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Films used in this episode:
Quantum of Solace, 2008, dir. Marc Forster
Casino Royale, 2006, dir. Martin Campbell
Spectre, 2015, dir. Sam Mendes
2008’s “Quantum of Solace” is considered by many to be the worst of the Daniel Craig era Bond films, and while I don’t think it’s the best- that for me will always be Casino Royale- I do want to somewhat plead its case a little.
What I like about Quantum of Solace is that it continues the ‘Broken Bond’ themes established in the other Daniel Craig movies, so much so that it alienated a lot of Bond fans for its emphasis on emotion, and the importance of friendship and co-dependency.
People praised Casino Royale for shaking up the formula of the Bond movies, and I think Quantum of Solace tried to continue this by delving into the character more, and having all the other trademarked moments like story, villain and love interest take the back seat.
Bond and Camille never really get involved romantically beyond what could be seen as a ‘goodbye’ or ‘thank you’ kiss at the end. They’re both ‘damaged goods’, who ended up caring for one another more than expected. There’s almost a Casablancian tragedy to their parting, as maybe under different circumstances, the two of them could have been something more.
This upset audiences who just wanted to watch a classic Bond movie, but hey, at least it tried to do something different instead of falling back onto familiarity, which is more than you can say for Spectre.
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Films used in this episode:
Quantum of Solace, 2008, dir. Marc Forster
Casino Royale, 2006, dir. Martin Campbell
Spectre, 2015, dir. Sam Mendes
2008’s “Quantum of Solace” is considered by many to be the worst of the Daniel Craig era Bond films, and while I don’t think it’s the best- that for me will always be Casino Royale- I do want to somewhat plead its case a little.
What I like about Quantum of Solace is that it continues the ‘Broken Bond’ themes established in the other Daniel Craig movies, so much so that it alienated a lot of Bond fans for its emphasis on emotion, and the importance of friendship and co-dependency.
People praised Casino Royale for shaking up the formula of the Bond movies, and I think Quantum of Solace tried to continue this by delving into the character more, and having all the other trademarked moments like story, villain and love interest take the back seat.
Bond and Camille never really get involved romantically beyond what could be seen as a ‘goodbye’ or ‘thank you’ kiss at the end. They’re both ‘damaged goods’, who ended up caring for one another more than expected. There’s almost a Casablancian tragedy to their parting, as maybe under different circumstances, the two of them could have been something more.
This upset audiences who just wanted to watch a classic Bond movie, but hey, at least it tried to do something different instead of falling back onto familiarity, which is more than you can say for Spectre.
CULT POPCORN! 60 second video essays which focus on film, television and any other type of media we consume and devour handfuls at a time.
All external media in this video is used for educational purposes
