You forgot the fact that he can spread the nanobots to other people he comes into contact with which makes his survival leaving the possibility of getting Madeline and Matilda to get infected. That's the real reason he chose to sacrifice himself.
yes he would’ve infected Madeleine and Mathilde. A really dark ending would’ve been Safin doesn’t tell Bond he poisoned him, Bond makes it off the island, Bond sees his family on the beach, embraces them, and finds them dead after embracing them. “ It’s alright, it’s quite alright really, they’re having a rest.. we have all the time in the world”... cue Louis Armstrong music. And another 3 bond movies for Craig
Especially the part when safin tell him that his been wounded by the nanobots. Man I felt what James bond felt when he knows that his been injected by safin knowing that he will never got to touch Madeline and his daughter ever again
I feel like the daughter theme was added by Daniel himself because apparently the producers really made this movie with everything HE WANTED. He might have dedicated his final Bond outing to his little girl because she was born right before they started shooting No time to die (which also delayed the movie). So this performance must have been real easy for Daniel. Also he brought his oldest daughter to the premiere and it was the FIRST time they were officially seen together. So imo, he dedicated this movie to his daughters.
Whilst the ending was a gut punch it really was the best way to see out Craig’s tenure. I also agree that it was refreshing to see a full story arc for Bond over these five films.
You said it, bro. I felt like I got kicked I the chest by a mule. I can't deny though, of there has to be an end, then orhing less than a spectacular end is in order for James Bond.
@@jonhohensee3258 Na, bro. James bond is not the exit stage left or walk off into the sunset kind of guy. He had his end the way he lived, in a blaze of awesome glory. If it has to be an end, make it a spectacular end for James Bond, not fading away peacefully. I will admit though, I was holding back tears, I grew up watching James Bond and watching a definitive end hurt.
@@TheStandardBearer - And then that leaves no room for future Bonds. It's almost as if Daniel Craig didn't want anyone to follow him up. I still believe it was a stupid end.
As a huge James Bond fan, I loved how they gave Daniel Craig's Bond a complete story arc. Seeing him die was devastating but not every hero gets a happy ending. Craig's portrayal will be remembered. Thank you Daniel Craig!
Exactly why I said it's the best of five exits where an outgoing actor is standing down - George Lazenby isn't included for obvious reasons - in 007's line of employment, there's no "happy ending"!.
When I realized it was just him looking up at the sky awaiting death my first thought was of Crowe's classic line in Gladiator about once knowing a man who said death smiles at us all and all a man can do is smile back.
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One thing I would add is that he didn't die simply because he gave up since he wouldn't be able to be with Madeline and his daughter. If he got off the island, with every person he touched, he would pass on to the nanobots and increase the likelihood that they could get to Madeline and Mathilde.
I loved his character arc...the death of Vesper really changed him and even more when M died..he shows feelings , he cares! He's the most human Bond and the most relatable
VERY bold decisions. I was not expecting to cry this much at a Bond movie. This is more of a drama than an action movie and that ending probably gonna stick with me for the rest of my life. Loved it! 10/10
As a Bond fan of 34 years, seeing the arc 007 went through during this incarnation was easily the best. His sacrifice was brutal but a fitting end to the saga. I know we will have other films but this one, to me at least, is the perfect finale.
@@EthanKnight97 From selfish playboy agent to genuinely caring for a woman, despite her flaws/family background. Previously, 007 just had one night stands & no love really. With Craig’s bond, we got Vesper from the start, then Matilde. We got his full backstory in Skyfall. I could keep going. No Bond has been this fleshed out.
@@EthanKnight97 you haven’t seen the Daniel Craig films then or followed them very well as his last 4 Bond films directly follow his debut Casino Royale including same characters like Madeline who returned in No Time To Die from Spectre, each of the Bond villains in Craig’s films were affiliated with Ernst Blofeld and his Criminal Organization Spectre in which Blofeld was introduced in Spectre in the rebooted Bond films. In Casino Royale Craig’s Bond is young and starting his career with M16 after becoming a 00 agent to having get older in next films and even retiring from active duty including in No Time To Die.
What makes a character emotionally stay with us is their humanity. JBs evolution in this quintology (while encountering a few stumbling blocks), really was a beautiful thing. Thank you Daniel Craig 👌
I feel that Craig’s Bond was the most relatable version of the character. I think by wearing the suspenders he truly became a James Bond for the Everyman. But what do I know, I’m not British.
Your point about Bond being for everyman and that you are not a Brit is what the new cancel culture is all about. Cancel the real James Bond...plug in a working stiff....Why not just create some new super hero??? If you want another example go read the original Jason Bourne novels... The list goes on and on. Tom Cruise playing a character who is a foot taller ... I have watched craig's Bonds many times...But, I sure never get the sense that he is James Bond. I do not blame him...I blame the writers and eon...I knew in Casino Royale that when he was playing poker that it was not going to cut it for me.. Toss in replicating an iconic Ursula Andres and even Haily Berry replication with craig coming out of the sea I knew 007 was finished. Having Blofeld behis foster brother was ridiculous ... Just glad it is over.. 3 men drinking heinekin in a Jamaica bar.....In all my years in Jamaica only girls drank heinies...and if you go back and watch Sean Connery he is surrounded by Red Stripe beer...toss in ordering whisky at a Jamaican bar...and M having some e150 dyed whisky in his office and I have had a belly full of this wannabe Bond.. I would rather watch Woody Allen play Jimmy Bond... I am not a Brit either... Never knew suspenders were some common man code of apparel ....
Why would it feel embarrassing, it means the film and the character had an emotional impact on you and you expressed your emotions toward the character. I balled like a baby as well and didn’t care what no else thought of me. For just a few seconds, it felt like the only things in this world were me and this film.
Finally a video that agrees with how I feel about the movie and ending. Far too many negative views out there about how much the ending was hated. For me it was exactly as described, a tragic but beautiful way for my favourite bond to bow out. Thank you Daniel Craig!
Walked out of the cinema and knew that I need to see it again. So many thoughts in my head. Craig's Bond had to die, it was the appropriate ending. I don't know how it's going to continue. But i do hope it doesn't go back to Bond as a younger man starting off as a 00.
