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Originally Posted by Tapioca
To be honest, your review completely missed what Mendes and Craig are trying to do with Bond.
The reason why Skyfall is not only a great Bond movie, but just a good movie, is that it places Bond in the uncertain socio-political context that we live in today:
- Uncertain enemies (no longer countries, but ourselves)
- Technology vs. old-school methods
- The relevance of spy agencies, like MI6
Yeah, it could be argued that Bond has gone all Dark Knight, but you know what? Such movies are more satisfying for today's more sophisticated audiences than just a bunch of one-liners, gadgets, and scantily-clad women.
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Agreed. Could've used more scantily-clad women but there's no question that pre-Daniel Craig Bond wouldn't possibly exist in the modern world and that the villains aren't the same either. It's a Bond for the modern era, one where a remote controlled car with rockets in the headlights just isn't that impressive anymore.
I mean, anything we see these days, we know it's impossible and it's just done in After Effects by a film school nerd. They're giving us a decent plot and good actors in good performances to wow us rather than gimmicks. I like it.