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Bond is so dominant in SP that Lucia could only submit to him, so there's never a moment where she gets under his skin like Severine manages in SF. We get a glimpse of an interesting character at the Rome funeral (as she speaks of no longer being safe from death after Sciarra's death), but all that quickly gets cut short and after her and Bond sleep together, it's game over. I know Mendes and co. were probably hesitant to kill another Bond girl off, but such a scene later in the film (with her turning up dead or something) would've displayed the power of SPECTRE well.
Good call, @Murdock. I can see the Lucia/Sciarra and Solange/Dimitrios comparisons. How I didn't see the connections before is beyond me.
Much prefer Monica with Craig though.Love that scene!
That's what I thought too as far as considered for the role of Paris.
"Hang on, James..." (Zzzzzzz)
Dan gets slapped pretty good in SP also. A new tradition has begun.
Same here. I actually think he's better than Lamont but still pretty meh
I agree. Although I liked Lamont's work on OP.
I'd like to see them branch out from Gassner next time - go for someone with a bit more originality. The Blofeld crater was entirely derivative and uninspired.
They need someone young and hungry and full of ideas and originality.
CR definitely marked an improvement on the design front - a return to a more classic look after the catastrophically naff DAD. And Gassner has done fairly solid work since then. But there hasn't been a really truly memorable set on a Bond film for years.
Also a nod to Skyfall.
"Sometimes a trigger has to be pulled."
"Or not pulled."
The problem is that production design has changed. You wouldn't get a Volcano, Liparus, or even a Zorin mine these days. To be honest you'd probably be lucky to get a GE control room or stealth ship. Sets are now, by and large, partial builds. It works for fantasy films (I sneeked a peak at the Guardians 'Kiln' on the 007 stage and it wasn't all too impressive - bulked up massively in post - but they can get away with it). With Bond that's exactly what's missing. It's too clear, in the relative reality of a Bond, when a set is only a partial build.
To be fair the SP Westminister bridge soundstage work is actually pretty impressive, but regards iconic production design it's lacking, but I fear that will continue to be the case (as outlined above) because of cost.
That's for sharing that insight. And I know I'm probably going to butcher his name but I would like to see Guy Hendrix Dyas have a go at Bond.
http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/15255/the-production-design-thread#latest
Some of the most interesting and compelling moments of the franchise have come from Bond behaving outright deviously. Bond waiting for Dent, Bond kicking the car off the cliff, Bond shooting Electra at point-blank range. It's these moments that give the character its depth, to know that he is not simply a nice man who fell into the wrong line of work. It's time that Bond become an enigma again, that he should retreat back into the shadows. That's where the Machiavellian thing comes in. It would be a great idea for there to be a cold, calculating Bond. Of course, he couldn't be to distant as to alienate the audience, so a good way to offset that is with humour. Imagine a Bond with a dark acerbic wit, a grave cheek about him. That way you could have the darkness of Fleming without jeopardizing the mainstream viability.
For the first time it would be a good idea not to follow Bond from A to B, but rather get to know the Villains plan more thoroughly, with Bond entering the picture when needed to push the story forward. That way the character achieves an effortless mystique and no screen time is wasted - a very efficient method. I often think that the many screens of him simply driving or talking to some contact aren't really necessary viewing, especially when we could be learning more about The Villains dark machinations. Also, by saving all this time, the film would be both shorter and cheaper to make. There's no reason why every Bond film should have to be an epic saga in Bonds life. Sometimes a stripped back thriller with small stakes is exactly what is needed, and Bond 25 feels like a perfect opportunity.
Thuesday Patience song be present by Daniel Craig
Today Patience Wait song be present by Daniel Kleinman.
Tomorrow Patience song be present by Naomi Harris.. ;)