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001 – Realistic, Old school style
By bringing in a cyber war-esque
theme the flick is in sync with the times we are living in, unlike most other
spy films which lives in their own fantasy world of villains with technology that
are alien or prohibitively expensive for governments across the world to
possess. A throwback to the old school style of shot guns, Scottish castle, escape
tunnel, chapel, dynamite and death by knife throw, all in the ‘Gangnam’ era is
a welcome relief.
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An agent who fails the tests,
considered inappropriate and unfit for the job takes up the mantle and delivers,
in style. The movies with underdog heroes have always fascinated me because in
real life, problems are always herculean; the same reason why I like Rocky
series and the recent Dark Knight trilogy.
003 – Aston Martin DB5
The car screams British Engineering
from all sides and from an era that saw the Ford Mustang and the Jaguar E-type.
More than the car it’s the feelings Bond exhibits which shows his passion for
the car. Be it when he threatens to eject M out when she complains about it
being uncomfortable or when he is irritated when Silva has the DB5 destroyed by
the gunship, it touched the part of my heart that loves and respects old,
classic automobiles.
004 – A radio and a gun. What
were you expecting an exploding pen?
The gadgetry at display in this
flick was minimal. I loved it when Nathan Muir tells Bishop that all that a good
spy needs are a stick of gum, pocket knife and smile in Spy Game. I liked it
when all Bond carried was a radio transmitter (Radio! Not even GPS) and a Walther
nine millimeter (albeit with finger print sensors).
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| Please grow up Q |
The new Q is young and boasts of
competence to commit damages with a computer however fails to live up by not
foreseeing Silva’s plans on disarming the security measures.
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| R(etire)IP M. You'll be missed! |
006 – An assertive M
M has been one of her best. Be it
when cold about Silva’s accusations and her defense of ‘she did what she had to
do’ or when enquiring what took so long for Bond to return back to duty. She wouldn’t
compromise and retire with ‘dignity’ without completing her job and her
testifying before MPs acknowledging the fight is no more with known nations or
faces rather unknown faces.
007 – A relatively powerful
villain who remains a step ahead most of the time
Silva was one step, if not many
steps, ahead of MI6 throughout the movie. After his capture with the three
royal marines’ helicopter hovering over the island tracking the radio signal I was
a tad disappointed but when it dawned on me that it was a plan to stage his
arrest, confinement and break out it got me gripping again.
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