tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post5251496445501809812..comments2023-10-02T14:33:18.136+01:00Comments on The Very Fluffy Diary of Millennium Dome, Elephant: Day 4317: JAMES BOND: SkyfallMillennium Domehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430269096817934037noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post-91356696283671984262012-11-10T20:14:57.698+00:002012-11-10T20:14:57.698+00:00I too was expecting Fiennes to be a villain. And m...I too was expecting Fiennes to be a villain. And maybe he will still turn out to be; wouldn't it make a lot of sense for Quantum to at least *want* to plant someone at the head of the double-oh section, and, given what little we know about them so far, it's feasible that they *could* do this. I don't know if further Bond films will all be as Quantum free as Skyfall appears to be, but I hope - and vaguely suspect - not.Richard Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01974014284429893269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post-68739383232470168522012-11-02T21:34:31.359+00:002012-11-02T21:34:31.359+00:00So . . . Naomie Harris goes from a field agent to ...So . . . Naomie Harris goes from a field agent to a secretary. Why? So that the franchise can finally admit that a woman doesn't have what it takes to be a field agent like Bond? Sorry, but I can't get over this. And why do former MI-6 agents who go bad, always have to be foreign born?The Rush Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667282586023023623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post-42386421161129794672012-11-02T04:58:50.087+00:002012-11-02T04:58:50.087+00:00FWIW, the 007 Legends game out at the moment (whic...FWIW, the 007 Legends game out at the moment (which, um, isn't very good, unfortunately) puts Craig-Bond into the role in a lot of previous Bond adventures, the clear implication is that Royale and Solace are his first two missions, then all the other stuff happens, then Skyfall happens.<br /><br />Whether that's the movie producer intention or not is unclear, but...MatGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02821264556751176639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post-56146285981519038822012-11-02T01:19:04.797+00:002012-11-02T01:19:04.797+00:00I expected Fiennes to be the villain too, at least...I expected Fiennes to be the villain too, at least early on, though as it continued it became fairly clear that he was going to be the new M.Matthew Kilburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16994266455623606284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post-20413764052115141622012-11-01T23:44:54.060+00:002012-11-01T23:44:54.060+00:00Yes, it WAS a bit of a step backwards, wasn't ...Yes, it WAS a bit of a step backwards, wasn't it.<br /><br />As I say, I was expecting Fienes to be unmasked as the villain.<br /><br />And right up to that actual last scene I thought "Eve" saying she was taking a desk job meant SHE was the new M. Because you know, Naomie Harris is pretty awesome and has already played a god.Millennium Domehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430269096817934037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22974616.post-35126879356547313032012-11-01T16:56:23.396+00:002012-11-01T16:56:23.396+00:00"the familiar set up at the end of this film ..."the familiar set up at the end of this film – M, Tanner, Moneypenny, the wood-panelled office – all feels as though this is bringing us back to the beginning"<br /><br />That was the only bit I didn't like in an otherwise very enjoyable film - "yes yes you've had your fun with your female M but now we're going back to normal where men are the bosses and women are the secretaries". This is reinforced by Bond himself acting as the insidious voice of patriarchal society - "are you sure you want to be a field agent? It's not for everyone (i.e. girls)" - and gnawing away at Moneypenny's self esteem throughout the film.<br /><br />However, I have solved this by adding a thirty second coda to the end of the film in my head.<br /><br />INT: M's office. Jenny Agutter (or possibly Gemma Jones. Or Kathy Burke. Or Sophie Okenedo. Or hell, even Jo Brand. We have any number of BLOODY TALENTED actresses over 40 who are not boring cis white men) enters, takes one look at Rafe, and queries: "What the hell do you think you're doing in MY chair, you little oik? And why is that field agent sitting at my secretary's desk?"<br /><br />The secretary, for preference, would be played by Julian Clary in full Joan Collins Fan Club garb...Jennie Rigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893281560181289667noreply@blogger.com