[Serial Completion Plan] "007 No. 16: Killing License"

Augustus 2021-12-08 08:01:51

This is a very unique "007" movie. Bond's action is no longer a task assigned by the superior, but a whole-hearted revenge for his friends, and he doesn't even care if his agent's license is revoked. The CIA agents Wright and Mrs. Bond had a relationship with Bond. Unexpectedly, they offended the drug lord Sanchez because of the anti-drug operation. As a result, the newlyweds were brutally murdered. Mrs. Wright was killed, and Wright was tortured by Sanchez and bitten by a shark. Falling legs are disabled for life. As a result, we saw a very angry Bond, very different from any of the previous ones. However, this image seems to be tailor-made for Timothy Dalton. Even though it does not have Connery's chic and Moore's grace and calmness, his boldness and determination is undoubtedly his biggest "label".

Of course, it is unrealistic to rely on Bond to single-handedly manage the huge drug gang. Boss M withholding his license is more like a routine of MI6, without restricting his personal freedom; while on vacation, Dr. Q rushed to the rescue with a large push of high-tech products, it looked like an arranged play. . As far as MI6 is concerned, it has both destroyed the drug lords and sold the favor of Bond and the CIA, so why not do it. Those who are as smart as Bond might have guessed one or two earlier.

Bond is brave, but also needs good luck. The big turning point of this story is luck. Bond pretends to be a job-seeking professional assassin and gets into the nest of bandits and waits for an opportunity to assassinate Sanchez. Unexpectedly, he broke the good deeds of the Hong Kong Drug Enforcement Administration and was almost killed by an angry Hong Kong agent. A British agent named Fallon stated that he wanted to escort Bond back to China, but according to my analysis, it is more likely that M was appointed to assist Bond secretly). Unexpectedly, a series of mistakes made him gain the trust of Sanchez, so he took the opportunity to use Sanchez's suspicion to divorce the relationship between him and his partner Crest, and used Sanchez to get rid of Crest— -Another culprit in the Wrights tragedy.

The chase scenes of several tank trucks are the final climax. The thrilling and popular level of this segment is no less than that of any action movie at the time. There are even a few seconds of tank truck tilting to avoid the stunt of rocket bombs, which is quite dazzling. . It is also worth mentioning that the two Bond girls in this work are not glamorous, but they are all temperamental beauties. Especially the screenwriter designed a section of jealousy that made one of them (Bouville) cry. It is interesting to say that although Dalton has only appeared in two "007" movies, the Bond girls in these two have shed tears for Bond, and they are definitely an odd number in the "007" series full of dew and affection.

After "License to Kill", Timothy Dalton resolutely resigned because he did not want to be stereotyped by the audience, and became the actor with the second least number of times to play Bond. Even if the number is small, Dalton has injected Bond with a bold and indomitable hero image, and made this character more humane and three-dimensional in the interpretation, which is impressive. Due to copyright issues, the series suffered a four-year suspension since 1990, and after that, it was the legend of Pierce Brosnan.

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Licence to Kill quotes

  • [Sharkey asks about Felix]

    Sharkey: How is he?

    James Bond: His left leg's gone below the knee. But they might be able to save his arm.

    Rasmussen: You can bet it was a chainsaw. Colombians love to use them on informers. Hell, they sell more here than the state of Oregon.

    [Rasmussen leaves]

    Sharkey: Chainsaw my ass. I know a shark bite when I see one.

  • [a couple of divers arrive with Sharkey's corpse]

    Milton Krest: Nice work, Clive.

    Clive: Thanks, Mr. Krest. Guest what? His name was Sharkey.