Yo, "007: No Time to Die", Daniel Craig's last James Bond agent movie, and the longest work in the 007 series to date, was finally released after a delay of nearly 2 years, will this one bring the Daniel version of the 007 series to a successful end?
At present, the rating of the movie has come out, and it has gained a good reputation on various platforms.
In today's issue, we will talk about this "007: No Time to Die".
Daniel Craig's last 007 can be described as a twist and turn, after he finished filming "Ghost Party" with a serious foot injury, Daniel, like many other actors, had a rejection of repeating a character to solidify his acting career, and the Ghost Party was also Bond's biggest rival, after the Ghost Party was destroyed in "Ghost Party", it seems that the film can become a work for Daniel to step down as Bond.
But such a sudden "farewell without saying goodbye" after filming is not a series that has become an elegant and glorious ending, which is a bit like "Sky Curtain Killing Machine" Mrs. M was told to retire suddenly, with less completeness and ritual.
How Bond says goodbye to the audience has become the ultimate reason for the birth of the movie "No Time to Die", and it is also the most important problem for this movie, and even this problem is beyond the story and fight itself of the film, this movie is Daniel's most warm and personal words to play the role of Bond, and Daniel's face to the audience, if you see the movie "No Time to Die" from this perspective, this work will make you full of emotions.
Admittedly, this is not the best Daniel version of the 007 film I think, but the film must be the most thoughtful and sincere interpretation of the series, especially from Bond's own mental journey to look at, from the beginning of Bond's conceit and emotion in "Casino Royale", to "Quantum of Crisis" with a private sense of revenge to carry out the mission, "Skyfall" in the organization and system of doubt, and then "Ghost Party" brother villain so that he has to face his past again.
During these adventures, Bond escapes, gains the firmest trust in the loss and gain of repetition, and reaps the true feelings of being regained.
Dr. Swann in "Ghost Party" has become the rekindle of Bond's long-dead emotions in the dark, and she and Bond will continue to be separated in "No Time to Die", and their feelings will face a more significant test in the film.
"No Time to Die" is not a film in the traditional sense of the secret agent to do the task, I mean not that the film is a literary film, it is also a commercial film, but the 160-minute film, spent a lot of time to portray Bond's previous works only used to embellish the literary drama, this film stretched Bond's ordinary but precious unknown side.
At the beginning of the film, the ending of "Ghost Party" continues, after Bond solves the biggest boss of the Ghost Party, that is, Bond's brother Broffield, Bond and Swann live a sweet retirement life without shame and shame, but how long the good times, the stronger the happy daylight, the more obvious the shadow of the two is illuminated.
The evil forces in their shadows once again come uninvited, and Bond's hard-won future is shattered to pieces, and the two have to separate for some reason.
Fast forward 5 years, and as the shadow organization grew larger and larger, affecting the tasks that included the American CIA, everyone thought of Bond, who was continuing his retirement life in Jamaica.
Although Bond seems to be able to stand indisputable from the world, he knows that this shadow will always be connected with his own shadow one day, so Bond takes him slightly haggard, and can already see that he is no longer young and re-emerges from the jianghu to complete his ultimate task.
Each Bond will have a theme song opening, in addition to "Casino Royale" with retro graphic animation to pay tribute to the previous 007 series of displays, from the beginning of "Quantum of Crises" with cgi live transition interspersed with the key elements and issues of the entire film, can be described as becoming a test field for visual art opening, this time is no exception, each transition and element design, people are dazzling, especially a DNA and weapon combination of creativity, in line with the elements of this film and full of ingenuity.
And every opening will also invite one of the most popular singers at the time to sing, this film is no exception, Billy Elish became the youngest singer to sing the theme song of the 007 series, but frankly this song is not as magnificent and atmospheric as the previous theme songs, but it is also in line with Bond's state of mind in this part, for the degree of love of each song This is really too subjective, I personally prefer "Skyfall" and "Ghost Party" Adele and Sam Smith's two, the two thick and penetrating voices, Coupled with the wonderful opening cgi animation, it is even more impressive.
When the opening performance is over, Bond's mission begins, and one difficult task and puzzle after another is waiting for Bond to complete and unlock. Unlike Mission Impossible, who are also old agents, Ethan brings people more impossible tasks every time, and the heavens and the earth can do everything.
Bond, on the other hand, focused more on confronting his opponents head-on.
Relatively speaking, the whole movie I prefer the laid-out passages before the final villain appears, when the causes of all the horrors and the unknown secrets behind them are wrapped up in layers, all institutions and organizations are weighing things for their own interests, and Bond is like a lonely boat sneaking in the waves and looking for answers.
This process of searching is full of natural attraction and curiosity, and Bond falls into a deeper mystery in the process of finding clues, and reversals and surprises occur at any time.
Especially Paloma, who was assigned to work with Bond during the cuban mission, watched "Blade Out of the Sheath" and will not be unfamiliar with the wonderful rivalry between Anna de Armas and Danny Greg.
