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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this video essay, I explore what made Casino Royale such a special film in the James Bond saga. I explore how the film's darker, more grounded tone helped to breathe new life into the franchise, as well as discussing how the film humanises its characters really well.
The video also discusses performances from the cast, action sequences and some trivia on the Bond series where relevant.
Thank you very much for clicking on this video and I do hope you enjoy!
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0:00 Intro
0:40 Brief History
1:14 Casting Daniel Craig
2:16 Tone
2:33 Early 2000s tonal shifts
2:54 Opening Sequence
3:23 The Craig films
3:43 Future of Bond
4:12 Tonal Consistency
4:23 Torture Scene
5:34 Stairwell Fight
7:08 Shower Scene
8:54 Bond's Character
9:50 Creating Believable Characters
10:38 Character Arcs
14:12 A New Style of Origin Storytelling
14:46 Love vs The Mission
15:04 Nostalgia and respect for the franchise
15:46 Conclusion
16:16 Outro
This is a channel that deserves more subscribers. Thanks for another great video!
Thank you so much for your kind words! Hopefully more subs will come with time, which gives me time to keep improving the content.
And you're most welcome, thank you very much for watching and if there's anything you'd like to see me cover in the future post it in the comments and I'll do my best to get round to it when I can.
Thanks again for your kind words! :)
The quality just keeps getting better and better!
Thank you! :)
The Daniel Craig James Bond era has come to an end with the release of No Time To Die. My introduction to Ian Fleming's spy occurred by reading the books beginning with Goldfinger and Thunderball. My first Bond movie was Dr. No which I saw with my family at an outdoor drive-in.
Another great feature of the Bond films beginning with Golden Eye with Dame Judi Dench assuming the role of James Bond's control M and the deepening of the relationship between them. While the popular idea is Dame Dench's character's death in Skyfall was a way of giving the Bond franchise a boost after the poor reception of Quantum of Solace I suppose a different perspective.
Skyfall was about the past experiences which formed M and James Bond. In the scene where Daniel Craig is about to go after the assassin Patrice he asks her "Is there anything you want to tell me?" Bond had surmised the villain behind the events of Skyfall was from M's past. This past is revealed in M's confession to Bond after the interview of the captured Raoul Silva. Both Bond and M had to deal with a past of attachment ultimately leading to betrayal. Daniel Craig confronts M about her betrayal of him by having Eve Moneypenny taking the shot that nearly killed him.
The entirety of Skyfall is about its main characters confronting their pasts.
Thank you for your perspective around Skyfall especially.
For me, that is one of the strongest Bond films, and I intend to cover it on the channel at some point. I really like your idea about how the theme of the movie is around the past, I think Skyfall, and the Craig era in general, have a little more focus on the idea of legacy more so than previous entries. This manifests both in the plots themselves as you've highlighted with Skyfall and with visual details like the bringing back of the Aston Martin DB5. Which makes sense, given how by this time, the Bond franchise has a lengthy history to it.
Thank you for your comment, and thank you for watching!
They wanted new bond in both movies and reinvent them and both movies were directed by Martin Campbell Goldeneye & Casino Royale 🎥🎞🎬💯🤘🏻
Yes, Martin Campbell is clearly a great director, especially when it comes to reinventing Bond. I'll definitely have to cover Goldeneye on the channel at some point too! Thank you for watching!
Pity they completely failed to follow up on it and in fact produced some of the worst movies in the series - indeed, one of the worst movies ever made in the case of Spectre, at least for the budget.
But at least we got this one.
Yeah, I agree that this movie is the strongest of the Craig era Bond movies. Although I personally enjoy Skyfall too. And for it's faults (mainly it's bloated runtime) I found the end of No Time To Die, satisfying and impactful. I'm very intrigued to see what the future holds for the franchise - I think I need to hear more before I decide whether to be cautiously optimistic or not.
Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching! :)