He was so much more intimidating as Anton. They could have TOTALLY made a movie about Anton’s backstory- It would have been great... or horrible. It’s a toss-up. 🪙
Lesson here: Don't show the villain early in the movie, wait until it makes sense to have a great introduction scene, give him a nice monologue and allow the actor to shine for a few minutes. Stablish the character and allow him to have charisma. Skyfall is remembered because of this scene.
I think Blofeld introduction in Spectre was almost going as cool as this scene...until he said "Cuckoo!". Stupid line, destroyed the image of a terrifying Blofeld
Bonds like "I've made love to many women, in the mud and the rain, and it's possible a man may have slipped in there. I have literally no way of knowing."
I can't imagine the timing involved with telling that speech while walking down the hall. He gets to the end right at the climax of the story without breaking stride or changing his pace once. Unreal.
Well you can either do that, or since the camera is far away you can just prerecord an audio file and play it over an actor talking gibberish in the distance (the lip sync wouldn't be noticeable), record the audio file time and train the actor to just walk the distance at the required time without worrying for the first half of the story.
When I saw this scene in the theater, you could just FEEL how Bardem's presence just enraptured the entire audience. We hung onto every one of his subtle bits of humor and his amazing psychotic episodes. This man is such a pleasure to watch.
I'm guessing this is called "Skyfall Funny Silva Scene" because most people focus on the homoerotic moment, but it undervalues the brilliant work here. This masterful scene shows Silva trying several different approaches to get Bond to crack. Silva's first approach is his story about survival, and how he and James are the rats on the island. Then he describes M as their mother, who has betrayed them both, so he is equating himself as James' brother. Didn't work, so then he went for the homoerotic approach to shake James up. James deflected that by suggesting that he's open to or prepared for it. Silva then frees James' hands and tries to appeal to his need for freedom, offering to make him a partner who can pick his own secret missions. James belittles that by equating it to a hobby, because there'd be no loyalty to country. This entire scene is a wonderful little chess game. The way it's shot is also impressive, with Silva entering on the elevator and walking toward James in one long take while delivering the rats monologue.
It’s actually a rather elementary shot. Or an amateur “chess game”. James Bond movies have to appeal to the masses or they lose potentially hundreds of millions of dollars. This is not that deep of a scene.. it’s all rather surface-level.
The Daniel Craig Bond movies may not be perfect, but the fact that they got Mads Mikkelsen, Javier Bardem, and Christoph Waltz to appear in the series is an achievement in and of itself.
***** It's because Silva is essentially a dark mirror of Bond. He possesses similar skills and tactics, has a similar past, and was also screwed by M - the difference is, Bond forgave his adopted "mother" and remains loyal to her, while Silva is rogue and attempting to kill her.
DisgruntledViewer nope its because James was loyal to his country first, M second. Silva on the other hand had no loyalty to his country only to M so her betrayal affected him much more then when she betrayed James thus the reason why Silva wanted to kill her and himself so badly
That’s what I love about this scene no matter how bad silva is he absolutely right about everything M used both of them as rats so in a poetic sense the story silva told is symbolic of the three characters the grandmother is M and the two last rats are silva and bond
by far the best villain from any Bond film because as a watcher, you really felt sympathy for Silva and kinda understood where he was coming from. Plus Javier Bardem was incredible in the role
I love how Silva tries to make Bond uncomfortable by touching him and making erotic suggestions. While the audience feels the discomfort, Bond is the epitome of cool. You *cannot* throw this guy off. "What makes you think this is my first time?" Bond is so comfortable in his sexuality, that threatening it doesn't faze him. Notice how, as soon as Silva sees Bond isn't deterred, he switches tactics. Which is why this scene is such a great power play.
+StoriesThatNeverWere This whole sequence is the best in the film, as you can see such a battle of mind games going on between Bond and Silva. First Silva belittles Bond by pointing out his failed evaluation tests, trying to make him feel like an inferior agent. Then he tries to dominate Bond's sexuality, by touching him and making him uncomfortable. Then he attacks Bond's loyalty to his country, by saying how old fashioned MI6 is and that the British empire is just a "ruin", tempting him to become a free agent like he is. After this he literally attacks one of Bond's lovers in a sick shooting game, and just kills her like she was nothing as a kind of mockery of Bond's history with women. Silva attacks every facet of Bond, trying to break him and undo his image. The more I watch it, the more I realize how brilliant of a Bond villain Silva is.
+Crichjo32 Especially at the end of the scene when he took out all of his henchmen even keeping his cool, only feeling bad for wasting the scotch. Then MI6 comes in with helicopters and Bond says "The latest from Q Branch, called a radio." taunting Silva that he was beaten by an old fashion gadget. Genius.
+StoriesThatNeverWere I totally agree. I had some friends who actually believed "they made James Bond gay"....they totally missed the point of the scene. It has very little to do with sexuality, and everything to do with....poker. It is all about control, manipulation, attack and counter-attack. I was amazed by this scene. So extraordinary. As intense as any balls to the walls fight scene...but all done with great subtlety.
Javier Bardem deserved an Oscar for his flawlessly evil performance. A masterpiece performance. This is an actor who is greatly underrated and deserves wider attention.
+hellojustanecho How is Javier Bardem underrated ? He was nominated 3 times for an Oscar, won for one of the greatest performances of all time, won awards from Golden Globes to the Cannes film festival award for best actor, was given the role of Silva and is one of the reasons why Skyfall was the highest grossing Bond film of all time and now he is in Pirates of the Caribbean. He is in the A-list of Hollywood leading men.
+Rascal Of Joy - I stand corrected. Thank you for pointing out the many acknowledgements and achievements Javier Bardem has received thus far. He is an outstandingly good actor and I was ignorant of the scope of his recognition to date. I look forward to more brilliant performances from this amazing actor. Thanks again!
Man it's so creepy how creepy Silva can seem just by walking towards the camera. He gets bigger and bigger in the frame, all the while telling his story until you suddenly realise how close he his. Super disconcerting, and really engaging.
Those who whisper their malice know the tactical reach of their toolkit, and are nearly always to be taken more seriously than those who do not, and disguise such by yelling it.
