the story wan't thought through and they ended up with stuff that might look cool but made not a really cohesive story. In that it was the worst culprit of all 007 movies, and they do tend to take the mickey with truth and reality. But even in their OTT kind of way the stories make sense.
Anybody knows that I am no fan of QoB, but story wise it is easily one of the more cohesive and working stories of any 007 movie. Too bad the Director was not up to the job.
Exactly. And yet he still managed to make a better movie than other Bond films that had no production woes whatsoever.
Did you just say that?
Have to say I agree with this. Dench got a lot of leeway and credit because she is a national treasure and an excellent actress - but her 'M' started to get very tiresome and repetitive after TWINE ...
Just been browsing the newly released consolidated viewing figures for 2014 (UK).
SF premiere - 24th Dec on ITV was the most watched film of the year with 8.101m. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was a distant second with 6.391m, with Avengers in third with 6.044m.
Oh, and for fellow Sherlock fans - It was the most watched scripted show for the year with 12.724m. Beaten only by The Great British Bake Off (Sigh) and two world cup fixtures.
I don't like SF so no surprises here, but I always felt that line was gratuitous and out of place. Hasn't she been a big enough b**** already? Does she really need to underline that fact like this? I just found it so boring during the Dench era - the constant trust issues and faux hostility. I actually preferred the more affectionate dynamic with Brosnan.
I hate the way she orders that damn 'shot' as well at the start. It's so contrived. Let Bond finish the job for f**** sake, if he's your top agent. He's in hand to hand combat, engaging the enemy. Taking the shot there is a 50/50 chance you take out the wrong guy and lose the disk. All totally moronic. Plus, as others have pointed out, when Moneypenny takes out Bond, she should immediately follow up with another shot.
Any way....