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Me too he was an amazing villain , just fit in place. He was not meant to be cartoony or camp. Just a slimy CEO .
But he is one cog in Quantum which is flexing its muscles in South America and it may not affect your life directly but as you saw the Bolivians who we saw queueing for water were directly affected. We actually saw the affect of the villains plans on actual human beings.
Also if an organisation wants global power then surely gaining the worlds resources is a good way to do it.
Exactly, when Bond intercepted Quantum they happened to be in the Bolivia project, there are more projects on hand it would seem. But I think at that moment it was they're best opportunity to amass most wealth and have more political influence.
Not all villains are OTT. The most dangerous are unassuming.
Precisely !
In Fleming's world quite a lot of them were though:
-Mr Big
-Drax
-Red Grant
-Klebb
-Dr No
-Blofeld
-Goldfinger
-Oddjob
They were all pretty much charicatures. That's why I prefer Silva. He's mad but with a dose of camp "larger than life" thrown in.
1. beautiful opening car chase
2. nice shots of Sienna with a crowd scene (these used to be a key part of most Bond movies)
3. confusingly cut rather nicely OTT rooftop chase sequence (you get a real sense of place that is absent from SF)
4. the Tosca sequence is excellent - the best in a Bond movie may be for 25 years
5. The first meeting with Mathis at his house overlooking the sea
6. Greene's party - looks nicely stylish and some enjoyable dialogue
7. Bond and Leiter in the dive bar
Agree with you fully
You too brother.
Absolutely, couldn't agree more. I am sick and tired of people stating that QOS is rubbish because the villian "was only after the water supply of Bolivia".
Thses people totally miss the point, and as you say he is only one cog in a much larger machine.
The point is that Quantum want world domination and as the US and Russia have shown the only way to do this is to overthrow governments and control areas of the world and their resources, whether this be water, oil, land etc.
I am not even a big fan of QOS, I feel it had a lot more potential , but it is still an enjoyable, if short, Bond. The locations and scenery are quite stunning, Greene is a memorable villian and it has one of the most believable story lines in the entire Bond franchise.
But overal the plot of having some financial gain from such activities as supporting a coup in a South American country and making a shedload of money was actualy quite realistic and good, the banker who was responsible was one of the realistic baddies in the franchise. However the overal story was far from finished and lacked finesse that coupled with a terrible editing makes it THE flawed attempt in the franchise. IT could have been a great movie but was muddled by a poorly suited director for the job and his Bourne collegaes.
WHile I am no great fan of the Bourne franchise I give them credit for doing a splendid job in creating a serries that feels original and modern.
The film could have been a lot better, but I enjoy Amalric's performance - he is always watchable. Yes they could have done more with him, but he is not completely wasted. Just underused. But I'd say the same of Bardem in SF - brilliant opening entrance and after that - nothing.
I wouldnt say that. The "life clung to me like a disease" scene is one of the highlights of the film for me
Definitely .
Also disliked the Hannibal Lecter box they put him in. The set looked a bit cheap and 'wrong' to me. I've said it before, but I did not like the overtones of extraordinary rendition that surround Silva's treatment. The man was wronged by MI6 in the past and is then treated like an animal in a zoo - Bernard Lee would not have treated even the vilest villain like this. This is where the tendency towards 'realism' and reflecting the real world sinister aspects of what MI6 sometimes gets up to spoils the movie for me.
How do you think his m dealt with all the defectors of the sixties and seventies? Put them up at ritz?
Can I add his last scene with M in the church. Quite disturbing stuff.
You tell me. I don't remember his sticking them in glass boxes. If you're suggesting Lee would have happily authorised a hit, I don't doubt it, but that is very different.
Certainly.
I suppose his civil liberties can't be infringed if he's dead can they? ;)
It's not about civil liberties exactly. I just dislike the 'tone' it creates and the implications about the way that Bond and MI6 work and their values. Sticking people in glass boxes is what you expect a villain to do - it dehumanises and humiliates the captive. Frankly that scene only made me empathise with Silva and dislike M even more.
When Bond is taken captive on Silva's island he treated classily - tied to a chair and given a leg grope. A sign that Silva is old school and respects the way in which these things are supposed to be done. ;)
And people often seem to forget how vital is water, literally. If you control the watter supply of a country, you control the life of its citizens, you control agricultural production, and you hold the government, any government in power, by the b*lls. It is more precious than petrol or gold.
This aspct of QOS was not entirely original: it is central to Chinatown, Once Upon a Time in the West and Jean de Florette/Manon des Sources. So I guess these classics had boring and pathetic.
That was the point. You found why silva went after m..