James Bond Essay
The James Bond franchise is without a doubt the most successful film series ever. Containing over 20 Bond films in total and counting. From the classic first bond film to the most current, we can definitely say that both will share many similarities and differences. With that being said, I’m going to compare the first ever bond film, Dr. No (1962), to the most current Bond film Skyfall (2012). To begin with, there has been many actors that has played the character Bond in this franchise. In the film, Dr. No, Sean Connery was the first ever actor to play James Bond. Connery created the standard for many future Bond actors. As he did an amazing job portraying as Bond, he had brown eyes and brown hair and was about 6’2. His height was set
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No and Skyfall is having the main antagonist having their own isolated island. We can see this trend in both of these films as both villain in these films tend to be isolated from society. In the film, Dr. No, the antagonist is held up in a deserted private island called Crab Key. On this island, holds a powerful radio beam that he was planning to use to disrupt the American’s missile launch program. As his way of getting back at them for denying his offer to help. In the film, Skyfall, the villain also had his own private island located in Japan called Hashima. The island consist of old run down buildings and this became Silva’s lair. Silva’s plan was to take down “ M “ the leader of MI6. Another similarity share between the two film’s villains is that both have their own deformity. In Dr. No, the antagonist has a deformity on his hand as both of his hands were lost in an accident and his constant experimental use on atomic energy. Eventually being replaced with powerful mechanical black steel hands. Capable of crushing anything that he wishes. We can see this at the dinner scene between Dr. No and Bond, as Dr. No crushes a metal statue with his mechanical hands. In the film Skyfall, the Villain also have his own deformity as his jaws are completely destroyed from being tortured when he was a former MI6 agent way back. Silva shows his deformed face after removing the prosthetic dentures when he was captured by
No and Skyfall is having the main antagonist having their own isolated island. We can see this trend in both of these films as both villain in these films tend to be isolated from society. In the film, Dr. No, the antagonist is held up in a deserted private island called Crab Key. On this island, holds a powerful radio beam that he was planning to use to disrupt the American’s missile launch program. As his way of getting back at them for denying his offer to help. In the film, Skyfall, the villain also had his own private island located in Japan called Hashima. The island consist of old run down buildings and this became Silva’s lair. Silva’s plan was to take down “ M “ the leader of MI6. Another similarity share between the two film’s villains is that both have their own deformity. In Dr. No, the antagonist has a deformity on his hand as both of his hands were lost in an accident and his constant experimental use on atomic energy. Eventually being replaced with powerful mechanical black steel hands. Capable of crushing anything that he wishes. We can see this at the dinner scene between Dr. No and Bond, as Dr. No crushes a metal statue with his mechanical hands. In the film Skyfall, the Villain also have his own deformity as his jaws are completely destroyed from being tortured when he was a former MI6 agent way back. Silva shows his deformed face after removing the prosthetic dentures when he was captured by