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I would like to see Blofeld questioned within SPECTRE for his actions. He was reckless and overconfident. His ego unravels their goals and in turn gets captured for underestimating Bond. Thus Blofeld becomes ruthless with his power and sets out not just to further his goals with SPECTRE but to also destroy Bond for humiliating him.
This is where we could see the more psychotic version of the character. It would give Waltz more to do and give his version a bit of an arc.
Not if unarmed and not threatening or aggressive.
This guy made a weaker effort to escape and was a smaller threat than Blofeld. They were ordered to shoot at the head. (even if we ignore the fac that they got the wrong guy), the threat that terrorists create is now very different from 20 years ago and the Police orders have had to change accordingly.
Just by having a coat that could conseal a bomb or the opportunity to press a button on a moble phone represents a threat.
You and I couldn't be more opposite your dislike of SF is exactly how I feel about SP.
I'm sorry but all the sequences in SF had tension and danger and apart from the PTS SP had no danger at all, it was very tensionless and derivative.
Just like a Brosnan film, I didn't see that in SF at all, SP is clearly and I think enough people have said it, has more in common with the Brosnan era than any entry Craig's time in the role.
Different situations different people involved so different actions and consequences. It's not one size fits all.
A psychotic Blofeld? But why?
QoS.
I'm not talking about an outrageous Blofeld, but a more sinister approach would make sense.
And anyway, Bond would lose his 00 status if he shot him because the whole police force was watching and think about the cameras that would get him on film doing it. No, no. Bond has learnt his lesson about that... "I'll shoot the camera first next time." He's not as reckless as he once was.
"Out of bullets".
And then he leaves the service. So that's it pretty well wrapped up for the 're-boot Bond I think.'
Now it's time for a new, dashing, actor, and a good, impersonal, spy movie.
I still remember to this day the deep disappointment that the helicopter crashed rather than Bond running out bullets and Blofeld getting away.
It would have shown that this was a major villain and Bond is not bloody superman,especially to the younger Bond fan out there !!
Another reason I don't want Mendes...end SP with Blofeld arrested and then bugger off,leaving the shit to be cleared up by the next director.
Did P+W ever have a mojo?
The guys look like the rejects from a washed up and defunct 1980s soft rock outfit.
How did they ever get the Bond gig? It's beyond explanation.
I was actually going to post that originally ;)) ,and I agree,how the hell do they constantly get the Bond films ?
I think it was sort of the opposite actually. Bond was supposed to kill Blofeld on the bridge. I think they probably decided against it because they didn't know if Craig would be back or not so wanted enough wriggle room for a sequel, which seems pretty pointless in hindsight now that Waltz isn't back after all.
I heard that the two options initially were killing him and him disappearing, and Mendes came up with the "safe" option of arresting him.
I'd be surprised if they thought about doing that for long.
You don't fight for years to get the rights to SPECTRE and Blofeld back,and bump him off in the first film you put him in.
Stupid.
Their final choice wasn't much better
At least he lived,a small mercy I know but that's something.
It was in drafts right up to the last minute. I think they were going to kill him because they thought it might be Craig's last and they seem to be treating the Craig era as its own self contained thing ala Nolan's Batman. In the leaked emails the "hook" of the film they talked about was the idea that it's Bond's last mission and what all the other three films had been building up to.
As for what next...well, I'm relieved that Waltz and his Kampy Kraut mannerisms are gone from the series. If the next film is Craig's last, I suggest they forget about Blofeld.
And for the films after that, when the series will have a new actor? Well, Spectre is a great opponent and Blofeld works well as a behind-the-scenes puppetmaster. Both could be gradually rebuilt into a recurring, convincing threat, especially since the films can't use Chinese, Russian or Middle Eastern villains without losing foreign box office.
Perhaps somewhere down the line a future Bond will hear a disembodied metallic voice tell him "You had the misfortune to encounter one of our most unbalanced operatives, a lunatic named Oberhauser. This buffoon had the temerity to impersonate me and cloak himself with my illustrious name. But just as medieval Kings paraded their doubles on the battlefield, I decided to give you this mock-Blofeld, and sent sufficient clues for his disposal. I thank you for amputating a gangrenous tentacle of SPECTRE, but the rest of the beast will remain beyond your grasp Mr. Bond. Until we meet again..."
Post of the day right here.
A perfect post that I wish would come true @Revelator !!
Bravo Sir ! :-bd
I've already forgotten it. Or repressed it, more to the point...
On to the OP - yes, I would have liked to see Blofeld escape. He's done it before in YOLT/OHMSS. Plus after Bond's unerring accuracy in Blofeld's HQ, it would be nice to see Bond fail.