Who would have thought that fifteen years have passed since Daniel Craig first starred in 007, and the release of "007: No Time to Die" a few days ago officially announced the end of a generation of 007.
As one of the longest-lived IP in film history, the 007 series originated in the 1960s, after 59 years, 25 movies, and the global box office has exceeded 7 billion US dollars.
The actor who plays 007 Bond has also experienced 6 before and after, from the sexy and heroic Sean Connery; to the straight and tender George Razanbe; to the humorous and amorous Roger Moore;
Then there's the ruthless Timothy Dalton; the ruty-bellied Pierce Brosnan; and finally the Daniel Craig we know.
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On 14 October 2005, a press conference was held on the banks of the River Thames in London, England, announcing Daniel Craig as the new James Bond.
As soon as the news came out, public opinion was in an uproar, and fans felt that he did not have the aristocratic temperament of Sean Connery, nor the sense of humor of Roger Moore, nor the super high value of Pierce Brosnan.
Fans can't equate this rough, gloomy, and even wooden rough guy in front of them with the mercurial James Bond.
Unexpectedly, the arrival of Daniel brought visible changes to the 007 series, shaping a new and different Bond.
In terms of action, he abandons the surreal style of the past, which is slightly cartoonish, and replaces it with fist to flesh, providing a more refreshing viewing experience for young audiences.
While retaining the big scenes, a lot of realistic confrontation designs have been added, making close-quarters combat and close-quarters shooting a personal standard for Bond.
After more than ten years have passed, no one has complained about Daniel's Bond anymore, because in our hearts, he is Bond, an irreplaceable Bond.
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Since 2006, Daniel Craig has starred in 5 007 movies, and for the vast majority of young fans, Daniel Craig is the most familiar version of 007.
In 2006, the first Daniel Craig version of the 007 movie "007: Casino Royale" was released, sweeping the global box office, IMDb scored 8.0 points, Douban scored 7.6 points, box office reputation double harvest.
The story is set in Bond's fledgling, just won the 007 title, young and arrogant, reckless and irritable, daniel Clay let the audience see a brave and tender agent.
The action scenes, no longer blindly pursuing visual effects spectacle, but fist to flesh, transform into a more realistic and fierce fight; emotionally, Bond is reduced to a flesh and blood person.
Bond, a famous turnip in film history, actually fell in love like a little boy, and interpreted an unforgettable "hellish love" with Eva Green in the history of spy movies.
He is no longer an emotionless killing machine, but a complete person, he has his own past, his own judgment of good and evil, and his own understanding of love and friendship.
A heart-wrenching love affair, a heartbreaking betrayal, in Daniel Craig's performance, we finally see the inherent complexity of the character of 007.
The scene where Daniel and Eva hug each other in the bathroom, without any lines, rely only on the chemistry between the two, creates the most classic scene in Casino Royale.
2008's "007: Quantum of Solace" did not reproduce the glory of "Casino Royale", the Douban score was only 6.6, and the texture almost returned to the old-school 007 movie.
Fortunately, in the ending plot, Bond chooses to put aside the past and hand over the male companion of his dead true love Eva Green to the intelligence agency to be punished and become a new self.
2012's "007: Breaking the Sky" once again caused a huge sensation, becoming the highest-grossing film in the series, and even the theme song "Skyfall" sung by Adele was popular all over the world.
Bond's past is first touched upon in "Skyfall Crisis", showing his family entanglement with "Mother" M, further enriching Bond's personality and making the role really stand.
2015's "007: Ghost Party" has become a disappointing work, and the director has dug up the "ghost party" in the previous few films, and the "ghost party" that has been restarted in disguise has completely inferior performance.
However, the new addition of Leia Saidu in "Ghost Party" provides a narrative breakthrough for the last "007: No Time to Die", allowing Bond to find his destiny.
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Released this year, "007: No Time to Die" has also become Daniel's final work, accompanying us for more than ten years, Daniel finally has to say goodbye to this legendary action character in film history.
In the action scenes, although Bond is no longer as young as he was fifteen years ago, and there are fewer hand-to-hand combat scenes than the previous ones, Bond's good play, the luxury car gunfight, is still too good.
Whether it is the opening car scene in the Italian town of Matera, or the gunfight scene in the night of the Cuban town, it is well filmed, and each time it is more thrilling than the last.
In terms of characters, "No Time to Die" is unprecedentedly complex, building a more complex network of character relationships, double 007, double Bang Girl, and even the villain is double.
Bond did not return directly after breaking up with his wife, until the CIA asked him to come out of the mountain, and the original unit MI6 was cold-blooded and ruthless, directly looking for a new person to replace him.
So the film also has a rare legendary scene, the British Bond X serving the United States and the black female agent of MI6, two 007s appear in one movie at the same time.
There are also two Bond girls in the film, Bond and the CIA young beauty agent break into Cuba in the first half, and in the second half, he saves the child with his wife and fights the villain to save the world.
There is also the reversal plot of the "villain" killing the "villain", the new villain in the film, Lucifer Safin, who wants to kill not Bond, but the boss of the ghost party, Bellof.
In this part, Bellofer is already imprisoned in the highest prison in London, and Lucifer wants to kill him, but only by borrowing Bond's hand to get rid of the most dangerous person in the world.
Emotionally, "No Time to Die" is the ultimate excavation of Bond's point as a flesh-and-blood person, leading him to the final fate.
Bond, who has lost his family, lover, "mother", colleagues, best friends, identity, code names, and lost everything along the way, has found his roots as a human being in this film.
In the last scene, Bond, who is contaminated with the virus, chooses to sacrifice for his wife and daughter, becomes a person with feelings and responsibilities, and becomes a real hero.