Thoughts on the new-look MI6 "family"? (SPOILERS)
Brosnan_fan
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It's a fair assumption that the new MI6 team (Craig, Fiennes, Harris, Whishaw) will be the one we will be seeing in future Bond outings, so what does everyone think? Do you feel they could generate good chemistry with each other?
My 2 cents' worth: they were pretty competent in Skyfall, but IMO no other group could replace Connery/Moore, Lee et al. They were just too indelible.
My 2 cents' worth: they were pretty competent in Skyfall, but IMO no other group could replace Connery/Moore, Lee et al. They were just too indelible.
"Well, he certainly left with his tails between his legs."
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Yep, I agree... it would be nice to see all three of them (including Craig of course) again in Bond 24... (...and 25, fingers crossed)
I know it's just me, but I'd wished they would have made Fiennes an admiral as the original was, just for an extra dose of nostalgia and to keep the whole Bond/M Admiralty background in the series.
On one side I agree, on the other I think it is good that he isn't made an admiral. I have already read that some consider Fiennes to be the same person as Bernard Lee. To me he is the third male M after Lee and Brown.
Since this series is supposed to be starting over, he can't really be the third M after Lee and Brown. He could, however, be the M that precedes those two, and depending on Craig's tenure, we might actually see that happen, though I doubt it. The series has done enough to re-imagine Bond that trying to fit these movies into the other ones is a challenge.
But do you really think Dr. No, FRWL et all are set in the future, so after 2012 but still in the cold war? For me it is impossible to believe that. James Bond movies have always been contemporary to the time in which they were made. Yes we are supposed to have a new timeline now but I don't understand why people are trying to shoehorn the 20 preceding movies into this new timeline if there ever was a timeline to start with. A bit of suspension of disbelief is necessary when watching a 007 movie.
Before anyone starts with the rude and spiteful remarks that have been prevalent on the forums lately, all of the above is just my humble opinion and in no way or form meant to sound like being facts.
On topic: I'm not sure what to think of the new 'family'. I think Naomi Harris could be a great Moneypenny and I like the scenes she had with Craig so I'm hopeful they will play off each other very well in coming movies. I'm not sure about Q and because we haven't seen much of Mallory in his role of M I can't say much about him. However, during the movie Mallory started to become a 'nicer' character as the movie went along. All in all, I have high hopes for Bond 24 and beyond.
I think Ralph Fiennes is the unsung hero of SKYFALL. I look forward to seeing him in future films. He has tremendous gravitas. Interestingly, I've never been a huge fan of the MI6 personnel joining Bond on location in past films. By making them more hands-on characters it seems we may well see M, Q & Moneypenny pop up in the field in less gimmicky fashion to help Bond in future adventures.
Which makes me wonder, seeing as Bond screwed up the whole mission and let Mallory end up as M, is it really inconcievable that the new M might be a snake in the grass, gradually exposed over two more Craig movies? After all, I can't really see why Fiennes would sign up for many of these, being quite a celebrated actor.
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Possibilities-
(a) NP is correct, and Mallory will be the gradually uncovered mole over the next two movies
(b) Fiennes liked having a recurring role in a major franchise, and was happy to sign on for another one (a longer lasting one, which he could keep playing in his old age)