I was crying as well my son looks a lot like me when I was his age he's 2 and a half but he has my wife's ember Brown eyes with a hint of Blue around the ring and I always tell him that Mommy made me a Beautiful Son
I feel like the daughter theme was added by Daniel because apparently the producers really made this movie with everything HE WANTED. Maybe he dedicated his final Bond outing to his little girl who was born right before they started shooting No time to die. Also he brought his oldest daughter to the premiere, which was the FIRST time they were officially seen together. So imo he made this movie for his daughters.
I think it was a great ending with all loose ends tied up and shows how Bond got a chance to finally have Peace. ❤😇🌟 This was perhaps the best Bond film i had to see twice in theaters.
I loved the ending, it was emotional, pulled at your heart strings. It made him human and shows that he too cared for what matters to a comman man. He was the best of the best however was always alone. In the end, he had a family and was happy to sacrifice himself to ensure that they were safe.
I just hope as James Bond goes on, they continue with a series storyline like they did with these past 4 movies. I loved everything they created for James Bond and I hope the next series does the same thing.
That ending was bittersweet yet quite fitting. Hands down, Daniel Craig's protrayal of James Bond was excellent! The acting, the physicality. Freaking exceptional! The way he moved and carried out the action scenes was just mesmerizing. I really don't see myself getting attached to any other 007 the way Daniel Craig won me over from his first bond film.
Honestly loved this movie. Great end to the series. Killing all of bond’s villains, murdering Felix, and passing the torch to a new 007 and Paloma. Only thing Bond had left to do was live a happy life with his wife and kid once he couldn’t there was really no point in living.
Finally somebody agrees this was the perfect ending for Craig's Bond. I love how the Craig era has been about Bond's family and him changing from a assassin to a genuine family man. It's so powerful how Bond gave his life for his wife, daughter and the world and it's thought provoking how Safin kind of won in the end, no other Bond movie has been that ambitious before. Plus Hans Zimmer's final ascent track in the soundtrack never ceases to make me cry😭!
That was Hans Zimmer? I didn’t even realise it. Also, yeah never saw a villain in a bond movie that actually killed him. James Bond always survives anything the villain throws at him but this one time he actually choose to die because of what the villain did.
my bf is a huge James Bond fan and he hated the ending! 😅😅 Says, James should have been quarantined so they could find a cure. We've been arguing for an hour. I loved the movie and thought the ending was great!
Just watched it and I had no idea it was going to end that way. I'm not a huge fan of these films, but I had heard this one was meant for the big screen, so I gave it a chance. Fun film until the end. I was expecting Bond to go and live happily ever after with his family. When I realized it was end for this guy, I cried like a baby. Not just for Daniel Craig's Bond, but for the Bond character as a whole. And I saw his sacrifice different from you. I thought he saw himself as a danger to his family in a realistic sense, not the "If I can't have you, I don't want to live" sense. That doesn't match the character.
Couldn’t have thought of a more touching ending to Daniel Craig’s profoundly humane take on Bond and run as Bond. I’ve grown up with Craig in the role, so he is MY Bond, and Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace were the first two Bond movies I ever saw, and when “We have all the time in the world” at the end credits came on, that was just the icing on the cake. Walked out of the theater bawling more than I had any other movie I’d ever seen before. Besides, James Bond has never been the kind of guy who’s ever been able to just retire and settle down, anyway. And if Daniel Craig’s Bond is any hint of realistic, then it is the case of he who lives by the sword dies by the sword. Perhaps Bond’s fate IS best summed up by what M read from Jack London, “The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them, I shall use my time.”
3:30 has to be my favourite shot of the whole bond series. They way we got to see the intro mimicked in that scene I literally jumped out of my seat in the theatre. Was so cool to see them bring that into the film
it was an emotional Gut punch to see Bond die.... but i think it made a lot more viewers also stay in their seats until the very end to ensure that 'James Bond will return".... Daniel Craig was in my view the best Bind to date specifically because he was so relatable and displayed emotions that we all have through life.
Saddest movie ending I've seen in a long, long time. So heart-breaking that he has found the 2 people he would want to be with, yet can't be with them. The moment he mentioned how beautiful Matilde was, got me. And he had Dou Dou tied to his waste at the very end, gah I'm welling up again.
I went with my friend who never saw any 007 movie and he cried during the end. I really liked this movie and it was a good experience as my first time seeing a bond movie in cinema.
What some fans don't seem to understand is that if Bond were to make it off that island, Madeleine & Mathilde would still be in danger in the sense if Bond were to ever come in contact with anyone or a group of people at all regardless of how far away from them he might be, he'd still transmit the nanobots and through happenstance or sheer bad luck, they could come in contact with his woman/daughter eventually. It HAD to end that way and like you said, it was perfect. With his death and the world saved, he's successfully bought them all the time in the world to live their lives in peace. Thank you for your service, Commander Bond. Thank you, Craig... Daniel Craig. *salutes*
Exactly! Just like a virus but without any symptoms to anyone else. That’s how scary this weapon was... Bond really had no choice... he knew that first hand and what would happen eventually because the way he killed Bofeld without knowing he had the nanobots on him.
@@KryptonKr The only problem for me with that is, that if I understand the term nanobots correctly, that those are little robots working on electricity, which could have been neutralized with an EMP, for example with the watch on his wrist used before for the same goal. In a case of a „normal“, biological virus, no question at all, this would have been the only out….
@@appledomer Honestly we have no idea what these nanobots is powered by at all or what it’s made of either. It seems like it is dormant until it touches someone else and it does its thing by killing the host when it reaches their target by recognising the DNA. However, Bond wouldn’t be able to survive at all either way because he is badly wounded and just not enough time to get out from there safely. Even if he did made it out of there, it is too risky for him to touch anyone. Very very risky because just one touch is enough to transfer the virus or nanobots. I’m not even sure if emp will even work on it. If it was that simple then Q would have said something like a blast of emp could destroy it. But Q never suggested this and we have to assume that emp doesn’t destroy it if it was that simple. If emp was the solution to destroy it then they would’ve done it sooner when Bond killed Bofeld and remove the virus completely from Bond very early in the movie but Q said it is permanent and stays forever on his skin. Which clearly suggests there’s no simple way to get it off or destroy it. Except bombs of course.
