It has been
a while. 4 years since feeble Quantum of Solace, 6 years since solid Casino
Royal, and finally, Bond is back on the screens, just in time to celebrate 50
years of Bond franchise. And it delivers, despite it not being, strictly
speaking, a Bond movie. It is actually totally different from what has been
done with Bond before.
Now, meet the
biggest innovation in Skyfall: Bond movie finally has an atmosphere. Even
though the film still is not even remotely as atmospheric as, say, The Girl
with the Dragon Tattoo, it is a giant leap for a franchise that has been
infamous for the lack of real, believable characters and presence of cardboard
environment. At last, you can see human beings in Bond movie, vulnerable,
intimidated, desperate to survive, and this makes wonders: it actually forces
you to follow the plot, rather than watching from fight to fight. It is possible
to empathise to not-so-perfect Bond on his losing streak, as opposed to some flawless
guy in tuxedo.
