Ever thought to yourself, finally the nightmare is over and boom hit by something much worse than the previous situation. I don't know about you guys but this is what I said when I saw Quantum of Solace.
I hoped that Bond may have made peace with his past and we would be treated to watching some uber cool gadgets. I forgot that the last Bond adventure ended at Bond deciding to take revenge.
Thus, he came out full throttle to avenge the death of his beloved. I was happy to see the last Bond movie as it told us about how it all started. This change is trend is quiet harmful also.
It seems like the change of production house means starting things afresh. Thus, we get a whole new series on how it all started with Bond and how our dear Commander James Bond chose to be a playboy instead of a one woman man. If that is true, I would wish that the production sell it that way.
If we are to go down memory lane then I would suggest using props that belong to those times. Can't fit modern props into a movie about old times. This is something that even our larger than life Hindi movies keep in mind. I don't like to see Bond without his sauve nature, gadgets and women.
I read "Who Moved My Cheese" a few weeks ago and I know it says we should accept change as its inevitable. Even then, a change in Bond that makes him look geeky and fixated on one woman isn't the kind of change I want, when I watch a Bond movie. The only changes that should happen are his gadgets, women, enemies and martini. I mean, come on, Bond can't be rustic and un-sophisticated. How's he going to win over the women and destroy his enemies. Also, this whole Bond being a one woman man is kind of a repeated story.
We have already seen On Her Majesty's Secret Service, where Bond was married, wife gets killed by archenemy and bond avenges the death. I know a lot of you might beg to differ, and I totally respect it.
Last words, Commander Bond is making it very difficult for me to like him. Commander, please fast track and give us a window into your present if not the future.
