I caught the new Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, the other day. I think I need to right a longer post-modern critique of Bond... But for now, suffice it to say that I was a little confused throughout the movie. There were several references that I assumed were to parts of Casino Royale. So I rented that this weekend and sure enough, the two are very tightly intertwined. In fact, QoS appears to pickup immediately where Casino Royale leaves off. To get the best experience of QoS, be sure to watch Casino Royale again right before going to the theater.
As for the movie - well, the new Bond is more exciting. The focus is on action and not gadgets and girls (although there are plenty of the latter - but this new Bond doesn't sleep with as many as the old Bond). Seeing how Casino Royale starts off with Bond first getting his Double-Oh status, I think these movies are a return to a younger, less-experienced, brash Bond. There is considerably more character development for Bond in these films compared to the old (which isn't saying much because the old Bond had zero character development in 30+ years).
As for the movie title, I think this video sums it up nicely:
0 comments:
Post a Comment