James Bond: Skyfall review

In an industry and era where jaw dropping and eye popping 3D visual are becoming the It approach to many blockbuster filmmakers, one must say Skyfall was not about showcasing motion executive or iconic characters; but rather, it was about people being capable of making mistakes or being erroneous and letting the deep rooted impact of betrayal take its cause. 

It is no doubt that the last few Bond movies have been competent at offering wild action adventures but none of the modern Bond films has taped and dogged into a painful and emotional back stories of 007 and Judi Dench like Skyfall has. Of course in every Bond movies it is tradition to star along side a Bond girl right till the end; Skyfall was somehow different as the major Bond girl was distant. Instead, as Daniel Craig's third field work as an MI6 operative, he spectacularly stared closely opposite  one of the most talented actress Judi Dench's. Her character had been pushed as the centre femme fatale, but no one can question she actually stood out and overshadowed Craig by blending as the emotional anchor of the movie in times when MI6 is seriously under threat than ever.

Daniel Craig and Judi Dench in ‘Skyfall’

We have not in a while and in any modern Bond movies had a memorable antagonist like Javier Bardem as Silva in ‘Skyfall’ who despite his homicidal tendencies is appetising to watch. In skyfall he relied on placing smart elements side by side, leaving it up to Bond not only to establish connections and impose a meaning but he used such to also mirror Bond's inner dark side or demons .This is unlike recent 007 rogues who even though had their unique peculiarity of behaviour, and were somehow more than human faces navigated onto malicious organisations, it is indisputable the exceedingly shaded performance from Bardem will, for most, remind them of “love to hate him”.

Javier Bardem as Silva in ‘Skyfall’‘

For most James Bond fans who were craving motion friction, they may have been disappointed with Skyfall. Nevertheless Skyfall‘s few shortcomings are not just not enough to deprive the enjoyment of the film, because scene to scene, moment to moment, the movie offers one of the richest and most interesting Bond adventures. For every awkward misstep in Skyfall, Mendes the director provides several standout scenes leading to a special entertaining 007 adventure.

However as Skyfall has proven, there will always be another James Bond film, but as always the  relevancy of the diverse character will always be questionable. The real question is, will the modern audience still embrace Bond in the present world where the film industry is flooded with competition from grittier spy like Jason Bourne which apparently possesses more power to engage its audiences?