This is actually a brilliant throwback to the old Bond movies with the helpless Bond; the scary villain with the cool monologue and the campy undertones. Skyfall was Craig's Goldfinger, and it will be hard to beat.
***** It has some of the elements of Nolan's Dark Knight and it was admittedly inspired by it, but that's not a bad thing, and it still managed to put in plenty of Bond like elements to keep old and new fans happy. Guess you can't please everyone.
George Hamilton it's a famous Picasso quote. You can also use 'there is nothing new under the sun'. Everyone copies and some try to improve on the copy. It's how life works.
2012 was the year of super villains getting themselves captured on purpose. 4 years after Dark Knight, exactly a complete production cycle. It checks out.
3:18 'Pathological rejection of authority based on unresolved childhood trauma..' I love how Silva does not say anything about that. Shows he has respect for 007 even if they are foes. Bardem was brilliant in this role.
You can tell by Silvas body language and eye's that he is showing respect to Bond for that one and also feeling something terribly deep inside him lurks ready to explode from that exact reason.
I loved this line too because Silva probably has a similar background in that sense. Silva still read it and looked at Bond but yes, chose not to address it. Didn't even poke fun at him about it. Took the moment to share silence with Bond while they both understand what that meant (Bond has intense childhood trauma) and Silva moves on. Such a GREAT touch and unique character choice.
Alec Trelvelyan said similar to Bond over how he was always better. MI6 agents and their egos and their pissing contests. Even after turning villainous and directly fighting against MI6, still that competitive edge against James Bond who is widely regarded as the best M16 agent and the go to guy M turns to when shit gets real. I would wager that there is some jealousy from both Silva and Trelvelyan, from Silva because Bond is M's current golden boy and from Trelvelyan, Bond being number 1 as shown by Trelvelyan scornfully attacking Bond as "her Majesty's loyal terrier" implying that he can always be banked on to deliver for his superiors.
The subtle pause he gives after mentioning childhood trauma, Silva unexpectedly finds common ground with Bond. The look and pause Silva gives indicates his own internal reflection of his own childhood trauma(s).
" Everyone needs a hobby." " What's yours ?" " Resurrection." Mind blowing. Craig always tops my list of favourite Bonds. His nonchalance gives him an extra edge
5:20 I like that the guard noticeable flinches when Bond is free'd and he flaps his arms out. He thought he was going to pull something. Clever attention to detail.
I'm no film student, but even I can see what an amazing scene this is. Imagine the skill, control, coordination and practice it must have taken to put together that opening shot -- a single long take that slowly moves in and up until you "see" from Bond's POV, all while Javier Bardem delivers that monologue so perfectly while walking at exactly the right speed to end up right in front of the camera as his story reaches its ghastly ending.
Funny how the moment Bond calls Silva's seduction bluff, Silva stops trying to seduce him. Everything he's doing in this scene is an attack on Bond to try and find a weak spot in his defences.
Yep, I also believe it could be a call back to Silva's own interrogation when he had been captured. He observed and remembered all of the techniques which had undoubtedly been used on HIM when he was strapped to a chair. I mean yeah, he most likely bit down on the cyanide right away, but chances are after that, he probably added far more methods to his current skill set.
I'll always be impressed with what Javier Bardem did for more than a minute and a half (0:23 - 2:00)--not just give that speech, but how he delivered it and the pace at which he did so, and how he enraptured the audience. It is a reminder of how the truly powerful have no need to shout. I have no idea how many takes there were before he nailed it, but boy, he _nailed_ it.
I remember feeling such tension and dread in the cinema when he told this story. Worst sentence is the last: "But now they don't eat coconut anymore. Now they only eat rat".
Now here you see 2 really good actors at work. Javier Bardem is brilliant as the highly intelligent yet psychopathic ex-spy. Daniel Craig is an amazingly cool & smart Bond who holds his ground facing the villain. The script is excellent, but it is the actors who bring it to life. Now imagine the same scene with Stallone vs. Schwarzenegger, or Steven Seagal vs. van Damme: it would be totally laughable ;)
5:24 *''Your knees must be killing you.''* A simple, but relevant sentence. Silva hinted that Bond was already tiring of his life as an MI6 agent, and trying to lie to himself that he wasn't "cheated". Good movie, great performance by Craig and Bardem.
You know the weird part ? In some alternate timeline, I can easily see Silva and Bond being colleagues, even friends, and that's not something you can say about any other bond villain (except Goldeneye ofc). Also, like every good villain, it makes you pissed off at M, at how proud she is as a character to leave someone she is responsible for and not give a damn.
I think it would be more rivalry at least on Silva's side. Silva would hide it behind superficial charm but I think secretly he would become insanely jealous of M liking Bond so much. Silva lived for M's approval.
4:58 when the villain squeezes above Bond's knees, Daniel's reaction was genuine because that is a ticklish pressure point. I use it on people at judo all the time
I am in love with this scene... The actors are phenomenal, the timing of Silva's reactions or motions are right on time, they are both gentlemen, the power play is phenomenal, so casual, but kinky and smart with small signs. This scene alone deserves an award. I love Silva's character altogether.
Silva's face when Bond says "Everybody need a hobby" - oh! the humiliation! Silva's pride and achievement of life just drained by Bond in one sentence.
Imagine saying that to gamers haha. But along with so many others. My first thought was with pornography lol. My pride fell in one line from a fictional character haha. Just a joke but it was funny reading your comment.
From time to time, I come back to watch this video because of how amazing it was. I always say how he was one of my favorite villains (I can see why he did what he did) He was so calm and I loved his story. Skyfall itself was a great movie!
The best character study of a Bond villain I've seen as of late. Over the course of a film, you start to see what kinds of personality traits, upbringing, and past incidences would come together to create the type of hammy, egotistical madman that Bond regularly goes up against.
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I love that little hesitation from Silva after he says "pathological rejection of authority due to unresolved childhood trauma" as if he's taking a moment to because that hits way too close to home. It echoes back to what M says about orphans being the best agents. Gotta wonder if Silva and Bond were much more alike than they realized.
I believe that Silva's analogy on rats is about agents of M16, Silva was one of the two surviving rats and he longer hunted terrorists(coconuts) instead he now kills other agents of M16; e.g. Bond.