Craigs bond in this movie was the most vulnerable he’s been portrayed, many times he was really on the ropes and managed to get through it. Usually he’s assured and always has the upper hand. NTTD was excellent at showing that bond was fallible in certain scenarios. And that was ultimately the case at the end, but he went out with a bang
Kudos to Daniel Craig for being my second favorite Bond behind Connery. I too grew up watching Bond because of my beloved father’s love of the character. The end was extremely moving, bringing me to tears. Thanks for this video. Well done.
Couldn't agree more. As a major Bond-fan myself, I always said to people that Bond shouldn't die on-screen. However, after seeing it multiple times in cinema now, it is indeed the perfect conclusion to the Daniel Craig-arch. And, although not every fan agrees, I can really appreciate the producers to make the choice to give Bond a family and focus on the emotional aspects. Daniel Craig's approach is therefore the best since Connery, because he showed a real man.
I loved No Time To Die. Being a Bond fan, I know they will find a way to bring James Bond back or just ignore the Craig run as many other 007s in the past, so his death didnt bother me. It was a fitting end to the Craig Bond and a nice coda to his story - it was excellent, in my opinion. Im ready for the next Bond and will wipe the slate clean when he arrives.
You hit the nail on the head perfectly with the Batman reference, I hoped so badly that the camera was going pan around and for him to be sat in the back of AM V8 at the end… they found a cure and he got to retire a happy man with a family of his own. I am old fashioned maybe and think the hero should always go on and find a way to make everything right at the end of the film, especially with this being his swan song!
I love how it he stakes for this movie are astronomically higher than the others in the Craig era. Like compare genocide in NTTD vs that in Casino Royale, or even Spectre
The ending was perfect. The whole movie shows that eventually we all die and we have all the time in the world to enjoy life. But also, Bond will always look over his shoulder. Saffin killed Mr White’s wife for revenge on Mr Whites occupation in Spectre. Eventually this could or will happen Madeline and Mathilde. We all want Bond to have a happy ending, but his life means he will never unless he dies. It’s perfect and it annoys me that some hate that he died. It’s set up the whole time.
You forgot the fact that he can spread the nanobots to other people he comes into contact with which makes his survival leaving the possibility of getting Madeline and Matilda to get infected. That's the real reason he chose to sacrifice himself.
@@philippeh3904 I get WHY he died in the context of the movie ,what I don't understand is why they thought it was okay to kill a charachter whose been in movies for 60 years and is famous for being immortal. In my opinion, seeing James Bond die is something no audience should ever see. It goes against every fibre of the series and just..why?. That's before we get on to them killing Felix also...and Bond having a child. The whole thing just turned too sappy for a Bond movie and totally destroys the very image of Bond himself.
@@mattgardiner8854 But this was always going to be a different James Bond from the start. Like he said in the video, Before Craig, all Bond movies had no connecting story. They were like random episodes from a tv show. People have seen this many times now. This time around they wanted to tell a full story arc with Bond. He starts as the young bachelor spy, and actually matures into a man who now has something worth fighting for. I like to see character arcs. An actual story, instead of "Bond kills bad guys and bangs random chick again" for the 20th something time. To me his death was well earned, it made sense and it worked. I don't think it ruined the character. It made him more real.
I walked out of the theater with mixed emotions - y, sad that another era has come and gone but hopeful that Bond will be back, maybe even with the care and thought that came with Craig. You did a good job of capturing what I've been trying to sort out myself.
If there were no more Bond films and this was the final one to ever be made....I would be beyond satisfied. To end the franchise with Craig and the emotional arc he went on, it would be a perfect way for the franchise to end considering the fact that all the other Bonds have been standalone adventures with no arc.
Exactly! But telling us that Bond will be back makes me wonder, how? Unless it is a story tell by Mahdeleine since his childhood according to what he had told her.
My mom introduced me to James Bond in the 60s, she loves these movies still, as do I. Sean was the commiserate Bond, Moore had great sarcasm and one liners, but Daniel is my all around favorite, I think his portrayal was so realistic on an emotional level and very relatable, his facial expressions tell you just what he is thinking. I loved this movie but am heartsick about losing Daniel as 007. Yes I am sniveling still. I am looking forward to meeting the next Bond, but there are some really BIG shoes to fill but James has always been up to the task...pun intended. Great respect and admiration to you Daniel Craig.❣😎
4 weeks have passed since I went to see No Time To Die at the cinema. I thought it was great. Daniel Craig's best since Casino Royale. The ending really broke me and I broke down and cried. I loved Daniel Craig as James Bond. I shall Daniel Craig as James Bond. He was an excellent James Bond and he went out with a bang.
You're right. It is the perfect end to 'this' Bond's arc. What made it so so good was that the character development in Bond was done so well. During the course of the film he realises that he has a family and having him stand there with the bunny tucked in his braces was the final gut punch. After the wet blanket that was both Spectre and Skyfall (yes I'm one those rare folks who hated that one) this left you no doubt that real consideration had gone into it's making.
what most people don't seem to get is: Bond wouldn't only kill Madeleine and Mathilde if he ever got in contact with them. he would also pass the nanobots on to ANYONE he would touch, and they would pass them on to others, until sooner or later they would find his girls and kill them. so Bond knows that if he doesn't kill himself, he would almost certainly kill his girls.
This film I believe has some of the best acting in it. Craig really brings together the literary and cinematic Bond together, while humanizing him at the same time. The dialogue was fantastic in this film as well.
I was robbed of the moment to cry when someone called me, talked about NTTD (which he hadn't seen at the time), and SPOILED the ending. I however, 'mourned' after seeing it for at least 4 days. As for NTTD, my simple review is this: 'Truly, this was Daniel Craig's James Bond". I agree with you though... It was 'perfect' I mour
Paul: You have said everything perfectly. Craig's no-frills Bond from Casino to No Time yes has some bumps in the road but ultimately was brilliant. His ending was in my opinion perfectly done. am I man enough to say that on the 3 times I have seen the film I cried at the end each time. As someone who has gone through not knows is his daughter is his not around 15 yrs ago I totally get and understand where Bond was coming from and I know many men out there do as well. You put it perfectly and thank you...
Thank you! Your information was wonderfully presented in such a beautiful way that to perfectly give homage to Daniel Craig’s, James Bond. You illustrated the ending seen so terrifically! Good job on reflecting on past James Bond movies too.
