
How Fleming Would Have Wanted It
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Most people who write these Bond reviews grew up watching either Roger Moore or Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. The fact of the matter is that the ridiculous toys, impossible CGI effects and stunts (which plagued the latter Brosnan films), and the general premise that Bond ought to be a jovial character IS ALL INCORRECT.
Upon reading the original Casino Royale, you find that Bond is a dark and brooding character with morose emotional strife. There is no gadgetry or wizardry. It makes perfect sense, then, that the immediate sequel (our aforementioned Quantum of Solace) display a similar James Bond still trapped by his emotions.
So go ahead, all you poor, misguided Brosnan-era fanatics, tear apart Daniel Craig and his two highly successful Bond films. But the reality is that these films were done exactly how Fleming wrote them or would have wanted them. Craig has provided audiences with THE most accurate portrayal of Bond ever; yes, more so than The Great Sean Connery, even.
In terms of this movie's plot, its relevance to today's world issues adds an additional depth to the film. Impressively, this Bond film has also done more on-location shooting than any of the other 21 films in the franchise. You have the Bond Girl(s), a classic plot, a beautiful Aston Martin, and an antagonist right out of the old days. What more could you want? Well, perhaps some popcorn.
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