In spain we also say " oof" but its spelled " uf" and its said with a deeper "oo" than on english, just like he said it, so when i heard silva i could notice spain coming out of him at that point
What I love about this scene is how patient the camera was. There were no cuts to different angles, they allowed him to slowly come over for his introduction. That’s brilliant.
“Hello, James. Welcome. Do you like the island? My grandmother had an island. Nothing to boast of. You could walk around it in an hour, but still it was, it was a paradise for us. One summer, we went for a visit and discovered the place had been infested with rats! They'd come on a fishing boat and gorged themselves on coconut. So how do you get rats off an island? Hmm? My grandmother showed me. We buried an oil drum and hinged the lid. Then we wired coconut to the lid as bait and the rats would come for the coconut, and... [imitates metallic scuttering] They would fall into the drum. And after a month, you have trapped all the rats, but what do you do then? Throw the drum into the ocean? Burn it? No. You just leave it and they begin to get hungry. And one by one... [mimics rat munching sound] They start eating each other, until there are only two left. The two survivors. And then what? Do you kill them? No. You take them and release them into the trees, but now they don't eat coconut anymore. Now, they only eat rat. You have changed their nature. The two survivors. This is what she made us.”
When I first saw this in theaters, I was so impressed by how the camera slowly veered over Bond's shoulder. It's moving along with the pace of Silva's stride. This is one of the best introductions for a villian, ever. Perfectly done! I love this scene. 😍
Yes! Spectre missed the mark somewhat, it almost felt abit like a parody of classic 60s James Bond movies. We all thought Christoph Waltz would absolutely nail it and play somekind of intriguing Bond Villain but he kinda fell flat, his Blofeld just felt very cliche. Still a decent Bond movie but not as good as Skyfall.
If you *really* wanna go deep on IT Ops reality, there's not nearly enough visible cooling systems in this shot to handle that massive amount of servers/boxes/switches. Silva's room as shown would be about 180 degrees without massive banks of visible HVAC. It is wicked-cool, though. 😉
It would have been funny if Silva started talking to bond from the elevator and Bond was like " Wait what, I can't hear you" and Silva goes on talking while Bond is like "could you come here and talk, you're like a mile away from me"
Despite popular perception that is what most people in the UK think of the Empire. French people cry about Napoleon, Americans cry that they're being replaced by China but no one in Britain cared about an Empire they received no benefit from. The only ones that did were the politicians.
He is barely whispering when he comes out of the elevator. How can Bond hear him from over there? That would be funny if he got halfway thru his speech and Bond was like, "What? Dude are you saying something? I can't hear you at all!"
@@cmolodiets No, I don't think he _did_ hint at that. I think he pointed out, that Silva counted on Bond being humiliated. As Bond purports to be such an alpha male, he (Bond) might find it humiliating. That is an indictment of Bond and his false macho bravado attitude, not homosexuality.
Mario M if he was a shitty villain , he would have been killed off the first time he showed up, but he was brought back for multiple films and is a clear fan favorite. You have shit taste more like. That said, Joker and Silva are indeed great villains.
No, they're really not, I already posted about how the Joker and Silva have close to nothing in common on "The Ugly Barnacle's" thread. Loki's motivation as an antagonist is also completely different and separate from the other two as well. He's a schemer, the Joker's not. Her's jealous of Thor in ways Silva's not jealous of Bond, the Joker also envy's no one. Everything Silva did was in pursuit of revenge. The Joker inserted himself into the fray because he could, was good at it, and it was fun for him, nothing was personal or with some greater goal in mind that he hoped to achieve. Loki did everything to serve his own ends in a pursuit of power to one day rule over everyone in the Cosmos, as he felt he should. They're completely different, people think they're "deep" to say this shit when in reality it' doesn't add up.
you know, the whole world freaked out when Bond said "what makes you think this is my first time" because they assumped wrongly it was a hint towards Bond being bisexual or at least more "experimental" then we all knew. However it was clearly a way of showing he wasn't afraid nor impressed.. First time I saw this scene tho, I choose to believe it was a hint towards the torture scene with Le Chiffre in Casino Royale. "Now the whole world is gonna know you died Scratching My Balls..."
8 billion hominins and nearly all of them fvck or want to. If it's consensual and doesn't involve kids, who has the time to care who anyone else is fvcking? What a waste of mileage. 😉
What makes you think this is my first time? That line just gets me every time. I mean when you think of James Bond, you never know maybe there was a drunken moment lol
The Best Villains from any movie in no particular order in my opinion: (Movies) SS Untersturmführer Amon Goeth - Schindler's List Raoul Silva - James Bond (Skyfall) Nurse Ratched - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Frank (Once Upon a Time in the West) Reverend Harry Powell - The Night of the Hunter Dr. Hannibal Lecter - The Silence of the Lambs Norman Bates - Psycho Colonel Walter E. Kurtz - Apocalypse Now (Redux) Annie Wilkes - Misery The Alien - Alien Hans Landa - Inglorious Basterds Emperor Palpatine - Star Wars (Original Trilogy and Prequel Trilogy) The Joker - The Dark Knight Harry Lime - The Third Man Anton Chigurh - No Country For Old Men Hans Gruber - Die Hard Frank Booth - Blue Velvet (Disney Movies) Judge Claude Frollo - The Hunchback of Notre Dame Maleficent - Sleeping Beauty Scar - The Lion King
“What’s the most you ever lost in a coin toss, Mr. Bond?”
Omg, I know the reference 😆
I dont think i have played
He was so much more intimidating as Anton.
They could have TOTALLY made a movie about Anton’s backstory-
It would have been great...
or horrible.
It’s a toss-up. 🪙
Do you know how long this coin has be training to get here? You have to call it it wouldn't be fair.
"James, Ineedyoutogetupoffthatchair."
“She never tied me to a chair.”
“Her loss.”
Brilliant!
INDEED
WHAT A LINE
@@pistemutaagioI remember the laughs in the cinema when we first saw this
Silva is my favorite Bond girl.
Bond GIRL?
@Nicholas - no
Omg lmao
@@egb50000 - I don't get it.
