So I watched Skyfall this week and I have to say, I think we are about to have a “Christian Bale” re-envisioning of our James Bond. This most recent installment is the most serious we’ve seen 007 (in my opinion). Where as the Sean Connery (well, also roger’s and timothy’s) Bond was full of the cheesy one liners and appeared far more cavalier in his personality. Then again that could be a result of coming from the 60s-80s and we have plenty of serious subject matter these days from which to pull ideas, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see a new direction from the franchise, much like Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. I’m very interested in seeing this new Bond and find out more about what makes him tick.
And now that my nerd is fully showing, I’ll end.
it was really bizarre going from Craig’s Bond (my only experience at first) to Brosnan’s Bond because of how un-seriously Broz took himself. I think you’re right, I think with Craig playing roles like Mikael Blomkvist in Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, he’s really cut out for the more serious side. even if he ends up moving on after Skyfall, they’ve now set the precedent for the angsty, dark films. it’s an interesting shift in the franchise as far as I can see… not sure if I like it, because I think the world is sorely missing more cheesy awesome films.