Perfect ending withe perfect song finale' and perfect words: "She has you eyes" You can see the sense of peace and fulfillment on his face. Worth his life.
i think so too, some movie I will think that dying the main character is bad thing. But seeing this bond movie just make me realize how perfect the ending was.
I feel like in the same way that Tony Stark could never truly stop being Iron me which resulted in his death, James Bond could never truly stop being 007 until he would have died, so having a happy ending where he gets to live out his life with Madeleine, wouldn't have felt true to the character, having him end this way gives us a beautiful moment with Madeleine and Bond over the phone and shows Bond going out on his own terms to protect his family. So I think that this was the perfect ending for Bond
I am 22, and grew up watching Bond movies (my dad has always been a huge fan of movie franchises like Bond, LOTR, Indiana Jones, etc, and made sure to introduce me to them at a pretty young age). I went to the theater with my dad and sister to watch this movie, and the moment it was revealed that Bond had a daughter, I was immediately convinced that the movie were going to kill off Madeleine and Mathilde to pull at our heartstrings. Literally, all the way up till the second the missiles crashed on the island, I thought Madeleine and Mathilde would be the ones to die. When Bond died, I couldn’t even cry, I was just so shocked to my core that they had just killed off Craig-Bond. I was legitimately speechless for the next half hour, trying to understand the fact that Bond had just died. But I really enjoyed the ending, when I finally got over it. Bond finally finding something worth dying for - his love for Madeleine and Mathilde, was a beautiful and fitting ending for a man who had spend the past 50 years basically going form woman to woman.
I came to the movies very much as an outsider to Bond beyond some of the games - but seeing Craig's arc from Casino to NTTD was a real journey. He conveys so much raw emotion in every movie, pretty much just with his eyes. Really refreshing to see, compared to my assumptions with Bond. the Craig movies really do need to be watched in order for full impact
I still cannot wrap my head around the idea that people think Bond should be immortal. If you know a character is never gonna lose, what is the point of the action and the story?
He could still fail the mission and ultimately lose, without having to throw the character of bond away. Who wants to see another "John Snow," with Bond continuously coming back from the dead. I'd rather see the series end, rather than adapt it for what's considered modern rules. We watch bond for some no nonsense escapism, not to see him complete an arc and become a happy family man. Though this movie was entertaining, I fear for the future of the series with the precedent its set.
Of course Bond will return. He's a busy man. He has no time... to die. Anyway, I'm mixed on the ending and the circumstances around it. I am genuinely curious what they'll do next though. A TMWTGG type beginning to the next Bond (the novel that is) that's a sort of soft sequel is an option or it'll be a complete reboot.
I love this idea of actually having a story arc with a beginning, middle and end so that they start over fresh with a new 007. Btw kudos to the casting director for casting the little girl with the same eye color as Daniel Craig.
The ending works because it’s Craig’s Bond. His Bond has been the most character focused out of all the iterations so far, so it makes sense to have him end this way. If they had killed off Brosnan’s Bond or something, then it would be dumb
I think that when he knew that Heracles was irreversible and prevent him to live with his family he chooses death. Because he finally managed to go outside and escape from misiles, but before that Q confirms the situation about the poison. the fact that the director shows us he escaped to the outside gives us a hint that he prefer to die rather than live apart from his family
Anyone who appreciate Daniel Craig’s Bond, will appreciate the whole meaning especially when you take all movies from Casino Royale to No time to Die. A very fitting end in my humble opinion. Doing the right thing isn’t always easy.
Saw it last night. A gorgeous looking film and a fitting end to one of, if not the best Bond. Not sure why are people hating on this film. Beside the slightly weak villain it’s a great 007 film and the best Daniel Craig has been.
I believe it was a perfectly poignant ending to Daniel Craig’s Bond; he did an excellent job bringing the character to life and gave him some gravitas. It would’ve been idiotic if they let him live and found a McMuffin to kill the nanotech, it would’ve robbed him of his humanity since he changed from a hardened killer to a father; his morality changed once he found out he was a father and that was a strong drive for him to sacrifice his life if he couldn’t live with them by his side. Thanks for the excellent breakdown, but it could’ve used some puns, my friend.😬😬
Great observations and analysis! As someone who grew up READING Ian Fleming stories, saw all the movies, worked in the US/UK intelligence community (Jack Ryan's job as an American analyst working with the Brits in London was MY JOB there when that Clancy book was written), and someone who retired from intelligence work to live in sort-of-paradise Monterey, CA, I enjoyed this spotlight on the "story arc" of the Craig-Bond sequence. Of course, the similarity between either Fleming's or Clancy's intelligence communities and reality is purely coincidental. If you want to understand Fleming's problem with reality, just look at John le Carré (Cornwell) to find another author with a dysfunctional childhood and serious psychological scars. To understand Clancy's problem, just look at any operational military commanders view of how intelligence works. Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, and Liddell Hart each paint a truer picture and highlight the PREPARATION phase better than Fleming, le Carré, or Clancy.
For me it was the first Bond movie where you really felt the danger. One of, if not the best Bond film. Good luck to the actor who has to follow in Daniel Craig's footsteps. Should be Aidan Turner, by the way.
I finished watching the movie an hour ago and I am still crying 😭 One of few movies that made me cry this hard. As a rather new James Bond fan I see this movie as a masterpiece, closely followed by Skyfall.
I agree with you 100% though it really pains me to see Craig's run as Bond end. Casino Royale brought me into Bond's world. This fit Daniel's Bond perfectly.
I loved this movie and in particular the ending. I also thought it was perfect. It’s good to hear someone actually not trash this movie & ending just because it wasn’t “what they wanted”.
Nice video. Totally agree! I grew up watching James Bond movies because my father was also a big fan so I became one also. I loved Daniel Craig’s arch & getting to know his sad background. His death was epic as befitting 007.
Craig finally and fully delivered the Bond he was always capable of. It was a fitting and flawless performance and finale. Interesting to see what they do next.
