Thursday 31 January 2013

Skyfall


First things first.. for years, the third installment to Daniel Craig's, James Bond and the 23rd installment to the James Bond collection, has been postponed for years; and due to this reason, it's for some reason exploded back into the film industry, and by explode i mean from its tremendous force, it has somehow lodged itself into the very minds of what we call human. By this i mean that because of the long await, the public have gone into a frenzy, rumours have spread, sa...ying that Skyfall isn't only going to be the best Bond ever but also the best film this year. This was all before the film came out in cinemas which cannot simply be set in stone until it has actually come out in cinema's and has been viewed first.

Going up against the likes of Prometheus, The Avengers, Dark Knight Rises and soon to be, The Hobbit. Somehow i don't think is true.

Though, Skyfall was definitely a well deserved wait. The story was absaloutly fantastic and extremely spontaneous. My only issue is that it was a slow narrative. Nothing 'pleasing' occurred in my opinion until what people would simply describe as Scotland. But also a series of twists of events was set, making a great change to the 007 franchise. Which you will find out about, once watched.

Scotland was a big surprise and definitely a good one full of history, mystery and suspense.

The opening scene was extremely unique. Very entertaining and eye catching. Unfortunately though, it is a huge spoiler, giving away events, that occur within the film.

The opening scene was sang by Adelle, who was a beautiful addition to the film.

There could be a lot more gadgets (which is iconic within the franchise)

The performance was stunning, with obviously Daniel Craig as MI5's James Bond setting yet another superb performance.

Q, played by Ben Whishaw, although a young, was a brilliant new addition to the cast, fresh out the box he proved that the traditional Q doesn't have to be aged and wise, but young and brilliant. Although i think a little less 'panache' would go a long way.

Judy Dench and Ralph Finnes set a fine performance as what i would like to call the 'M&M's'

And the new Bond girl's Naomi Harris sets the mood at the right time.

The antagonist (Javier Bardem) was amazing. With a huge range of personality, he potentially creates the most unique villain ever in the Bond series. Although his 'exit' could be a lot better.

In conclusion i believe Skyfall is definitely one of the best Bond films ever (behind GoldenEye and Casino Royal) but i definitely believe it was over rated for what its worth.

Lets just hope 24 and 25, are better and are built up correctly.

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