The former which is a major theme of the film. Speaking of balls, the torture scene is straight from the original novel and is an excruciating look at willpower and power dynamics.

God forbid movies take a breather rather than being balls to the wall action spectacle for the entire runtime. And they're in the long tradition of Bond engaging the villain in some type of game or sport. They also hint at the classy, tuxedoed agent Bond would become. Their lower key tension contrasts with the action scenes to display a different aspect of Bond's skills as an agent. Those poker scenes you say last an hour? In actuality they take up about 15 minutes of screen time. The action sequences are incredibly intense and character driven. The writing, dialogue, and performances are of a higher quality than we had seen before. It was quite refreshing coming off of Die Another Day.Ĭasino Royale also brought a new level of prestige to the series. We hadn't seen it arguably since OHMSS in 1969 or Licence to Kill in 1989.

Where did he come from? Why is he the way he is? What happens when he opens himself up to love? That level of dramatic substance was something rare for the franchise. To answer your question, Casino Royale is considered a top entry because it delves into Bond as a man. Thanks to the hosts of James Bond Radio and /u/marketto007 from for allowing us to borrow their Bond 25 graphic for our sidebar picture. r/JamesBond Project Soundtrack 2023 results r/JamesBond Project Snapshot 2022 results r/JamesBond's ranking as of September 28, 2016 r/JamesBond's ranking as of April 17, 2016 Which will result in: Shaken, not stirred REDDIQUETTE RANKING THE BOND FILMS Spoilers can be written inside posts using the following formatting: Indicate that your post contains spoilers by tagging it. Please do not include spoilers in post thumbnails or titles. Fan creations which use copyrighted material but which are not made for monetary purposes are always allowed. Piracy and anything illegal is prohibited on r/JamesBond. Please message the moderators if you think your post has erroneously been marked as spam and we'll do what we can. If you have posted something and you're not seeing any activity (no upvotes, downvotes, or comments) after about an hour, the post may have been caught by AutoModerator and placed in reddit's spam filter. A Place For Anything & Everything James Bond Spam

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