"007: Breakthrough Quantum Crisis": personal grievances vs. national interests

Kari 2022-03-22 09:01:10

Although the "007" series seems to be a whole, "Big Break Quantum Crisis" can be regarded as the first true sequel movie in the series. It is closely connected with the previous episode, and the beginning of its story is far from "The Great War". The end of Casino Royale was only an hour away. Therefore, since the beginning of the movie, it has been carried out at a high pace. Bond drove an Aston Martin in Italy to avoid the pursuit of several Alfa Romeo. The editing of this paragraph is very good, and it has a taste of "Fast and Passion". , Can immediately arouse the mood of the audience, and at the same time set the tone of the film.

The plot of "Big Break Quantum Crisis" is entirely dominated by Bond personally, rather than accepting tasks sent by superiors. In the last episode, the loss of his lover Vespa made Bond ignite the flames of revenge, and he wanted revenge. He was even robbed of his passport and credit card by M. The Vengeance Stalk actually appeared in the "007" series. Timothy Dalton's "License to Kill" also has a similar plot. Bond is eager to revenge for his friends, and M has also detained his agent's license. It was just that in that revenge, Bond eliminated the drug cartel by the way, which was in the interests of MI6 and the CIA. However, in this film, the environmentalist entrepreneur Green and the criminal organization behind Bond are inextricably linked with the CIA, and even affect the national interests of the United Kingdom, making the situation even more dangerous.

The action scenes and violent scenes of this film are constant, and it is the most violent of all "007" movies. Cars, yachts, airplanes, land, sea and air vehicles take turns taking turns. Daniel Craig also spared his life. He was injured in an action scene. Not only did he have eight stitches on his face, he had a slight plastic surgery, and even a small part of the tip of a finger was cut off. The most exciting scene in the film was the skydiving scene before the plane crashed. Because Craig rejected the use of green screens and Viagra fans to film free fall, the crew found a vertical wind tunnel to shoot this scene and used seven A high-definition camera and a handheld camera form an array to capture the lens simultaneously, and the final effect is really real.

The Bond girl in this episode is played by Olga Kurylenko. Although she was nearly 30 years old, she was not very old. This Ukrainian beauty is a supermodel and a top-notch figure. Her mother was born in Irkutsk Oblast in Eastern Siberia. Perhaps this is why Oga brought some Central Asian characteristics, which was very different from those blonde and blue-eyed Soviet Russian beauties. Camille, who she plays, is the only Bond girl who has not been abducted by Bond. Camille is stubborn, determined, and committed to revenge, and she hits it off with Bond. Another Bond girl is Gemma Arterton, but she doesn't have many scenes, and she doesn't even reveal the well-known "chest" in the future. But her method of death is full of tribute. In the "Gold Finger" that year, there was a strange punishment that was covered with gold paint, but in this film, it was replaced with oil.

Director Mark Foster has injected certain political elements into the film. The so-called "national interest" in the film is undoubtedly the naked big-power chauvinism. It is right to manipulate and interfere with the Bolivian regime for his own benefit. The ridicule and ridicule of major powers such as the United States and Britain. Fortunately, there are criminal groups as targets, creating a "step" for the drama of personal grievances against national interests, so that Bond will not be blackened all the way, or the way to "The Bourneman".

For the realistic color of the film, there are some critical voices. For example, the British "Sunday Times" commented that it replaced fantasy with superfluous and stupid realism. There are also other critics who criticized this "007" movie as lacking the romantic flavor of the past. I personally feel that this is a matter of different opinions. Although the "007" series is a spy film with more romanticism than realism, it has never given up on advancing with the times, such as the "energy issue" or "terrorism" that has been involved more than once. ". The actions of Green, the villain of "Break the Quantum Crisis", are a typical representative of the emerging ecological terrorism in recent decades. Under the banner of green environmental protection, they are doing things that occupy resources, destroy the environment, and threaten them. Being able to fit the situation in terms of the diversification of the subject matter is sometimes more interesting than simply "drinking, drinking, making girls, killing people."

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Quantum of Solace quotes

  • James Bond: How much oil did the Americans promise you?

    M: This isn't about oil.

    James Bond: Well, that's good because there isn't any.

    M: It's about trust. You said you weren't motivated by revenge.

    James Bond: I'm motivated by my duty.

    M: No. I think you're so blinded by inconsolable rage that you don't care who you hurt. When you can't tell your friends from your enemies, it's time to go.

  • M: It'd be a pretty cold bastard who didn't want revenge for the death of someone he loved.