![]() ![]() In-between death threats and some unique torture devices, Christoph Waltz’s Blofeld works along the same lines of the classic Bond villain trope that sees the antagonist as a jealous reflection. While some fans may label me as cuckoo for enjoying what most have labeled as the "Brofeld" twist, I think it only makes things more interesting in Spectre, especially with someone like Waltz being a requirement when even revisiting a role so instrumental to the series.Įven the simple act of tauntingly drawing a heart in a fogged glass is menacing in Waltz’s hands, and his shadowy introduction into Spectre itself sets a chilling tone. And oh, does the casting of Christoph Waltz tie the 24th James Bond movie into an amazing tale of sibling rivalry playing out across a field that could affect the fate of the world. So when it came to updating Spectre’s similarly landmark organization, a new Blofeld was needed to make it all come together. While it looks like Rami Malek's Safin is going to be up to some new and dangerous goals in No Time To Die, his former employer helped lay down the groundwork for a plot we still don't know much about.Ĭhristoph Waltz’s Blofeld Is The Perfect Foil For Daniel Craig’s James BondĮrnst Stavro Blofeld and James Bond are, thanks to the legacy of the Bond movies, an iconic hero/villain duo. Surveillance, blackmail, and even the balance of power between individual nations are all on the line thanks to Blofeld and his partnership with the duplicitous C (Andrew Scott). Thanks to Quantum’s efforts to give the Bond films a more modern-feeling threat, SPECTRE was able to fold into that groundwork, making for a believable threat in a more grounded James Bond franchise. The return of Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Christoph Waltz) and his mythic organization in Spectre is more than just reclaiming a seemingly important piece of the 007 legacy, it also makes the classic menace into a modern power player. But as the world changed, and even SPECTRE itself had to go on the backburner, the James Bond movies had to change their tactics when it came to dreaming up baddies. ![]() Spectre Modernizes The Organization For The 007 Reboot Eraīack in the days of the Cold War, SPECTRE was an outlandish organization that represented the political climate of the world on a cinematic scale. The James Bond hallmarks start to come back in good measure, while expanding roles traditionally known as simply supporting players. We're introduced to the personal lives of both Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw), and M even gets to help save the day outside of his old-fashioned office at MI6. Swann, as well as his interactions with the MI6 support crew. Meanwhile, Spectre breaks new ground with Bond’s relationship to Dr. We even get a traditional scene where Bond is in M’s (Ralph Fiennes) office receiving a pseudo-briefing and dressing down that set Spectre’s story up to a tee, and allows our agent to go off and have tons of destructive fun. The gunbarrel is, for the first time in the post Casino Royale era, in its rightful place at the beginning of the film, reestablishing the old rhythm from the 007 series' heyday. Tradition And Reinvention Mix Perfectly In SpectreĪs new as Spectre feels compared to the way the 007 franchise has typically done business, there’s still a very traditional feeling present in the film. ![]()
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