Casino Royale is another chapter in the series of James Bond movies that highlight the same formulas depicted in the other twenty Bond films in the past. In this movie, James Bond is depicted as a rather less experienced and more vulnerable British agent in contrast to the previous Bond films. Bond is then ordered to take into custody a bomb-maker located in Madagascar after he was granted the license to kill. In Madagascar, he comes across the faction of terrorists headed by Le Chiffre and is directed to trounce the main antagonist through a high-stakes poker game in Casino Royale. Other characters that contribute to the over-all feel of the film include Vesper Lynd who was designated to supervise and finance the British agent’s poker daring acts, Le Chiffre, the financer of the world network of terrorists and many others.
The plot of the movie employs an emphasis on the attempts of Bond to dismount the main antagonist Le Chiffre in order to put an end into his funding of terrorists. With the twist of the scenes that seemingly portrays Vesper as one who is on the evil side, one can arrive at the observation that romance got in the way which eventually made Vesper save the life of Bond through her efforts in negotiation the transfer of money. In general, the plot of the movie amplifies the feeling of suspense and action that the Bond series films are well-known for.
The elements of art, architecture, music and literature in the movie can best be understood by looking into the sequence of the scenes as the story progresses and the characters rotate and interact in the various settings thus shaping the content of the film. These expressions of humanities create the impression that the film has the touch of nature and a subtle hint of the arts in Italy.
The concluding scene in the movie establishes Daniel Craig as the legacy of the James Bond we have already known in time as it also establishes the seemingly final remark that completes the movie in its entirety.
Reference
Travers, P. (2006). Casino Royale [Electronic Version]. Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 2, 2007 from http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/7349978/review/12450444/casino_royale.
