Drama styled Bond introducing series to youngsters

Rating: 5/10 (17 February 2013)

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I'm not the greatest Bond fun you can find but I have watched several films of the series so I think I can at least compare this one with some of them. It's not a bad film actually, there is a lot of breathtaking action scenes in various locations all over the world, nice looking women and a kind of plot that can stick you to the couch for as long as the movie lasts. But, it's not the kind of film you could watch again (like Casino Royal) because there is really nothing original in it. There are multiple problems.. The story reminds me of some films in the beginning of the Internet era where everything was somehow explained by the hacking abilities of some ultra-specialized guys who could do almost anything by coding and infringing into networks. In 2013 this is not an original concept as reality seems a lot more complicated than that (and therefore more interesting). I think, this is an effort of the producers to come out with a totally new series of Bond based on the way the world is today. That means good-buy electronic gadgets (everyone can have one), macho attitude (it's totally out of trend), extreme resistance to pain (no on bites for this any more) and hello to networked world, frankly attitude, and more realistic see-through character placement. It's a "brave new world" as Bond says after meeting next-gen Q in a museum... Don't be over-thrilled by the reviews, it's neither a bad nor a good film, probably it's the kind of average film, nice for a rainy evening with pizzas and colas, nothing more than that. Mendes really tried to make a film with vivid characters as he has done in his previous works although the ones in Bond series were always contradictory and actually confusing so it's like trying to solve a knotty that is tied up for 50 years. At least he didn't mess it all up. Maybe this film could be called "Adapt Or Die". At the end, Bond comes alive through this and if he gets himself a nice treatment from a psycho-analyst he may come back even stronger. In any other case the audience will probably find more amazing heroes to lean on.