Was Silva a wasted oppurtunity (Page 1 of 2)

imagine if they had kept mathis,, and silva was an enemy rival of mathis.or mathis had been his mentor.

I see what you are saying, my theory/idea would of obviously given Blofeld an entirely new backstory/identity for the new age of Bond, I imagine if this had happened then instead of him dying at the end of the film at the hands of Bond, as he is about to kill M, Bond could of intervened by knocking Silva out for a few moments, then we see Bond watching M die, all the while Silva/Blofeld awakens, witnesses this and at the same time concedes defeat and slips away unnoticed and this could of paved the way for Blofeld swearing revenge on Bond for his years of planning to kill M by his own hands and likewise with Bond wanting revenge for M's death thus making them sworn enemies.

Just thoughts of course. I was perfectly happy with how Skyfall ended, just want to see more of Javier Bardem!

When you say 'paved the way for Blofeld swearing revenge' do you mean as a prelude to the 60's Bonds or for future Bonds? I can never tell what peoples views are on the reboot/timeline/craig era are because everyone differs    Personally I'm up for Blofeld returning as the same character he was in the 60's but more modern and with disregard to the previous missions he was involved in (so no references to the past). However if a Bond film came out and in the PTS we seen a flash back of Tracy's death and then in the film Blofeld was discovered to be alive and Bond tracks him down for revenge..I think i'd explode with excitement. But another part of me is glad that he's been out of the series so long so I don't know! I'd be open minded about his return, but there is potential for it to go oh so wrong 

In that case a return of Blofeld, or at least a recurring 'larger than life' villain would be more than welcome  .

Back on topic though, I think they pretty much hit the nail on the head with Silva. He got a lot of praise character wise and Bardem got a lot of praise for his portrayal. There are many villains in the series who could be reoccuring and it would work. Mr. White for example I think would have made a better Blofeld than Silva.

I sort of agree with what you are saying, there are very few Blofeld portrayals that I actually like.

But they could do him justice this time?  Maybe.. Either way i don't see it happening, Austin Powers put the last nail in the coffin really  But I'd be open to the idea!

Excellent point. Although I think the cat is a must...

Seriously though I just want to see more Javier Bardem in Bond, terrific performance!

nobody is slagging Skyfall, and I did say at the beginning that Silva was a great villain and the point was that Silva was just an alias so I thought it would be an interesting idea if the man behind Silva was actually an updated Blofeld, plus that way we get to see more of Javier Bardem in the Bond universe.

I'm afraid my opinion on this matter is rather fixed: Blofeld is dead. Get over it! It would be great to have a new organisation like SPECTRE, or a new recurring villain like Blofeld, but the important thing is it should be new!

Wow, very interesting topic!

It seems one of the largest challenges for the producers/writers at this point, is, because there is becoming less and less a sense of chronology and order of events, how do you keep the series "going", but without adding anything to the plot that could complicate or limit the plots of future movies.

The series seems to be heading to the era of the Sean Connery movies, (Mallory's office is based on Bernard Lee's, and we don't have a sense of how old/experienced Bond is in the glory of the Sean Connery era.

If Silva was to be a prelude to Blofeld, that's saying that the events in Skyfall took place before the Sean Connery movies.

Unlike most people, I didn't care so much for Silva. I think other villians from past movies are more of a wasted opportunity. Alec Trevelyn for example - one of my favourite characters in the series, could have appeared in Skyfall, or other films (assuming that the events occur before Goldeneye), as an ally to Bond on another mission (something comparable to the botched chase scene in Madagascar in CR, rather than "carter").

Overall, I just think Silva is "memorable" or "iconic" enough to keep alive/as a prelude to a villain in the future.

I think Eon after many court cases now own the rights to Blofelf and SPECTRE.
I only hope they would stick with Quantum.

I was kind of hoping that Quantum was being touted as this new rebooted series' SPECTRE and I would like to see them return to it but for me, it won't be a total disappointment if they don't.

As for the topic, I really think Silva was a great addition to the villain list of James Bond. Maybe not as memorable as some of the others but still up there with them.