Daniel change the game for this entire franchise and I'm grateful to be alive to watch his era thank you Daniel for taking bond to bolder emotional level . It will never top yours
Love the video! I have only one nitpick, and it is that Daniel Craig's Bond is not the Bond from the first 20 films. It is a completely different universe. When we saw him get things like the Aston Martin and all that, it was the first time for THIS James Bond. The previous 5 actors played the same man, but Daniel Craig played a different one. Technically, that means we could return to the Connery/Lazenby/Moore/Dalton/Brosnon Bond in the next film (I doubt it, but we could.). Beyond that, I totally agree with you on the ending. Another interesting point is Bond was an orphan, Bond was adopted. As someone who shares that story, I know what family means to us, and how elusive it is to find and to understand. I remember the first time I looked in my daughters eyes, the first time I knew what it was like to see someone that was a part of me, and I totally understand Bonds choice in the end. We spend our whole lives not truly understanding "family" (in my experience), but then when we receive that revelation, we will do anything to protect it. Amazing video. Keep up the stunning work.
I Do Think It Was A Proper Ending To James Bond. He Was Not Only Saving The World, Again, But Saving The Two People In The World He Loved With All His Heart and Soul. Even If Had Tried, Being As Wounded As He Was, I Don't Think He Would Have Made It Off The Island In Time. Bond Would Know That Instinctively. Bravo To 007 For His Ultimate Self Sacrifice.
I genuinely thought that they were gonna make his death ambiguous or hint that he somehow survived. I was constantly telling my friends that since this is the last Daniel Craig bond movie that he’s going to “die” with quotation marks. But then after that scene…not even a hint. The movie is over. What a way to go out.
Let us know your thoughts on the ending as I know a lot of people love it and a lot of people hate it.
You forgot the fact that he can spread the nanobots to other people he comes into contact with which makes his survival leaving the possibility of getting Madeline and Matilda to get infected. That's the real reason he chose to sacrifice himself.
Ending was great
@@rechmcdreamy3515 exactly I was thinking the same thing
yes he would’ve infected Madeleine and Mathilde. A really dark ending would’ve been Safin doesn’t tell Bond he poisoned him, Bond makes it off the island, Bond sees his family on the beach, embraces them, and finds them dead after embracing them. “ It’s alright, it’s quite alright really, they’re having a rest.. we have all the time in the world”... cue Louis Armstrong music. And another 3 bond movies for Craig
This ending makes perfect sense for Daniel’s story arc, on getting his double o to ending his way.
Craig acts his heart out in those final scenes. A flawless performance, really. The tears were very much flowing when I first saw it 😅
Especially the part when safin tell him that his been wounded by the nanobots. Man I felt what James bond felt when he knows that his been injected by safin knowing that he will never got to touch Madeline and his daughter ever again
I feel like the daughter theme was added by Daniel himself because apparently the producers really made this movie with everything HE WANTED. He might have dedicated his final Bond outing to his little girl because she was born right before they started shooting No time to die (which also delayed the movie). So this performance must have been real easy for Daniel. Also he brought his oldest daughter to the premiere and it was the FIRST time they were officially seen together. So imo, he dedicated this movie to his daughters.
Yes. Craig proves he is an excellent actor. And ya, I cried too🥺,
@@levisimon5237 ditto
Whilst the ending was a gut punch it really was the best way to see out Craig’s tenure. I also agree that it was refreshing to see a full story arc for Bond over these five films.
Completely agree Chris...could not have said it better. I really enjoyed all of the Craig Bond films.
His tenure didn't have to end with him dying. There are other ways for him to stop being OO7.
You said it, bro. I felt like I got kicked I the chest by a mule. I can't deny though, of there has to be an end, then orhing less than a spectacular end is in order for James Bond.
@@jonhohensee3258 Na, bro. James bond is not the exit stage left or walk off into the sunset kind of guy. He had his end the way he lived, in a blaze of awesome glory. If it has to be an end, make it a spectacular end for James Bond, not fading away peacefully. I will admit though, I was holding back tears, I grew up watching James Bond and watching a definitive end hurt.
@@TheStandardBearer - And then that leaves no room for future Bonds. It's almost as if Daniel Craig didn't want anyone to follow him up. I still believe it was a stupid end.
As a huge James Bond fan, I loved how they gave Daniel Craig's Bond a complete story arc. Seeing him die was devastating but not every hero gets a happy ending. Craig's portrayal will be remembered. Thank you Daniel Craig!
Bond is NOT every hero
@@flynnjp19 ?
Exactly why I said it's the best of five exits where an outgoing actor is standing down - George Lazenby isn't included for obvious reasons - in 007's line of employment, there's no "happy ending"!.
They could’ve given him a complete story arc without killing him. Bond never dies. Ian Fleming is turning his grave
@@ivanivez7456 Nah if the writers decided that he can die, he dies. So toxic
When I realized it was just him looking up at the sky awaiting death my first thought was of Crowe's classic line in Gladiator about once knowing a man who said death smiles at us all and all a man can do is smile back.
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One thing I would add is that he didn't die simply because he gave up since he wouldn't be able to be with Madeline and his daughter. If he got off the island, with every person he touched, he would pass on to the nanobots and increase the likelihood that they could get to Madeline and Mathilde.
Eventually, they would’ve caught it and died
@@astropictures4396 - DUH
I loved his character arc...the death of Vesper really changed him and even more when M died..he shows feelings , he cares! He's the most human Bond and the most relatable
VERY bold decisions. I was not expecting to cry this much at a Bond movie. This is more of a drama than an action movie and that ending probably gonna stick with me for the rest of my life. Loved it! 10/10
same i was like crying at a james bond movie..lol
As a Bond fan of 34 years, seeing the arc 007 went through during this incarnation was easily the best. His sacrifice was brutal but a fitting end to the saga. I know we will have other films but this one, to me at least, is the perfect finale.
Care to explain why? What arc was there?
@@EthanKnight97 have you watched the video?
@@EthanKnight97 From selfish playboy agent to genuinely caring for a woman, despite her flaws/family background. Previously, 007 just had one night stands & no love really. With Craig’s bond, we got Vesper from the start, then Matilde. We got his full backstory in Skyfall. I could keep going. No Bond has been this fleshed out.
