Daniel Craig with 007

More interesting than "Daniel Craig starred in the new 007" is probably only "Daniel Craig played 007 for the last time".

The role of 007 as a symbol has been integrated into his body in the past 15 years, and also into the hearts of people who grew up in the new century, and this farewell can be said to be a wear and tear of the mark of the times.

Released on October 29, "007: No Time to Die", the 25th in all the series and the last in the Daniel version of 007, he himself once said: "When I stop and think back on my performances in the past five movies, I can't help but burst into tears. It's been throughout my life for 15 years. ”

Before 007, no one knew about the sensitive boy

In 2006, Daniel officially succeeded Pierce Brosnan as the sixth 007, and now there is no doubt that he has made Bond more modern and flesh-and-blood.

Compared with some "classical" agents, the personal ability of the new version of Bond is still a ride, but it is by no means perfect. Judging from the results, he can still complete the task flawlessly, but the process is always full of twists and turns, and the villain is not set up to set off his strength, but to give him pain and growth very sincerely.

He is full of contradictory light and darkness, and the audience can also witness Bond's changes. Although Bond debuted with full marks from the beginning, the road to becoming "007" was full of thorns.

Bond, the lone wolf, eventually learned to share his heart. Loved, lost, under the elegant suit, everyone understood that in fact he was scarred.

A role from a special era, after decades of upheaval, brought Daniel great fame and fortune, but from the actor's point of view, it is not a good thing to go from "the least suitable to play Bond" to "there is no one better suited to play Bond than him".

What's more, the world of 007 is a dream of a fallen empire, if the final dream is broken, where can the value of 007 be reflected?

Born in 1968 in Cheshire, England, England, Daniel did not have any outstanding features, and like many British nationals at the time, he was pulled together by his father at the age of 5 and went to the cinema to see Roger Moore's 007 - "The Moment of Life and Death", if this experience planted the seeds of 007 in his heart, it is indeed a bit far-fetched.

However, Daniel did take a step forward in the road of acting, appearing in school dramas from the age of 6; entering the National Youth Theatre in London for training at the age of 16. After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London in 1991, Daniel, like many British actors, entered the film and television industry to seek further development.

No matter which industry, except for a very small number of unborn geniuses, there is no deep foundation, perennial efforts, it is difficult to succeed, the art industry is even more so, as a traditional theater country, actors from the United Kingdom are basically honed on the theater stage for many years, and their professional ability is impeccable.

Even among Daniel's contemporaries, Gary Oldman, Daniel Day-Lewis and others were the peak of British actors, who successfully broke into Hollywood and brought their unique charm to every corner of the world with the help of Hollywood's powerful film industry.

Although things are man-made, Hollywood has always been "only to see the new people laughing, not to see the old people crying", Leonardo's one-hit fame handsome guy at most adds a little legend to Hollywood.

Coupled with the divorce of the family makes his personality sensitive and low-key, his mother pays great attention to the cultivation of his character, and constantly encourages him to sharpen his spirit, but he is just an ordinary actor in the United Kingdom, waiting for the hope of his acting career, or destruction.

The years of youth and madness pass quietly, all said thirty and standing, but the reality is always cruel and ruthless, the film industry is like this, the late success of the big instrument does not exist, some people can not get ahead in a lifetime, even if it is short-lived.

What Daniel was thinking every day when he faced the deserted stage at the age of 33, we have no way of knowing, but it is certain that the fire in his heart has not been extinguished, and the man has become more and more frustrated and courageous, and finally ushered in a turning point in his career at the age of 33.

If you had watched Daniel's 007 first, and then looked back at Tomb Raider, you would probably have felt that the original "Bond" also had a youthful time, but people at that time would only be obsessed with the sexy goddess Angelina Jolie, it seems that whether inside or outside the play, this woman is so wild and uninhibited, charming, as for Alex who accompanied him all the way and helped Laura, it was just a dispensable background.

This is the key role that laid the foundation for Daniel's acting career, a dispensable supporting role, and compared with 007 not long ago, such a role has a strong sense of gap, especially in the 21st century, where feminism is gradually rising. Although Daniel Craig has the opportunity to show off his muscles in the film, he is still just "icing on the cake", just like the female characters in the 007 series.

With the industry fame accumulated in Tomb Raider, people can discover a certain trait of him, which is both the unique demeanor of an English man and the perseverance that shows under his own blue eyes. His amazing glimpse is unforgettable.

Alternative Bond, a civilian hero who has survived independence

Daniel is said to be leisurely strolling around the supermarket when he learned that he had been elected as the sixth Bond, and his whole body trembled with excitement when he received the call.

Despite decades of experience in the theatre world, daniel was a little known even in The United Kingdom when he starred in 007: Casino Royale, and even his natural blond hair was taken as an original sin and ridiculed as "Mr. Potatohead".

