After the "Pierce Brosnan years" James Bond had begun to get a little stale. Goldeneye was great but unfortunately Brosnan's movies slowly went downhill. Perhaps it was the focus on action over story or maybe after nearly 40 years of watching the MI6 Secret Agent save the world again and again audiences simply got tired of him. Whatever the reason the James Bond franchise needed to be resuscitated quickly. Casino Royale did that with a bang because it did something that few other movies in the franchise did before, focused on the character of James Bond and gave us a look into the mind of this complex character while still giving audiences classic moments and action sequences that rival any other films in recent times.
First off the most obvious change in Casino Royale was Daniel Craig as James Bond. This was a choice that infuriated many people as evidenced by countless websites and blogs that were attempting to incite a mass boycott of the movie because of Craig's involvement. Luckily Daniel Craig brought a fresh look and attitude to the secret agent; making Bond a much more athletic and humanized character that audiences see go through the transformation that caused him to become what we have been used to in other movies.Another change to Casino Royale was the lack of the character Q. While Q was not really a fault in the Bond films his exclusion led to less crazy gadgets like exploding cigarettes and cell phone tasers. This allowed the focus to be placed on Bond's abilities and not his dumb luck of being in a situation where a villain wants to open Bond's briefcase and then is hit in the face by a smoke bomb. Bond is agile and quick thinking; always keeping M and the rest of MI6 on their toes.
First off the most obvious change in Casino Royale was Daniel Craig as James Bond. This was a choice that infuriated many people as evidenced by countless websites and blogs that were attempting to incite a mass boycott of the movie because of Craig's involvement. Luckily Daniel Craig brought a fresh look and attitude to the secret agent; making Bond a much more athletic and humanized character that audiences see go through the transformation that caused him to become what we have been used to in other movies.Another change to Casino Royale was the lack of the character Q. While Q was not really a fault in the Bond films his exclusion led to less crazy gadgets like exploding cigarettes and cell phone tasers. This allowed the focus to be placed on Bond's abilities and not his dumb luck of being in a situation where a villain wants to open Bond's briefcase and then is hit in the face by a smoke bomb. Bond is agile and quick thinking; always keeping M and the rest of MI6 on their toes.
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