In this part, the two continue to write a short mission cooperation, for Bond has long been famous, the first mission of Paloma nervous with cuteness, become the humor of the task, but when the real danger comes, but found that Paloma's so-called nervousness and overwhelm, in fact, she inadvertently revealed the strongest Versailles, even Bond saw her skills to secretly praise.
Oh, in the film also continue to create baggage to adjust the serious plot of the film, and each meme and Bond and the previous four works have a linkage, if you have been chasing down in front of you will be more experienced, it can be said that the humor component of this movie should be the largest proportion of all the Daniel version 007.
This time, the film's cia agent Felice Wright in "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solitaire" also returned, giving us one of the most touching friendships between him and Bond.
Although Wright is only a guest embellishment in this series, it can also form a good character arc after stringing, with beginnings and endings, although it is a small role, but it is also empathetic in this film.
However, after this, the film begins to enter a somewhat too comprehensive statement, less of the previous clever preparation and the tension of making suspense, and more of a straightforward task and the introduction of the villain.
Or the villain himself, a more powerful and low-key villain organization that has grown up over the Ghost Party.
In fact, in today's commercial films, there is an endless stream of villains, and the villain played by Rami Marek in the film, although each Bond film villain has its own aura, but compared to the villain's motivation and complex composition in "Sky curtain killing machine", the villain of "No Time to Die" has not been able to form his own unique temperament and charm.
Rami Marek is trying to create an image of the villain as an anti-social villain in the world that has become unlovable, but the routine of revenge for the wrongs has not made this villain who seems to be more hidden than the ghost party how terrible and profound.
This time 007 is still based on creating a more powerful villain than the previous one, to set off Bond's more fighting, stronger, and more omnipotent, but such a simple superficial positive and negative spiral contrast ignores the deepening of the villain's inner drama, so that it gives people the impression that it is just a very bad and strong villain, nothing more.
This deficiency is exposed to the long-term dialogue and debate game between Safine and Bond, the scene layout has a Japanese element design, the two sit face to face and kneel to promote a long conversation, it can be seen that this is the director Kerry Fukunaga is best at long line scheduling, which is a tribute to the chess dialogue between the two characters in Ingmar Borgman's "The Seventh Seal", and some Kurosawa Akira's taste.
However, the actual content of the dialogue is also because the villain shaping and motivation of the previous chat are too weak, so that the spiritual game between the positive and negative factions that could have been sunk becomes slightly dull.
However, instead of opposing the confrontation in the film, the emotional adventure story line between Bond and Dr. Swann can stand out as a highlight, provided that you know how Bond was emotionally "betrayed" and discouraged in "Casino Royale", and really don't go to see the 007 "big" series I worked hard to make.
Just as the purpose of this film is to stand up for the complete and successful end of Bond, so if you keep chasing the Daniel 007 version, you will once again experience Daniel's softest emotional entanglement in the entire series, threatened and challenged again, and finally Bond's choice and ending are really lamentable and moving, which may also become the reason for the film's high score.
The farthest distance in the world is not in life and death, but in the fact that it is difficult to be reunited but powerless. After watching the movie, everyone knows what I'm talking about.
The Bond 007 series played by Daniel Craig turns to the last page of his place in this one, and in the "Become James Bond" documentary, there is a clip of Daniel filming the final scene of "No Time to Die", the creator chooses a scene where Bond and novice agent Paloma shake hands after completing the task, Bond leaves the scene of the incident and disappears into the corner of the long street.
This mission requires Bond to wear the iconic black and white suit bow tie dress, Daniel Craig as the role of James Bond to officially say goodbye to the audience, and this special arrangement is also a legacy of the character series.
Although Daniel also experienced tiredness and doubts during his role as Bond, the 15 years of experience as a role in Bond's career can not help but be full of reluctance when he really comes to say goodbye.
Perhaps this movie has not become a stunning work if it is evaluated in the coordinates of film history, but as Daniel's farewell work as Bond, it has made people see Daniel's sincere feelings and love for the 007 series, Daniel is not intoxicated by the fame and profit brought to him by the role, but chooses to use a work to let him and Bond play the role, let him and the audience do a good job on the screen, rather than always consuming his own heat and Bond image.
I have not quite understood why this movie is called no time to die, the literal translation is actually "no time to die", and the good official translation is "No time to die", "The Intersection of Life and Death", "Life and Death Sometimes".
But after watching the film, I think the more blunt meaning is "no time to wait for death, or "no time to let yourself grow old with nothing to do", which may be Bond's fate as an agent, from the "Casino Royale" part, Bond wrote a resignation letter to Mrs. M on the ship, and finally in the 5th part, Bond can unload all the burdens and fatigue, so that the code name 007 is meaningful because of James Bond.
Later, when everyone talks about James Bond and talks about 007, Daniel Craig will become the 007 version that cannot be bypassed in the new century, this series has the unexpected surprise of "Casino Royale", with the visual gorgeous and deep "Sky Curtain Killing Machine", plus two action scenes that are still good "Quantum of Crisis" and "Ghost Party", and also has a complete sincerity of "No Time to Die" Ending Chapter.
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