Austin Faulds you mean Villain
Lesson here: Don't show the villain early in the movie, wait until it makes sense to have a great introduction scene, give him a nice monologue and allow the actor to shine for a few minutes. Stablish the character and allow him to have charisma. Skyfall is remembered because of this scene.
Yeah
I mean the dark knight showed the villain pretty early and that’s one of the best movies ever (in my opinion)
Defends on the actor who plays villain😅
@@Pablo-pr4vg it depends on how the villain is making it's shine. It can be the first second of the movie. If done well, you can make it amazing.
I think Blofeld introduction in Spectre was almost going as cool as this scene...until he said "Cuckoo!". Stupid line, destroyed the image of a terrifying Blofeld
Bonds like "I've made love to many women, in the mud and the rain, and it's possible a man may have slipped in there. I have literally no way of knowing."
creed 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Darnell is a chump. I have done a lot more for a lot less.
I see men of culture have gathered in this thread.
uhhhhh
I can't imagine the timing involved with telling that speech while walking down the hall. He gets to the end right at the climax of the story without breaking stride or changing his pace once. Unreal.
Yeah. Plus, that shot was 2 minutes long- how many takes it took I have no idea!
Well you can either do that, or since the camera is far away you can just prerecord an audio file and play it over an actor talking gibberish in the distance (the lip sync wouldn't be noticeable), record the audio file time and train the actor to just walk the distance at the required time without worrying for the first half of the story.
They block these things out, but it still looks incredible when it’s all put together!
You know what i was just thinking that as i watched the scene.
Daniel was his mark he just had to time his walk to stop before him.
When I saw this scene in the theater, you could just FEEL how Bardem's presence just enraptured the entire audience. We hung onto every one of his subtle bits of humor and his amazing psychotic episodes. This man is such a pleasure to watch.
why dont you propose to him lol.
+The Mind Of B What time do you go to bed? ..
+The Mind Of B
introduce him to ur wife you suck up goddamn
Ryan Ortega LOL
He is one of an actor ...
I'm guessing this is called "Skyfall Funny Silva Scene" because most people focus on the homoerotic moment, but it undervalues the brilliant work here. This masterful scene shows Silva trying several different approaches to get Bond to crack. Silva's first approach is his story about survival, and how he and James are the rats on the island. Then he describes M as their mother, who has betrayed them both, so he is equating himself as James' brother. Didn't work, so then he went for the homoerotic approach to shake James up. James deflected that by suggesting that he's open to or prepared for it. Silva then frees James' hands and tries to appeal to his need for freedom, offering to make him a partner who can pick his own secret missions. James belittles that by equating it to a hobby, because there'd be no loyalty to country. This entire scene is a wonderful little chess game. The way it's shot is also impressive, with Silva entering on the elevator and walking toward James in one long take while delivering the rats monologue.
That is the ratio.. 99.9% of the human population is a failure.
obviously, we have eyes
The dialogue delivery in the island rat story was a class act
Sea of Dreams but not everyone acts as so
It’s actually a rather elementary shot. Or an amateur “chess game”. James Bond movies have to appeal to the masses or they lose potentially hundreds of millions of dollars. This is not that deep of a scene.. it’s all rather surface-level.
The Daniel Craig Bond movies may not be perfect, but the fact that they got Mads Mikkelsen, Javier Bardem, and Christoph Waltz to appear in the series is an achievement in and of itself.
Rami Malek too!
Even better to note that three of the five Villains in Craig's era are Oscar Winners.
@@OddOneOut665 rami's character is weak
@@OddOneOut665and only one of them was born and bred in the US
“I have an itch down there... You mind?”
Oh Mr Castillo! LoL
😂
To the right!
noooo 🤣
No no… a little more to the left
This is how I interview people when they want a job.
Axem Ranger LOL yes! that is awesome!
Lol awesome!
Axem Ranger hahaga...yeah
I want that job LOL
"What makes you think this is my first time?"
"Everybody needs a hobby."
"...So what's yours?"
"Resurrection."
Best line(s) in the film.
Jon Snow likes this
John Snow knows nothing.
I bet he said "Knitting" on the first take
justin williams i heard it just as i read this
What did he mean by resurrection?
Fun fact: Raoul Silva is basically an evil Bond. His name is an anagram, "A Rival Soul".
that is awesome!
***** it doesnt sound like a stretch to me
***** Wow do you even know what Rival Soul means?
***** It's because Silva is essentially a dark mirror of Bond. He possesses similar skills and tactics, has a similar past, and was also screwed by M - the difference is, Bond forgave his adopted "mother" and remains loyal to her, while Silva is rogue and attempting to kill her.
DisgruntledViewer nope its because James was loyal to his country first, M second. Silva on the other hand had no loyalty to his country only to M so her betrayal affected him much more then when she betrayed James thus the reason why Silva wanted to kill her and himself so badly
5:30 "England. The Empire. MI 6. You're living in a ruin as well. You just don't know it yet."
Well, he's right about that one lol
That’s what I love about this scene no matter how bad silva is he absolutely right about everything M used both of them as rats so in a poetic sense the story silva told is symbolic of the three characters the grandmother is M and the two last rats are silva and bond
Prophetic.
I shouldn't have to live in a world where random comments hit harder than most post-2020 films.
by far the best villain from any Bond film because as a watcher, you really felt sympathy for Silva and kinda understood where he was coming from. Plus Javier Bardem was incredible in the role
Alec Trevelyan: Am I A Joke To You?
"Ooh, she what she's done to you."
"Well, she never tied me to a chair.."
"Her loss."
THE SEXUAL TENSION IS TOO MUCH.
I KNOW
that part got me rolling for weeks LMAO her lost
Are you sure he doesn't say "hair loss" as a symptom of stress and bad treatment
@@pyrefly7575 big Bruh
I love how Silva tries to make Bond uncomfortable by touching him and making erotic suggestions. While the audience feels the discomfort, Bond is the epitome of cool. You *cannot* throw this guy off. "What makes you think this is my first time?" Bond is so comfortable in his sexuality, that threatening it doesn't faze him. Notice how, as soon as Silva sees Bond isn't deterred, he switches tactics. Which is why this scene is such a great power play.