Fans around the world are full of doubts about this blonde Bond, which once made Daniel lose sleep for many days, but Daniel "did his best to know the destiny", and finally relied on his strong heart and excellent interpretation to quickly get out of the haze.

In 2007, at the premiere of "007: Casino Royale" in Beijing, in front of countless Chinese and foreign journalists, he looked around with blue eyes and confidently said: "People question me because they don't understand me, I am used to succeeding in people's doubts, and I will use performance to eliminate doubts." ”

As for some reporters who sharply asked him if he felt he was not handsome enough, Daniel said: "I was born like this, and I will still be this face after death." ”

After the release of 007: Casino Royale, overnight people began to think that the film was a subversive work, and it was Daniel who brought the 007 series back to life, as if the new Bond was none other than Daniel.

Since 007: Casino Royale, Daniel's flesh-and-blood Bond has led a new wave of 007 and even secret agent genre films. For Daniel, he and Bond have long been in a relationship of "you have me, I have you", and it can be said that these ten years are the time when "two people" have grown together.

What pushed Daniel's 007 to a height that others could not reach was the invitation of the Queen of England, in the 2012 London Olympic Games, he and the Queen flew through London, and finally he jumped down like Bond, slowly falling to the London Bowl, it is difficult to imagine how the next "007" should behave, in order to attract the attention of the world like this.

Without this role, he would not have had such an opportunity, and then he simply said bluntly: "I hope to be able to star in influential movies, but also make a lot of money, playing 007 allows me to kill two birds with one stone." I know it's tacky to talk about money, but I don't mind telling everyone that I'm paid a lot for this film, and it also makes me very satisfied. ”

Cuban-born Anna de Armas only appeared for ten minutes in "007: No Time to Die", which is not a small proportion of the 160-minute movie, but I believe that people who have seen the movie will never forget it.

She was the heroine of "Blade Out of the Sheath" and had a lot of rivalry with Daniel, and it was Daniel who recommended Anna to the producers.

Tearing off the 007 label, what is left for Daniel?

In addition to becoming an actor early, Daniel now has many identities, husbands, fathers, and national idols full of male power inside and outside the play.

007 made Daniel gain a foothold in Hollywood, and then he received numerous script invitations from big productions, and before "007: No Time to Die", he also starred in the big director David Finch's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and Steven Soderbergh's "League of Thieves", these two movies are very distinctive and well-known, but films such as "Cowboys and Aliens" and "Dream House Shadows" are not popular and not popular.

Actors have always been very passive, and Daniel, who ushered in the peak of his career, could not choose the script he liked, but after becoming popular worldwide, he seemed to be more limited to certain roles.

He looked at his follow-up work plan very calmly: "I just finished filming "Blade Out of the Sheath 2", the film has just been completed, is currently editing, and will be released next year. I'm going to Go to Broadway next year to do Macbeth, so I'm still busy. ”

The departure of 007 may be the beginning of a new chapter in life, which means that we can see more different Daniel in the future, who will unleash his charm on the big screen, and I believe that we will soon forget the British agent who always poses with a gun.

In the 5 007 films, each has a very special "Bang Girl", but you have never heard Daniel and them pass out gossip.

Only then did we feel that the original marriage brought him more of an emotional steadfastness, his wife Rachel Weiz, is also a brilliant actress, the union of the two is like the fate of the past life, in reality is also mutual achievement.

After Daniel got married, his personality became more and more calm, he was not too flashy, and after becoming a father again at the age of 50, his sense of responsibility and charm also increased day by day, and this change even fans can see: Daniel has become more gentle

Daniel, who has always been free, learned to love and found freedom in the time nourished by art. If you've seen 007: No Time to Die, then I don't think you'll be too "upset", because the unattainable life that James Bond is looking forward to has been realized by Daniel, who can go wherever he wants to go, freely and bravely to find his own home.

007 will still be there, and Daniel will leave on that day, but before that, he still brought a surprise to the world in advance: according to foreign media reports, Daniel said that he did not intend to leave all the £116 million of his property to his children.

But this surprise has foreshadowed, he once said: children need to earn their own money, even if the parents are billionaires

His two children, one born to his ex-wife Fiona Louden, Ella, 29, and a 3-year-old daughter, were born to his second wife, Rachel Weiz.

From the shadow for many years, he has made wealth and left a reputation, but he still thinks that before leaving, he will either get rid of them or give them away.

Daniel's intentions were clear, and he didn't want his children to rely too heavily on easy money.

This thought may come from the early years of Daniel, whose father was a naval officer alternate on the merchant ship Wirral, whose childhood lacked complete family affection and could only be said to be barely getting by.

However, Daniel did not over-hone his children, he still left a small amount of wealth, and its numbers were already quite high for ordinary people.

The real wealth he left to his children may be to teach by example — whoever there will always be a place to live, and the soul will always have a place to stay.