@@EthanKnight97 you haven’t seen the Daniel Craig films then or followed them very well as his last 4 Bond films directly follow his debut Casino Royale including same characters like Madeline who returned in No Time To Die from Spectre, each of the Bond villains in Craig’s films were affiliated with Ernst Blofeld and his Criminal Organization Spectre in which Blofeld was introduced in Spectre in the rebooted Bond films. In Casino Royale Craig’s Bond is young and starting his career with M16 after becoming a 00 agent to having get older in next films and even retiring from active duty including in No Time To Die.
We’re somewhat grieving actually, James Bond will never be the same moving forward.. It’ll be tailored for new younger generations 💔
That honestly sound good tbh
@@deanscott4956 It does.
Wasn’t that bond’s original purpose?
If you have read the books, you should already have an idea how Bond returns
What makes a character emotionally stay with us is their humanity. JBs evolution in this quintology (while encountering a few stumbling blocks), really was a beautiful thing. Thank you Daniel Craig 👌
I feel that Craig’s Bond was the most relatable version of the character. I think by wearing the suspenders he truly became a James Bond for the Everyman. But what do I know, I’m not British.
You have no clue about Bond...who Ian Flemming created...read the books
@@jeffmill999 that movie sucked ass.
Your point about Bond being for everyman and that you are not a Brit is what the new cancel culture is all about.
Cancel the real James Bond...plug in a working stiff....Why not just create some new super hero???
If you want another example go read the original Jason Bourne novels...
The list goes on and on.
Tom Cruise playing a character who is a foot taller ...
I have watched craig's Bonds many times...But, I sure never get the sense that he is James Bond.
I do not blame him...I blame the writers and eon...I knew in Casino Royale that when he was playing poker that it was not going to cut it for me..
Toss in replicating an iconic Ursula Andres and even Haily Berry replication with craig coming out of the sea I knew 007 was finished.
Having Blofeld behis foster brother was ridiculous ...
Just glad it is over..
3 men drinking heinekin in a Jamaica bar.....In all my years in Jamaica only girls drank heinies...and if you go back and watch Sean Connery he is surrounded by Red Stripe beer...toss in ordering whisky at a Jamaican bar...and M having some e150 dyed whisky in his office and I have had a belly full of this wannabe Bond..
I would rather watch Woody Allen play Jimmy Bond...
I am not a Brit either...
Never knew suspenders were some common man code of apparel ....
@@heartbreakkid8708: Better have your head examined, hypocrite.
Whew, I cried like a baby in the theater. It was so embarrassing! Great movie
Me too 😀
Seeing Q's lip quivering got me. I'm pretty sure my 9 year old cried too.
Why would it feel embarrassing, it means the film and the character had an emotional impact on you and you expressed your emotions toward the character. I balled like a baby as well and didn’t care what no else thought of me. For just a few seconds, it felt like the only things in this world were me and this film.
Finally a video that agrees with how I feel about the movie and ending. Far too many negative views out there about how much the ending was hated. For me it was exactly as described, a tragic but beautiful way for my favourite bond to bow out. Thank you Daniel Craig!
Walked out of the cinema and knew that I need to see it again. So many thoughts in my head. Craig's Bond had to die, it was the appropriate ending. I don't know how it's going to continue. But i do hope it doesn't go back to Bond as a younger man starting off as a 00.
When he said she made the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen, it broke my heart.
ABSOLUTELY! I've got a 4 year old who has my blue eyes too, and you can relate - apart from the super spy bit haha
Did you notice that he had Matilde's Dou Dou teddy tied to his waste at the very end? Gah, I'm welling up thinking about it.
I was crying as well my son looks a lot like me when I was his age he's 2 and a half but he has my wife's ember Brown eyes with a hint of Blue around the ring and I always tell him that Mommy made me a Beautiful Son
I feel like the daughter theme was added by Daniel because apparently the producers really made this movie with everything HE WANTED. Maybe he dedicated his final Bond outing to his little girl who was born right before they started shooting No time to die. Also he brought his oldest daughter to the premiere, which was the FIRST time they were officially seen together. So imo he made this movie for his daughters.
This marks the third time Ive cried in a theatre. For me its about the end of an era that I've grown up with.
What we're the other two movies?
@@darrenhartigan3033 End Game, at a couple scenes, and Fast and Furious 7, at the Paul Walker tribute.
@@tankjr84 ah awesome. Endgame awesome movie /not a f+f fan myself but tbh
@@tankjr84 same iron man Paul walker en james bond
Watched it today. And cried too.
I think it was a great ending with all loose ends tied up and shows how Bond got a chance to finally have Peace. ❤😇🌟
This was perhaps the best Bond film i had to see twice in theaters.
i totally agree with this, as a big fan of Craig’s Bond, i damn near shed a tear, a perfect send off
I loved the ending, it was emotional, pulled at your heart strings. It made him human and shows that he too cared for what matters to a comman man. He was the best of the best however was always alone. In the end, he had a family and was happy to sacrifice himself to ensure that they were safe.
I just hope as James Bond goes on, they continue with a series storyline like they did with these past 4 movies. I loved everything they created for James Bond and I hope the next series does the same thing.
So make it a different series for the different actors?
Who else randomly started watching This guy’s and now can’t stop watching 😂
Me.
Same here and now he is my top go to
I’m here from when the mouse house got mad at the channel. For the Asoka leak.
Have been here since Deffinition was spawned. Then Paul killed him and took over
Every time @Heavy Spoilers puts out a video I catch it. In my opinion his the best at breaking down stuff. Also I love his jokes/puns.
That ending was bittersweet yet quite fitting. Hands down, Daniel Craig's protrayal of James Bond was excellent! The acting, the physicality. Freaking exceptional! The way he moved and carried out the action scenes was just mesmerizing. I really don't see myself getting attached to any other 007 the way Daniel Craig won me over from his first bond film.
Honestly loved this movie. Great end to the series. Killing all of bond’s villains, murdering Felix, and passing the torch to a new 007 and Paloma. Only thing Bond had left to do was live a happy life with his wife and kid once he couldn’t there was really no point in living.
Yes, because Killing everything that represents a franchise is the best thing that could have happened.
I loved the ending!!! So dope for him to go out with a BANG!!!! Amazing 🤩
Just watched the latest bond - wow! I'm in tears! Thank you Daniel. Long live James Bond. ❤
Finally somebody agrees this was the perfect ending for Craig's Bond. I love how the Craig era has been about Bond's family and him changing from a assassin to a genuine family man. It's so powerful how Bond gave his life for his wife, daughter and the world and it's thought provoking how Safin kind of won in the end, no other Bond movie has been that ambitious before. Plus Hans Zimmer's final ascent track in the soundtrack never ceases to make me cry😭!