+StoriesThatNeverWere This whole sequence is the best in the film, as you can see such a battle of mind games going on between Bond and Silva. First Silva belittles Bond by pointing out his failed evaluation tests, trying to make him feel like an inferior agent. Then he tries to dominate Bond's sexuality, by touching him and making him uncomfortable. Then he attacks Bond's loyalty to his country, by saying how old fashioned MI6 is and that the British empire is just a "ruin", tempting him to become a free agent like he is. After this he literally attacks one of Bond's lovers in a sick shooting game, and just kills her like she was nothing as a kind of mockery of Bond's history with women. Silva attacks every facet of Bond, trying to break him and undo his image. The more I watch it, the more I realize how brilliant of a Bond villain Silva is.
+Crichjo32 Especially at the end of the scene when he took out all of his henchmen even keeping his cool, only feeling bad for wasting the scotch. Then MI6 comes in with helicopters and Bond says "The latest from Q Branch, called a radio." taunting Silva that he was beaten by an old fashion gadget. Genius.
+StoriesThatNeverWere I totally agree. I had some friends who actually believed "they made James Bond gay"....they totally missed the point of the scene. It has very little to do with sexuality, and everything to do with....poker. It is all about control, manipulation, attack and counter-attack. I was amazed by this scene. So extraordinary. As intense as any balls to the walls fight scene...but all done with great subtlety.
i thought he was just gay
+Chris Thorton james bond is the basically straightest man alive. all this scene demonstrates is that he has absolutely no insecurities about that
Javier Bardem deserved an Oscar for his flawlessly evil performance. A masterpiece performance. This is an actor who is greatly underrated and deserves wider attention.
+hellojustanecho How is Javier Bardem underrated ? He was nominated 3 times for an Oscar, won for one of the greatest performances of all time, won awards from Golden Globes to the Cannes film festival award for best actor, was given the role of Silva and is one of the reasons why Skyfall was the highest grossing Bond film of all time and now he is in Pirates of the Caribbean. He is in the A-list of Hollywood leading men.
+Rascal Of Joy - I stand corrected. Thank you for pointing out the many acknowledgements and achievements Javier Bardem has received thus far. He is an outstandingly good actor and I was ignorant of the scope of his recognition to date. I look forward to more brilliant performances from this amazing actor. Thanks again!
+Rascal Of Joy wait he is now in the new pirates of the Caribbean movie? That's awesome. Hope he doesn't get type castes
Definitely not underrated
@@rascalofjoy3006 NCFOM and Biutiful were riveting
Man it's so creepy how creepy Silva can seem just by walking towards the camera. He gets bigger and bigger in the frame, all the while telling his story until you suddenly realise how close he his. Super disconcerting, and really engaging.
I think he was getting bigger and bigger in another aspect too.
Yeah he's rlly sinister
I love how soft his speech is. First line- hellllooooo James. No need to be deep. The softness makes it so much more sinister.
Those who whisper their malice know the tactical reach of their toolkit, and are nearly always to be taken more seriously than those who do not, and disguise such by yelling it.
300th like
Freiza from DBZ is an excellent example of unassuming and gentle voiced while being terrifyingly powerful(in control) of the situation
The way he sarcastically laughs when Bond says he scored 70 and then corrects it to 40. Oscar-worthy acting!
Bond knew even the 70 was bs, he did horrbly as he could see for himself
This is actually a brilliant throwback to the old Bond movies with the helpless Bond; the scary villain with the cool monologue and the campy undertones. Skyfall was Craig's Goldfinger, and it will be hard to beat.
***** It has some of the elements of Nolan's Dark Knight and it was admittedly inspired by it, but that's not a bad thing, and it still managed to put in plenty of Bond like elements to keep old and new fans happy. Guess you can't please everyone.
***** Good Artists Copy; Great Artists Steal
SerialQiller No, great artists can create something unique by their own thought.
George Hamilton it's a famous Picasso quote. You can also use 'there is nothing new under the sun'. Everyone copies and some try to improve on the copy. It's how life works.
2012 was the year of super villains getting themselves captured on purpose. 4 years after Dark Knight, exactly a complete production cycle. It checks out.
“What makes you think this is my first time?”
“Oh, Mr. Bond!”
LOL
All the physical stuff, so dull, so dull
made me think of George Takei oh myy!!!
you know. hes probably referring to the casino royale torture scene...........
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Lmao OOoowwwe mmmyy
3:18 'Pathological rejection of authority based on unresolved childhood trauma..' I love how Silva does not say anything about that. Shows he has respect for 007 even if they are foes. Bardem was brilliant in this role.
M also mentioned that MI6 recruited mostly orphanes. Hey probably has the Same Background.
You can tell by Silvas body language and eye's that he is showing respect to Bond for that one and also feeling something terribly deep inside him lurks ready to explode from that exact reason.
or...... its just show that mi6 full of idiots who recruited bad batch.
I loved this line too because Silva probably has a similar background in that sense. Silva still read it and looked at Bond but yes, chose not to address it. Didn't even poke fun at him about it.
Took the moment to share silence with Bond while they both understand what that meant (Bond has intense childhood trauma) and Silva moves on. Such a GREAT touch and unique character choice.
You mean that’s your opinion
''You're not nearly the agent I was."
The look on Bond's face in his reaction is priceless!!!!!
The face of "well thats cute that you're confident"
He could be right, to be fair. M states that "he was a brilliant agent" when Silva is locked up just a few scenes after this one.
Alec Trelvelyan said similar to Bond over how he was always better. MI6 agents and their egos and their pissing contests. Even after turning villainous and directly fighting against MI6, still that competitive edge against James Bond who is widely regarded as the best M16 agent and the go to guy M turns to when shit gets real. I would wager that there is some jealousy from both Silva and Trelvelyan, from Silva because Bond is M's current golden boy and from Trelvelyan, Bond being number 1 as shown by Trelvelyan scornfully attacking Bond as "her Majesty's loyal terrier" implying that he can always be banked on to deliver for his superiors.
God this is such a gorgeously shot movie.
It's directed from the guy who directed American Beauty, so you can see why.
Roger Deakins being godly as per
@@Onmysheet and 1917.
