The climax of James Bond films
After watching two James Bond films, Casino Royale and Tomorrow never dies, I found the way these two films handle climaxes are very different. Firstly, I would like to briefly summarize the climax within these two films.
In Casino Royale, the first climax comes when James Bond got poisoned in the casino by his enemy Le Chiffre, he staggered ran out and called his colleagues seek for help. However, at this critical moment, he found the cable of the heart pacemaker is not plugged in, then he passed out immediately. The second climax is when James Bond bet risking all his chips but Le Chiffre holds cards of a full house, when everyone thought Bond was going to lose, he showed his cards, a straight flush, he finally
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The whole climax happened after Bond and Chinese agent Wai Lin boarded on the stealth ship and attempt to prevent Carver from firing the stolen British cruise missile at Beijing. The tension was created by intense action scenes, count down of the missile plan as well as various of dangers that Bond and Lin faced to and how they solved dangers at the very last minute. ()
One climax vs. Various climaxes
The first difference is as I mentioned, the climax in Casino Royale is more scattered and the climax in Tomorrow never dies is integrated as a single one. I believe the reason behind is, the story of Casino Royale is more complex. Many scattered climax shows how twisted the story is, which makes the film become more appealing to audiences.
Action vs. Static
The second difference is most Bond films are action based, like Tomorrow never dies, the climax is mainly about brilliant fighting, advanced weapons as well as Bond’s valiant skill. By contrast, the climax of Casino Royale is rather static and quiet. In the casino, the entire gambling scene is majorly focus on the mental activities, nothing about guns or fighting, but it still provides a sense of intense. The reason for this is the setting of this film is in casino, and the major plot is about how Bond made Le Chiffre lost all his money through gambling. Moreover, the psychological warfare creates a deeper tension comparing with physical
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that he wanted him to be a man who could get out of any situation and
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