The best and worst of Bond's Casino Royale

Nikolas 2022-04-22 07:01:02

1. Daniel Craig will serve as the sixth 007. This time, the image of Bond has been reshaped, and Daniel has given the character an unprecedented tough side. Daniel's Bond is tough, capable, and cold with a touch of tenderness. For audiences in the new era, such a Bond is closer to a special agent than a superhero of the past.

2. The script this time is quite good. At the beginning, two tight action scenes mobilized the audience's emotions and established the image of a new Bond. After that, a large part of the casino's literary drama was calm or even not too much. Fancy card game, but it contains many reversals of the plot, mixed with close-quarters fighting scenes, molesters and Bond poisoning and other plots, and it also lays a lot of groundwork for the interaction between Bond and Bond girls, which increases virtually There is a lot of drama and depth of character, which is extremely rare in the previous series of Bond films. The plot is quite successful.

3. This time, the Bond girls have also changed their symbolic roles such as brainless vases or poisonous roses. The beauty, temperament and acting skills of Goddess Grimm are beyond the reach of most Bond girls. This time, in addition to the first Bond girl who slept with Bond to die, the screenwriter spent a lot of time on the role of Vespa, and also had a lot of interactive plots with Bond. Bond's sentence "After drinking once, I only want to drink this one", showing unprecedented affection. From now on, this martini, which should be shaken and not stirred, will always accompany Bond. At the end of the Venice shootout, a red shadow in the water of Vespana will become Bond's eternal pain and eternal love. Since then, Bond has never been so affectionate to any woman (the marriage in "The Queen's Secret Service" is more impulsive) . The love line and Bond girl this time are undoubtedly very successful.

4. In fact, the 24 007s can be divided into different parallel universes according to the actors, which can explain why Mrs. M who hung up in "Skyfall" shortly after Bond was promoted to 007, but appeared in Bruce. South's film. So it's no surprise that there is a black version of Wright (this character is Bond's lifelong friend, and appears in "Life and Death" and "Licence to Kill", where Bond goes to the wedding and for it in "Licence to Kill" The character who takes revenge). And the organization of the Devil's Party is also looming in the headquarters. Bond's ultimate nemesis Bellofo, has made a comeback soon.

5. Although there are not many big action scenes in this film, the quality has reached a very high level. Daniel personally shot a lot of action scenes, and the more realistic close combat also strengthened the realism of the action, which is far from comparable to the first 20 films. The parkour at the beginning, the airport chase that followed and the Venice battle at the end were all quite exciting.

6. In my personal opinion, this film has outstanding style, and the plot, characters, performances, scenes, and actions are beyond reproach. The other 23 Bond films cannot reach this overall level, so it ranks first in the whole series in my mind. .

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Extended Reading
  • Lee 2022-03-23 09:01:06

    [A-] From the moment that the newly designed classic title came out, I fell in love with this movie hopelessly. Whether it is literary or martial arts, the final execution effect is unexpectedly good. Parkour between the buildings and airport interception contributed to Hollywood's most powerful chase scenes (one of them) at the time. Thanks to the success of the Bourne Shadow series that year, this generation of 007 has also begun to take a new route-rough, manic, and fledgling. The film has achieved an excellent balance between this brutality and elegance. This is the 007 that makes me shine, and this is the 007 that Hollywood needs now.

  • Mossie 2022-04-24 07:01:01

    The fledgling 007's love tragedy with a mysterious woman is more romantic, more retro, and a beautiful new beginning

Casino Royale quotes

  • James Bond: [to Vesper] Why is it that people who can't take advice always insist on giving it?

  • [last lines]

    Mr. White: [answering his cellphone] Hello?

    James Bond: Mr. White? We need to talk.

    Mr. White: Who is this?

    [a shot rings out shattering White's leg. He drops to the ground in obvious pain and drags himself toward the house. He is stopped at the steps by the feet of a man in a suit. He looks up to see Bond with a cell phone in one hand and an assault weapon in the other]

    James Bond: The name's Bond. James Bond.