Bonds Birthday Blockbuster

Rating: 10/10 (3 June 2019)

In James Bonds 50th anniversary the creators take the series back to its roots while also making more than just another Bond movie. England's best spy finds himself hiding away in the tropics while suffering an apparent midlife crisis after being shot in the exciting pre-creititorial scenes. Sam Mendes work as director on this film played a monumental role in its success. Skyfall showcases all the usual elements of a Bond film, the chases, the girls, the arch villain but recharged with intelligence and a less superior, more exploring empathy.
Bond returns to MI6 in the time it needs him the most. Agent 007 fails all of his physical and mental exams, and on top of that he shoots his gun as straight as a monkey could. But while knowing all of this, his boss M still believes he is the right person for the job. Her government overseer seems to disagree.
The script was written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade who have previous bond experience and should be experts by now. Many people have compared the story of this movie to that of The Dark Night. But between Purvis, Wade, and Mendes I believe they found a better balance of light and dark. They gave Bond a little more humility and personality that I think people can resonate with.
Then there is the villain (Javier Bardem). The character of Silva is great and filled the role of antagonist perfectly. Again to reference the The Dark Night, the character of Silva reminds me a lot of the Joker. His mannerisms and the way he talks almost mirrors the Joker, all the way down to the face deformation.
All in all I absolutely loved this movie. They took Bond right back to its original principles while also adding some great humanity aspects to to the terminator of James Bond. Mandes took on the hard task of continuing the legacy of Bond and still had the confidence to give it his own little twist and in my opinion it was all perfect.