In an unclassical James Bond fashion, ‘Spectre’ provides a different kind of ending to a seemingly unchanging brand.
The opening scene of the movie begins during The Day of the Dead in Mexico City, Mexico. This scene very well may be one of the best opening scenes in Bond history, and possibly of all-time going next to the opening scene of ‘The Dark Knight.’ The acting and reality shown during this scene is impeccable and exemplifies what an opening scene of an action movie should look like. The plot, similar to many other Bond movies, combines plot points from all of the movies in which Daniel Craig acted as Bond.
Bond attempts to find and take down the organization that has been “the author of all his pain,” Spectre. This organization consists of all of the villains from the past few moives and the movie has references to them throughout the film. Meanwhile, Bond’s boss, M, is attempting to keep the double-o program alive because the government believes a drone is more useful and efficient than that of a person.
Daniel Craig, as with the other films, plays Bond spectacularly. Christoph Waltz, who plays the villain was absolutely flawless as his accent and witty comments always seems to keep the viewer wanting to hear his voice more. Although it seemed to me that there was some untapped potential in his role, the plot in which he was used was perfect. The two Bond girls, Lea Seydoux and Monica Bellucci, did not disappoint. Again, they did nothing that stood out, but the plot in which they were used was amazing. The movie itself is unconventional as, unlike other Bond films, combines more than one previous movie. In my opinion, this change up made this film much more exciting and intriguing.
Spectre exceed my expectations and by my standards, as an absolute lover of Bond films, is a must watch.