The best and worst of Bond's Thunderbolt

Bernadette 2022-03-17 09:01:04

After watching the whole movie, the following is my personal experience of watching the movie:

1. First of all, it must be pointed out that in the era when there were no computer special effects and even the limited shooting technology, this film used a lot of underwater photography to shoot the underwater battle, and people and sharks coexist (from behind the scenes, those sharks are all real , And the actors are really in the same pool when shooting, and the danger can be imagined) and other incredibly difficult action scenes. Now watching a scene of the undersea war, modern people may feel a little boring and procrastinating. Looking at that era, no movie dared to play it like this, and it could be done so well. It can be imagined that it was a visual feast back then. (Otherwise, the box office wouldn't be so good in those days)

2. This location is mainly on the beach. As far as the eyes are concerned, the blue water is full of fantasy and beautiful underwater world, which is eye-catching enough.

3. There are mainly two Bond girls, one is a villain. This is also considered an outlier among the Bond girls, and Bond clearly slept with her, but he didn't turn back because of it. . . . . The other is a very standard Bond girl, with a high face value, and in order to repay her brother's revenge, she created a boss rebellion (this reason is more reasonable than having sex with Bond and rebelling). Then, not surprisingly, a female character with very few scenes was killed by the enemy because of Bond!

4. The big BOSS is the No. 2 (second in command?) of the Ghost Party. In addition to the evil and fierce like raising sharks, there are not many other characteristics. In the end, the ship battle with Bond was limited by filming technology, and modern people seem to be very false. . . . . . . The dead were also useless. It was not even Bond killed, but the heroine was stabbed in the back by the heroine after he had the upper hand. . . . . .

5. There are still many points in the plot. This is indeed Bond doing standard intelligence collection work. In order to detect the whereabouts of the nuclear bomb, the transition from external probing to in-depth probing of the Ghost Party 2 is very natural, and the layers are deep. It is worth mentioning that a plot of the nursing home at the beginning, centered on the mysterious jumper, this plot is not only murderous and suspenseful, but also brisk and humorous because of the flirtation with the female therapist. At the same time, it also paved the way for the clues behind why Bond stared at the Ghost Party No. 2 (Bond witnessed the death of the pilot colonel in the nursing home, but the report was a crash)

6. Objectively speaking, the plot is excellent, the protagonists perform well, the Bang girls are also brilliant, and the action scenes are also difficult enough. Compared with the climax part of the car chasing scene in "Life and Death", it is more ambitious. In my personal mind, it ranks above "Life and Death" in all 24 series, but because the villain of "Underwater City" is too bright and the action is also excellent, the plot is complete, so it can't surpass "Underwater City". ", ranked sixth.

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Extended Reading

Thunderball quotes

  • Domino: Vargas's behind you.

    James Bond: Really...

    Domino: He must have followed us.

    James Bond: [shoots Vargas with a spear gun] I think he got the point.

    Domino: It should have been Largo.

  • [Placing Fiona's body in a chair after she is shot on the dance floor]

    James Bond: Do you mind if my friend sits this one out? She's just dead.