When the studio announced that Sam Mendes would be directing the new 007 film, the outside world was surprised, because Sam Mendes, who is the best director at the Oscars Mendes is a literary director who has never been exposed to such a large-scale commercial film before, which makes people worry about whether he can make a satisfactory 007 film. Today, "007 Skyfall" has been well received at the global box office, which is enough to prove that this is a successful 007 movie, and it is also the most literary 007 movie. Sam Mendes ditched the pompous period backgrounds and action scenes that deliberately created visual spectacle in previous Bond films, and instead chose to bring a realistic Bond to the audience. This time, James Bond is not the hero we had in our previous impressions, but rather a bit downcast. In addition to a lot of fighting scenes at the beginning and end of the movie, the middle part of the movie is driven by a tight plot.
As we all know, in addition to Bond, the constant agent, there are three essential elements in the 007 movie, one is the Bond girl, the second is high-tech equipment, and the third is exotic. Of course, this episode of 007 movies is no exception, but this time Sam Mendes took a different approach to give these three features the same theme of "retro". When watching a movie, you will find that the two legendary Bond girls are basically playing soy sauce, while M, who originally played a small role, has become the core of the movie. M has accompanied 007 as a boss for decades. At the same time, M has a great role in the film this time, and even went into battle with Bond in person to fight the villain in the end. She is actually the real Bond girl. The high-tech equipment is the most retro in the movie. Q only gave Bond a fingerprint pistol and a signal transmitter, and the fully functional chariot before became only a classic car. In the final confrontation with the villain, Bond used a shotgun, a gas can, and even the last dagger. In short, the movie is expounding the older and more practical truth. In the exotic display, it is the most director's literary retro style. The mysterious British castle under the gloomy tones of the night prairie, the Shanghai Tower uses the principle of Chinese shadow play against the background of fluorescent fluids to express the intensity of the fighting, the Macau casino lake is glowing with golden faucets, and Bond passes by on a cruise ship It can be said that this is the film with the most Chinese classical culture among foreign films, which is precisely because the profound culture of our country is very suitable for the director's "retro and nostalgic" atmosphere.
The most amazing thing about "Skyfall" should be the director's shaping of the characters. It can be said that the three protagonists in the film form a stable triangular relationship, and the development and turning of the plot are all based on the mutual entanglement of the three characters. Bond is no longer the thug who rushed to the forefront for the task after receiving the order, but began to doubt himself and deal with the problem more wisely. M is not a simple boss. She has become the center of the story. We can see her guilt for the agent, her calm aura when being questioned, and her calmness when facing danger. The establishment of the villain is not a simple bad guy. He was originally a spy agent because of M's abandonment of him, so he would take revenge on M because of love and hate. This kind of plump characterization is an essential element of a good literary film, and Sam Mendes has transplanted it into a commercial masterpiece, one of the most literary and artistic commercial films, and it deserves its name.
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