4:31 "We can either eat each other... mm?" Gawd, I wish my mind wasn't this dirty...
+HBMHD it was meant to be dirty.
The subtle pause he gives after mentioning childhood trauma, Silva unexpectedly finds common ground with Bond. The look and pause Silva gives indicates his own internal reflection of his own childhood trauma(s).
Orphans make the best agents
" Everyone needs a hobby."
" What's yours ?"
" Resurrection."
Mind blowing. Craig always tops my list of favourite Bonds. His nonchalance gives him an extra edge
What does resurrection mean in that context?
5:20
I like that the guard noticeable flinches when Bond is free'd and he flaps his arms out. He thought he was going to pull something. Clever attention to detail.
I'm no film student, but even I can see what an amazing scene this is. Imagine the skill, control, coordination and practice it must have taken to put together that opening shot -- a single long take that slowly moves in and up until you "see" from Bond's POV, all while Javier Bardem delivers that monologue so perfectly while walking at exactly the right speed to end up right in front of the camera as his story reaches its ghastly ending.
Beautifully put.
He spoke in such a natural rhythm and yet he reached his mark right when he was delivering his “now they only eat rat!” Line. Awesome sequencing.
it's called 'hitting your mark"
@@LordsofMedia lighten up frances.
Silva: the Joker of the Bond films.
+1 I was about to say the same thing!
he is a combination of anton chigur and the joker in this film
no way, he is a great villian
The Ugly Barnacle
Silva is the weirdest Bond Girl ever
+inferno0020 Oh my god 😂
"we can either choose to eat each other" lol are they still talking about rats?
Yes. Bond & Silva. The last two rats.
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Learn how to write, Alan.
The fact that he can speak so gently and act so tender while also clearly making everything such a terrifying threat is so impressive.
Ooh Mr.Bond....O.O
+SoldierCyfix Silva: me_gusta.jpg
XD XD
+SoldierCyfix Daniel Graig: Okay, one more bloody movie and i'm outta here.
+Andres Benatar Oh Zero-sama
Bernardo Benedicto fuckin lmao
3:45
Silva: *Stares at Bond's eyes* Hmm...? *Stares at Bond's pants*
Bond: ... *Stares at Silva's pants also*
Funny how the moment Bond calls Silva's seduction bluff, Silva stops trying to seduce him.
Everything he's doing in this scene is an attack on Bond to try and find a weak spot in his defences.
No, he got shocked of hearing that Bond could be bisexual
*Ooh Mr Bond.* Hilarious haha, the whole cinema was in stitches.
Which is why he killed Severine after seeing that Bond didn't react to his advances
Yep, I also believe it could be a call back to Silva's own interrogation when he had been captured. He observed and remembered all of the techniques which had undoubtedly been used on HIM when he was strapped to a chair. I mean yeah, he most likely bit down on the cyanide right away, but chances are after that, he probably added far more methods to his current skill set.
Not funny at all. It's logical. Why would he persist with a tactic that has proven ineffective?
I'll always be impressed with what Javier Bardem did for more than a minute and a half (0:23 - 2:00)--not just give that speech, but how he delivered it and the pace at which he did so, and how he enraptured the audience. It is a reminder of how the truly powerful have no need to shout. I have no idea how many takes there were before he nailed it, but boy, he _nailed_ it.
The only villain that says "no" without screaming, rather in a gentleman manner. A professional courtesy to another.
What a scene... at 2:57 when he said that second "No" the amount of disappointment on his face was epic... great acting.
Indeed...the way he sighed after he got up was sublime
I remember feeling such tension and dread in the cinema when he told this story. Worst sentence is the last: "But now they don't eat coconut anymore. Now they only eat rat".
Now here you see 2 really good actors at work. Javier Bardem is brilliant as the highly intelligent yet psychopathic ex-spy. Daniel Craig is an amazingly cool & smart Bond who holds his ground facing the villain. The script is excellent, but it is the actors who bring it to life.
Now imagine the same scene with Stallone vs. Schwarzenegger, or Steven Seagal vs. van Damme: it would be totally laughable ;)
harpyion "You betrayed the law!"
"The law!"
Yeah, I don't think a Stallone movie meant to be this serious anyway.
5:24 *''Your knees must be killing you.''* A simple, but relevant sentence. Silva hinted that Bond was already tiring of his life as an MI6 agent, and trying to lie to himself that he wasn't "cheated". Good movie, great performance by Craig and Bardem.
You know the weird part ? In some alternate timeline, I can easily see Silva and Bond being colleagues, even friends, and that's not something you can say about any other bond villain (except Goldeneye ofc). Also, like every good villain, it makes you pissed off at M, at how proud she is as a character to leave someone she is responsible for and not give a damn.
I think it would be more rivalry at least on Silva's side. Silva would hide it behind superficial charm but I think secretly he would become insanely jealous of M liking Bond so much. Silva lived for M's approval.
She's a general, and soldiers die in battle. It's inevitable that there will be losses.
4:58 when the villain squeezes above Bond's knees, Daniel's reaction was genuine because that is a ticklish pressure point. I use it on people at judo all the time
That makes this so fucking funny
@@arachaninejust imagine if James went “Hee hee hee hee”
This scene is truely brilliant. Just pure power play from both characters, beautifully written
"Your knees must be killing you" reference to the fact that in reality craig had issues with his knees during filming
Really? I thought it was homoerotic innuendo just like everything else in this scene.
Not really, James Bond has a bad knee, it is referenced and confirmed in the trailer for the coming movie.
Silva’s face after he said “we can eat each other” 😂 Awesome
I am in love with this scene... The actors are phenomenal, the timing of Silva's reactions or motions are right on time, they are both gentlemen, the power play is phenomenal, so casual, but kinky and smart with small signs. This scene alone deserves an award. I love Silva's character altogether.
Silva's face when Bond says "Everybody need a hobby" - oh! the humiliation! Silva's pride and achievement of life just drained by Bond in one sentence.
Michael M ikr. His face was precious.
Imagine saying that to gamers haha. But along with so many others. My first thought was with pornography lol. My pride fell in one line from a fictional character haha. Just a joke but it was funny reading your comment.
I think it's more impactful because there's no music.
