Is Skyfall a metaphor for the world situation?

Emilio

I start seeing a metaphor for the actual economical situaton in the plot of Skyfall.

Is at the door from West and East, Istanbul, of which Napoleone Bonaparte once said : “ If the World would be a Country, Istanbul would be its Capital City”, that James Bond, our West knight, dies at the beginning of the film.

And that door opens, taking a resurrected – through the title sequence - 007 in the heart of the New Dragon, China, from where he drags back Silva in the heart of the Old Lion, England.

Silva target is M, the keeper of the Old Lion, and…the end is known to all of us.

Any Fellow ProudBondFan idea on it?

forgotmyusername

All I can read is some xenophobic wasp racist paranoia. Stop it.

JWESTBROOK

So your saying that a movie featuring a British super-spy leans towards Western-World propaganda?

Good catch. b-(

I wont go into detail about how Silva once worked for the West, and is not native to China or any other nation of orient, but in fact just a guy that is really mad at his boss.

Just because a character is in a country, doesn't mean that character is from that country.. which is clearly explained in the film.

Your looking way too deep into it.

Gustav_Graves

You might check this topic, where we're already discussing this subject in greater detail :-): http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/4593/skyfall-has-a-political-theme.-please-let-us-discuss-this-underappreciated-part-of-cinema.#Item_30

Interesting to see that many other fans are discovering the layers the exquisit Bond film 'Skyfall' has....

SuitAndTie007

That's a fairly interesting thought. I have to say, I've never thought of that before. It actually makes a lot of sense, but I doubt that's what the writers were aiming for. Perhaps it happened by accident? Either way, very creative idea you've got there.

Emilio

Gustav_Graves wrote:

You might check this topic, where we're already discussing this subject in greater detail :-): http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/4593/skyfall-has-a-political-theme.-please-let-us-discuss-this-underappreciated-part-of-cinema.#Item_30

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Emilio

forgotmyusername wrote:

All I can read is some xenophobic wasp racist paranoia. Stop it.

Im talking Economy, not Ethnic

forgotmyusername

Emilio wrote:

forgotmyusername wrote:

All I can read is some xenophobic wasp racist paranoia. Stop it.

Im talking Economy, not Ethnic

That's what an Austrian born dictator said in the 1930s

dramaticscenesofQOS

Silva represents Iran and the manipulative mentality it has over the world.

forgotmyusername

dramaticscenesofQOS wrote:

Silva represents Iran and the manipulative mentality it has over the world.

:-w and so it begins. Someone please stop this thread.

thelivingroyale

JWESTBROOK wrote:

I wont go into detail about how Silva once worked for the West, and is not native to China or any other nation of orient, but in fact just a guy that is really mad at his boss.

Just because a character is in a country, doesn't mean that character is from that country.. which is clearly explained in the film.

^^^This

JWESTBROOK wrote:

Your looking way too deep into it.

Yep. I think lots of people are to be honest.

dramaticscenesofQOS wrote:

Silva represents Iran and the manipulative mentality it has over the world.

I can't tell if you're joking or if you're actually being serious.

Emilio

forgotmyusername wrote:

Emilio wrote:

forgotmyusername wrote:

All I can read is some xenophobic wasp racist paranoia. Stop it.

Im talking Economy, not Ethnic

That's what an Austrian born dictator said in the 1930s

Not in a James Bomd forum thou

:D

Dragonpol

Interesting OP. You've given this some thought, at least. Sorry that the others were so very superior. Threads like this are all too rare on MI6 these days. We should be welcoming members like this rather than alienating them.

Yes, I do think that Skyfall is very relevant in its commentary on data loss (the Gordon Brown Govt. of 2007-2010) and hacking (Wikileaks, Snowden) and the general failure (and unlawful torture of terrorist suspects) of MI6 during the War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2001 onwards. That is a large part of its charm and its success. It struck a chord with audiences worldwide in the 2012 Diamond Jubilee and Olympic Year for London. James Bond celebrated 50 years on the silver screen and Skyfall was the answer to the Bond fan's eternal prayer.

DarthDimi

Gustav_Graves wrote:

You might check this topic, where we're already discussing this subject in greater detail :-): http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/4593/skyfall-has-a-political-theme.-please-let-us-discuss-this-underappreciated-part-of-cinema.#Item_30

Interesting to see that many other fans are discovering the layers the exquisit Bond film 'Skyfall' has....

@Gustav_Graves' thread will suffice.