That was Hans Zimmer? I didn’t even realise it. Also, yeah never saw a villain in a bond movie that actually killed him. James Bond always survives anything the villain throws at him but this one time he actually choose to die because of what the villain did.
my bf is a huge James Bond fan and he hated the ending! 😅😅 Says, James should have been quarantined so they could find a cure. We've been arguing for an hour. I loved the movie and thought the ending was great!
When the music from Hans Zimmer came, with the scene, I started crying like a baby. I felt heartbroken, it's the end of an era.
Honestly, what a great movie.. All the homages to previous bonds, great action, never a dull moment.
Just watched it and I had no idea it was going to end that way. I'm not a huge fan of these films, but I had heard this one was meant for the big screen, so I gave it a chance. Fun film until the end. I was expecting Bond to go and live happily ever after with his family. When I realized it was end for this guy, I cried like a baby. Not just for Daniel Craig's Bond, but for the Bond character as a whole. And I saw his sacrifice different from you. I thought he saw himself as a danger to his family in a realistic sense, not the "If I can't have you, I don't want to live" sense. That doesn't match the character.
Couldn’t have thought of a more touching ending to Daniel Craig’s profoundly humane take on Bond and run as Bond.
I’ve grown up with Craig in the role, so he is MY Bond, and Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace were the first two Bond movies I ever saw, and when “We have all the time in the world” at the end credits came on, that was just the icing on the cake. Walked out of the theater bawling more than I had any other movie I’d ever seen before.
Besides, James Bond has never been the kind of guy who’s ever been able to just retire and settle down, anyway. And if Daniel Craig’s Bond is any hint of realistic, then it is the case of he who lives by the sword dies by the sword.
Perhaps Bond’s fate IS best summed up by what M read from Jack London, “The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them, I shall use my time.”
3:30 has to be my favourite shot of the whole bond series. They way we got to see the intro mimicked in that scene I literally jumped out of my seat in the theatre. Was so cool to see them bring that into the film
it was an emotional Gut punch to see Bond die.... but i think it made a lot more viewers also stay in their seats until the very end to ensure that 'James Bond will return".... Daniel Craig was in my view the best Bind to date specifically because he was so relatable and displayed emotions that we all have through life.
Saddest movie ending I've seen in a long, long time. So heart-breaking that he has found the 2 people he would want to be with, yet can't be with them. The moment he mentioned how beautiful Matilde was, got me. And he had Dou Dou tied to his waste at the very end, gah I'm welling up again.
I went with my friend who never saw any 007 movie and he cried during the end. I really liked this movie and it was a good experience as my first time seeing a bond movie in cinema.
What some fans don't seem to understand is that if Bond were to make it off that island, Madeleine & Mathilde would still be in danger in the sense if Bond were to ever come in contact with anyone or a group of people at all regardless of how far away from them he might be, he'd still transmit the nanobots and through happenstance or sheer bad luck, they could come in contact with his woman/daughter eventually. It HAD to end that way and like you said, it was perfect. With his death and the world saved, he's successfully bought them all the time in the world to live their lives in peace. Thank you for your service, Commander Bond. Thank you, Craig... Daniel Craig. *salutes*
Exactly! Just like a virus but without any symptoms to anyone else. That’s how scary this weapon was... Bond really had no choice... he knew that first hand and what would happen eventually because the way he killed Bofeld without knowing he had the nanobots on him.
@@KryptonKr The only problem for me with that is, that if I understand the term nanobots correctly, that those are little robots working on electricity, which could have been neutralized with an EMP, for example with the watch on his wrist used before for the same goal. In a case of a „normal“, biological virus, no question at all, this would have been the only out….
@@appledomer Honestly we have no idea what these nanobots is powered by at all or what it’s made of either. It seems like it is dormant until it touches someone else and it does its thing by killing the host when it reaches their target by recognising the DNA.
However, Bond wouldn’t be able to survive at all either way because he is badly wounded and just not enough time to get out from there safely.
Even if he did made it out of there, it is too risky for him to touch anyone. Very very risky because just one touch is enough to transfer the virus or nanobots. I’m not even sure if emp will even work on it. If it was that simple then Q would have said something like a blast of emp could destroy it. But Q never suggested this and we have to assume that emp doesn’t destroy it if it was that simple.
If emp was the solution to destroy it then they would’ve done it sooner when Bond killed Bofeld and remove the virus completely from Bond very early in the movie but Q said it is permanent and stays forever on his skin. Which clearly suggests there’s no simple way to get it off or destroy it. Except bombs of course.
james bond is still alive!! remember 007 game him something, that is the antidote!!
@@gravesupulturero3652 Dude, the nanobots are not what killed James Bond. It was the missiles that killed him!
Craigs bond in this movie was the most vulnerable he’s been portrayed, many times he was really on the ropes and managed to get through it. Usually he’s assured and always has the upper hand. NTTD was excellent at showing that bond was fallible in certain scenarios. And that was ultimately the case at the end, but he went out with a bang
I loved the scene where Bond said Felix was his brother.
Kudos to Daniel Craig for being my second favorite Bond behind Connery. I too grew up watching Bond because of my beloved father’s love of the character. The end was extremely moving, bringing me to tears. Thanks for this video. Well done.
Couldn't agree more. As a major Bond-fan myself, I always said to people that Bond shouldn't die on-screen. However, after seeing it multiple times in cinema now, it is indeed the perfect conclusion to the Daniel Craig-arch. And, although not every fan agrees, I can really appreciate the producers to make the choice to give Bond a family and focus on the emotional aspects. Daniel Craig's approach is therefore the best since Connery, because he showed a real man.
I loved No Time To Die. Being a Bond fan, I know they will find a way to bring James Bond back or just ignore the Craig run as many other 007s in the past, so his death didnt bother me. It was a fitting end to the Craig Bond and a nice coda to his story - it was excellent, in my opinion. Im ready for the next Bond and will wipe the slate clean when he arrives.
Couldn't agree more!