He's very persuasive. I'd highly consider joining him.
Right? I'd be like hell yeah. where do I sign up?
Plus he looks better than a lot of bond girls
I felt the same way about him as Burke in fallout 3. So suave. I had to blow up Megaton.
Me too. He's hot as hell.
Excitement, riches, charisma...no woman would turn down the offer
i felt the same about pagan min
This is by far one of the best villain introductions ever...Javier Bardem totally nailed this one!!
From time to time, I come back to watch this video because of how amazing it was. I always say how he was one of my favorite villains (I can see why he did what he did) He was so calm and I loved his story. Skyfall itself was a great movie!
Javier Bardem is an AMAZING actor!
If you listen closely at 5:24 you can hear Bond activate his gadget, right when he cracks his neck.
And at 5:46 its almost as if Silva knows about it.
No you can't
"Her loss." I have to say, I appreciate the sudden homoerotic nature of this scene.
***** Not really. It shows the stereotype that they're selfish and don't do anything good for society.
***** Then by that logic, he has a thing for silver foxes because he's obsessed with M.
***** Oh dude, I was so bored in the theater, until this scene. I woke right up! XD
Point? It was a spontaneous joke, I'm making fun of him, that's all, there's no point.
Charles Ferdinand so why did you feel the need to even speak?
5:21 when his hands was released the guard got scared, "that's a detail"
They should never have killed of Silva. He's bonds true nemesis
The best character study of a Bond villain I've seen as of late. Over the course of a film, you start to see what kinds of personality traits, upbringing, and past incidences would come together to create the type of hammy, egotistical madman that Bond regularly goes up against.
Silva and Alec were my favorite Bond villains
+rushdi34 Probably why Skyfall and Goldeneye are my favourite movies too xD
Le Chiffre?
+Austin Boylan He is my 2nd favorite! More physically sinister but less power than Silva
That's because both of them were British agents then became traitors.
+rushdi34 max zorin is pretty good too
Who'da thunk that Javier Bardem would play the best Bond "Girl" ever? #ShipIt
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Justice J. Srisuk *thought
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I love that little hesitation from Silva after he says "pathological rejection of authority due to unresolved childhood trauma" as if he's taking a moment to because that hits way too close to home. It echoes back to what M says about orphans being the best agents. Gotta wonder if Silva and Bond were much more alike than they realized.
I believe that Silva's analogy on rats is about agents of M16, Silva was one of the two surviving rats and he longer hunted terrorists(coconuts) instead he now kills other agents of M16; e.g. Bond.
One of the best villains, one of the best actings, in my opinion.
True
"Well, SHE never tied me to a chair." "Her loss."
I love Silvas face when he suggests to eat each other
Imagine doing that whole walk and speech perfect only to sneeze right at the end
"What's the most you've ever lost in a coin toss?"
Alcohol and substance addiction indicated...oof. Love that part
In spain we also say " oof" but its spelled " uf" and its said with a deeper "oo" than on english, just like he said it, so when i heard silva i could notice spain coming out of him at that point
@@pyrefly7575 Prior to that part, he also softly exclaims "Ay" as he approaches the table with the laptop... another Spain-ism.
@@solutionbeellc7577 un poco rebuscada pero vale
This scene...turns from tragic to hot...Hail to the mighty writers who give us scenes like that!
Ohhh Mr. Silva are you trying to seduce me??
Timing, pacing and the superb acting of him telling the story is truly amazing! What an actor
What I love about this scene is how patient the camera was. There were no cuts to different angles, they allowed him to slowly come over for his introduction. That’s brilliant.
"She sent you after me knowing you are not ready, knowing you would likely die, mommy was very bad" easily best villain in bond.
Imagine the amount of pornography one could download with that setup. Not that I've ever done that or anything.
hahah I was thinking it would a decent gaming setup.
FPS. Can you imagine the graphics it would run ? and multiple connections. 3d immersion monitor ? ummmm. Be almost like being James Bond IRL.
"hey bro nice setup you got here."
"Thanks, I use it for facebook."
***** Hahaha :)
monotonesarcasm yeah no doubt. Where does one buy all that equipment? Asking for a friend..
“Hello, James. Welcome. Do you like the island? My grandmother had an island. Nothing to boast of. You could walk around it in an hour, but still it was, it was a paradise for us. One summer, we went for a visit and discovered the place had been infested with rats! They'd come on a fishing boat and gorged themselves on coconut. So how do you get rats off an island? Hmm? My grandmother showed me. We buried an oil drum and hinged the lid. Then we wired coconut to the lid as bait and the rats would come for the coconut, and... [imitates metallic scuttering] They would fall into the drum. And after a month, you have trapped all the rats, but what do you do then? Throw the drum into the ocean? Burn it? No. You just leave it and they begin to get hungry. And one by one... [mimics rat munching sound] They start eating each other, until there are only two left. The two survivors. And then what? Do you kill them? No. You take them and release them into the trees, but now they don't eat coconut anymore. Now, they only eat rat. You have changed their nature. The two survivors. This is what she made us.”
When I first saw this in theaters, I was so impressed by how the camera slowly veered over Bond's shoulder. It's moving along with the pace of Silva's stride. This is one of the best introductions for a villian, ever. Perfectly done! I love this scene. 😍
2:48 when the professor makes a joke that's not funny and you need to pass the class.
Lol.
Lol hehe
Here is an ASMR moment.
I was thinking The same thing
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YESSS got here searching james bond asmr
This computer room, being just racks and racks of servers, is way more realistic than the control room seen in Spectre.
TheInflicted AKA a lot more expensive
Yes! Spectre missed the mark somewhat, it almost felt abit like a parody of classic 60s James Bond movies. We all thought Christoph Waltz would absolutely nail it and play somekind of intriguing Bond Villain but he kinda fell flat, his Blofeld just felt very cliche. Still a decent Bond movie but not as good as Skyfall.
Lmao do you work in IT?
If you *really* wanna go deep on IT Ops reality, there's not nearly enough visible cooling systems in this shot to handle that massive amount of servers/boxes/switches. Silva's room as shown would be about 180 degrees without massive banks of visible HVAC. It is wicked-cool, though. 😉
Spectre is more campy and out there. That's why. Not really meant to be realistic.
