SPECTRE: A Movie We May Have Seen Before
By Sam Overton
This year, one of the most highly anticipated films of the year was the twenty-fifth James Bond film, Spectre. The film, directed by Sam Mendes and written by John Logan as well as being rumored to be the last starring Daniel Craig, was a deep psycho-analysis of the haunting life that James Bond has lead through his recent films.
The film touches upon the heartbreaking moments of his past, mostly focusing on the deaths of the two women he loved the most: Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) from Casino Royale, and M (Judi Dench) in Skyfall, and the ties that they have to the leader of the ominous group Spectre, lead by Blofeld (Christoph Waltz).
But there’s something about this film that seems all too familiar. It seems to have followed the same recipe that most James Bond have had since the beginning of the franchise. Bond kills people, sleeps with a woman, kills more people, gets in a sticky situation, sleeps with a woman, and kills people until he wins in the end. Something we have seen now for about twenty-two of the twenty-five films.
This film, however, does bring a little bit of nostalgia to it. Bringing back the past, as well as the old formula for James Bond films that we all know and love, thus making it a still widely successful film that is enjoyable for fans of the series. But if you’re expecting the same emotionally rollercoaster that was given in Skyfall, this might not be the film that you’re hoping it is.