Sunday, November 9, 2008

Quantum of Solace

i had heard from all my friends that 'quantum of solace' did not have characteristics of a bond movie, there were a lot of emotional scenes in the film, no gadgets, etc. i agree with all these comments, its not your typical bond movie...but i dont see why thats disagreeable to people. for ages now, 007 has fought grotesque villains holding the world at ransom, charmed and slept with beautiful women, used amazing gadgets. the same formula has been repeated from sean connery to pierce brosnan (apart from a few great films). 'quantum of solace' tries to steer clear from the eternally used formula and its different from the others in this respect. 

quantum of solace uses cynicism in a lot of its scenes...from the present economic meltdown to taunting the greed of u.s for oil. daniel craig plays james bond very impressively giving him a new dimension...a kind of depth that probably all the other actors failed to do. there is no ease in which he kills his opponents, there is rage in all of his actions, a rage stemming from the death of the person he loves the most. in every scene; there is sorrow, regret, anger on his face. he is driven by a vengence that clouds his professionalism. in the end, he finds redemption and freedom saying "the dead don't care about revenge".

quantum of solace is a sequel to ‘casino royale’ and a prequel to the next bond movie...thus, the ending is a little bit of a dissappoinment but that takes nothing away from the movie itself. after a brilliant first half, the second half is a little slow, but i guess to show depth, angst and sorrow; this is required.

for the second time now, after vesper lynd, the bond woman shows substance and a connection with the spy which is more emotional than physical. judy dench as M is as usual impressive, trusting, controlling and protecting bond at the same time. 

as far as the experience goes, quantum of solace is not as good as casino royale, which was a masterpiece. but, it still is a good film, a different film, a film with more substance and less vanity. the one thing I missed in the film was an Aston martin J

rating - 3.5/5

 

5 comments:

Unknown said...

i sooo love daniel craig...but da direction really dissapointed me..
i'll give it a 3...

Sumiran Passey said...
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Sid said...

yeah very truly said..i loved it when M says"but he is my agent"..also some scenes were too captivating like when bond is holding camille. but the story becomes slow between the scenes that's where this movie falls..one time watch :)

Anonymous said...

quantum had everything a bond movie needs: licensed killing, chase scenes, and femme fatales... what made casino royale superior (other than the gambling subplot :) was it is a complete movie. much like the borne trilogy, audiences will appreciate revisiting this bridge-film once the story arc continues.
ps- the aston martin got used and abused in the amazing title intro

Iyer jr. said...

i missed that part :(