Love that very slow zoom as Silva walks towards Bond. Incredible performance from Javier Bardem!
It would have been funny if Silva started talking to bond from the elevator and Bond was like " Wait what, I can't hear you" and Silva goes on talking while Bond is like "could you come here and talk, you're like a mile away from me"
So like in Shazam?
Nah that would have been cheesy
I've watched this scene several times and it's still one of my favorite villain intros
5:29 England... ha... The empire, MI6 haha I love his face
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Yeah, like if he said all that is bullshit.
I read this as he spoke it. Weird
Despite popular perception that is what most people in the UK think of the Empire. French people cry about Napoleon, Americans cry that they're being replaced by China but no one in Britain cared about an Empire they received no benefit from. The only ones that did were the politicians.
He is barely whispering when he comes out of the elevator. How can Bond hear him from over there? That would be funny if he got halfway thru his speech and Bond was like, "What? Dude are you saying something? I can't hear you at all!"
cuz i have tinnitus, and you don't want tinnitus
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Lewis Brown lol
Bond would never say dude lol
The grin and hand motion Silva makes when he says “...you take them, and release them, into the trees” is such a nice subtle touch
This is a masterclass in how to introduce a villain. The monologue, the long walk. Sam Mendes made a genius move here
"Mommy was very bad."
Always cracks me up.
Line to remember:)
Tony Soprano could definitely relate to that statement.
Bond: “What makes you think this is my first time?”
Silva: “Oh, Mr bond.”
Me: 😧😧😧😧
All this physical stuff, so doll... so doll...
Joaquín Cassagnet Ezcurra dull*
Well the last time Bond was tied to a chair..
His balls got whacked.. Hard lmao
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I don't even think Silva is a gay; he did so for humiliating Bond, like many prison "drop-the-soap" moments.
Yeah, he immediately stopped when Bond called him off
are you hinting that's an humiliation to be gay, you homophobic morron!
@@cmolodiets No, I don't think he _did_ hint at that.
I think he pointed out, that Silva counted on Bond being humiliated. As Bond purports to be such an alpha male, he (Bond) might find it humiliating.
That is an indictment of Bond and his false macho bravado attitude, not homosexuality.
@@cmolodiets for alpha and straight males yes
@@cmolodiets sjw watch out
My favorite villain from all Bond films...the only guy who successfully infiltrated MI6 and blew their base to kingdom come
This is the best villain in movie history. Creepy, smart, enigmatic and very dangerous. No superpowers, no force. He scares just with his voice.
Anton Chigurh is one hell of an actor.
Silva, Loki and Joker are very much related to each other.
Lol you simpleton. You probably havnt watch no country for old men. Javier Bardem is scary as fuck in that film.
only loki is a shitty villain. dont compare them please.
Well Loki and the Joker are pretty much the personifications of Hermes "the trickster"... ;) I would say Silva is too, in a way...
Mario M if he was a shitty villain , he would have been killed off the first time he showed up, but he was brought back for multiple films and is a clear fan favorite. You have shit taste more like. That said, Joker and Silva are indeed great villains.
No, they're really not, I already posted about how the Joker and Silva have close to nothing in common on "The Ugly Barnacle's" thread.
Loki's motivation as an antagonist is also completely different and separate from the other two as well. He's a schemer, the Joker's not. Her's jealous of Thor in ways Silva's not jealous of Bond, the Joker also envy's no one. Everything Silva did was in pursuit of revenge. The Joker inserted himself into the fray because he could, was good at it, and it was fun for him, nothing was personal or with some greater goal in mind that he hoped to achieve. Loki did everything to serve his own ends in a pursuit of power to one day rule over everyone in the Cosmos, as he felt he should.
They're completely different, people think they're "deep" to say this shit when in reality it' doesn't add up.
you know, the whole world freaked out when Bond said "what makes you think this is my first time" because they assumped wrongly it was a hint towards Bond being bisexual or at least more "experimental" then we all knew. However it was clearly a way of showing he wasn't afraid nor impressed.. First time I saw this scene tho, I choose to believe it was a hint towards the torture scene with Le Chiffre in Casino Royale. "Now the whole world is gonna know you died Scratching My Balls..."
It would be stranger if Bond wasn't highly experimental in his sexuality. That's the whole persona of Bond.
Bond IS bi!
8 billion hominins and nearly all of them fvck or want to. If it's consensual and doesn't involve kids, who has the time to care who anyone else is fvcking? What a waste of mileage. 😉
"If I were gay, I'd marry just to piss off the Pope."
-Javier Bardem
Silva confirmed first gay Bond villain since Triple Nipples.
Notchinham I don’t remember Scaramanga being gay
the pope aint pissed
What makes you think this is my first time? That line just gets me every time. I mean when you think of James Bond, you never know maybe there was a drunken moment lol
The Best Villains from any movie in no particular order in my opinion:
(Movies)
SS Untersturmführer Amon Goeth - Schindler's List
Raoul Silva - James Bond (Skyfall)
Nurse Ratched - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Frank (Once Upon a Time in the West)
Reverend Harry Powell - The Night of the Hunter
Dr. Hannibal Lecter - The Silence of the Lambs
Norman Bates - Psycho
Colonel Walter E. Kurtz - Apocalypse Now (Redux)
Annie Wilkes - Misery
The Alien - Alien
Hans Landa - Inglorious Basterds
Emperor Palpatine - Star Wars (Original Trilogy and Prequel Trilogy)
The Joker - The Dark Knight
Harry Lime - The Third Man
Anton Chigurh - No Country For Old Men
Hans Gruber - Die Hard
Frank Booth - Blue Velvet
(Disney Movies)
Judge Claude Frollo - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Maleficent - Sleeping Beauty
Scar - The Lion King
Anton and Hannibal were not villains imo
+James Keegan hannibal killed people and ate them...
+James Keegan Do you not consider psychopathic sociopaths who slaughter people, torture people and eat people to be villains?
+Quinn Valor yeah but humans kill millions of animals and eat them
+Lemon Drops no
What makes you think this is my first time!!!!!!! damn you Bi-ond lol!!!!!