I loved the ending and the beautifully sublime and respectful nods to all the previous Bonds that came before.
You hit the nail on the head perfectly with the Batman reference, I hoped so badly that the camera was going pan around and for him to be sat in the back of AM V8 at the end… they found a cure and he got to retire a happy man with a family of his own. I am old fashioned maybe and think the hero should always go on and find a way to make everything right at the end of the film, especially with this being his swan song!
Excellent review, can´t be more agree ...the final close the circle in a very emotional sense...I almost cry at the end. best regards from Mexico.
I love how it he stakes for this movie are astronomically higher than the others in the Craig era. Like compare genocide in NTTD vs that in Casino Royale, or even Spectre
The ending was perfect. The whole movie shows that eventually we all die and we have all the time in the world to enjoy life. But also, Bond will always look over his shoulder. Saffin killed Mr White’s wife for revenge on Mr Whites occupation in Spectre. Eventually this could or will happen Madeline and Mathilde. We all want Bond to have a happy ending, but his life means he will never unless he dies. It’s perfect and it annoys me that some hate that he died. It’s set up the whole time.
You forgot the fact that he can spread the nanobots to other people he comes into contact with which makes his survival leaving the possibility of getting Madeline and Matilda to get infected. That's the real reason he chose to sacrifice himself.
@@rechmcdreamy3515 exactly, but some people don’t get it
@@philippeh3904 I get WHY he died in the context of the movie ,what I don't understand is why they thought it was okay to kill a charachter whose been in movies for 60 years and is famous for being immortal. In my opinion, seeing James Bond die is something no audience should ever see. It goes against every fibre of the series and just..why?. That's before we get on to them killing Felix also...and Bond having a child. The whole thing just turned too sappy for a Bond movie and totally destroys the very image of Bond himself.
@@mattgardiner8854 Characters can die, that's just it.
@@mattgardiner8854 But this was always going to be a different James Bond from the start. Like he said in the video, Before Craig, all Bond movies had no connecting story. They were like random episodes from a tv show. People have seen this many times now. This time around they wanted to tell a full story arc with Bond. He starts as the young bachelor spy, and actually matures into a man who now has something worth fighting for. I like to see character arcs. An actual story, instead of "Bond kills bad guys and bangs random chick again" for the 20th something time. To me his death was well earned, it made sense and it worked. I don't think it ruined the character. It made him more real.
I walked out of the theater with mixed emotions - y, sad that another era has come and gone but hopeful that Bond will be back, maybe even with the care and thought that came with Craig. You did a good job of capturing what I've been trying to sort out myself.
It was a perfect ending. Bond's beginning, his time as an agent and his eventual sacrifice.
If there were no more Bond films and this was the final one to ever be made....I would be beyond satisfied. To end the franchise with Craig and the emotional arc he went on, it would be a perfect way for the franchise to end considering the fact that all the other Bonds have been standalone adventures with no arc.
Exactly! But telling us that Bond will be back makes me wonder, how? Unless it is a story tell by Mahdeleine since his childhood according to what he had told her.
@@MrElectricwave Yes, that’s what I think as well. But then, the future Bond movies would have to take place in the past…
AstroPictures : Damned right. There will be NO MORE BOND FILMS.
This was THE FINAL MISSION which sadly signaled THE END OF AN
ERA.
@@MrElectricwave : BOND WILL NOT BE BACK.
WILL NEVER BE BACK. HE WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE ONLY IN
SPIRIT.
This was better than I imagined my second best Bond movie Goldfinger will always be my number one
My mom introduced me to James Bond in the 60s, she loves these movies still, as do I. Sean was the commiserate Bond, Moore had great sarcasm and one liners, but Daniel is my all around favorite, I think his portrayal was so realistic on an emotional level and very relatable, his facial expressions tell you just what he is thinking. I loved this movie but am heartsick about losing Daniel as 007. Yes I am sniveling still.
I am looking forward to meeting the next Bond, but there are some really BIG shoes to fill but James has always been up to the task...pun intended.
Great respect and admiration to you Daniel Craig.❣😎
Personally, I knew from right after leaving the cinema, that I loved the ending, and that this was my favourite Bond movie of all time.
4 weeks have passed since I went to see No Time To Die at the cinema. I thought it was great. Daniel Craig's best since Casino Royale. The ending really broke me and I broke down and cried. I loved Daniel Craig as James Bond. I shall Daniel Craig as James Bond. He was an excellent James Bond and he went out with a bang.
I really liked it. A good end. I would love to see a prequel beginning with being recruited and first mission
We got a small look in Casino Royal with the black and white intro a quick look how he got this 007 status
You're right. It is the perfect end to 'this' Bond's arc. What made it so so good was that the character development in Bond was done so well. During the course of the film he realises that he has a family and having him stand there with the bunny tucked in his braces was the final gut punch. After the wet blanket that was both Spectre and Skyfall (yes I'm one those rare folks who hated that one) this left you no doubt that real consideration had gone into it's making.
what most people don't seem to get is: Bond wouldn't only kill Madeleine and Mathilde if he ever got in contact with them. he would also pass the nanobots on to ANYONE he would touch, and they would pass them on to others, until sooner or later they would find his girls and kill them. so Bond knows that if he doesn't kill himself, he would almost certainly kill his girls.
Yes!
He has a emp watch that woulda killed the nanobots…..
@@fridaynightnicktoons6885 no, it doesn't. Q literally says in the movie that it doesn't.
seen it 3 times already, a perfect send off
Why a send off?
I loved the movie and thought it was cool that they actually showed his old age catching up to him.
This film I believe has some of the best acting in it. Craig really brings together the literary and cinematic Bond together, while humanizing him at the same time. The dialogue was fantastic in this film as well.
*I teared up, and this was the first 007 movie I ever seen. I love this movie so much*
I was robbed of the moment to cry when someone called me, talked about NTTD (which he hadn't seen at the time), and SPOILED the ending. I however, 'mourned' after seeing it for at least 4 days.
As for NTTD, my simple review is this:
'Truly, this was Daniel Craig's James Bond".
I agree with you though... It was 'perfect'
I mour
Paul: You have said everything perfectly. Craig's no-frills Bond from Casino to No Time yes has some bumps in the road but ultimately was brilliant. His ending was in my opinion perfectly done. am I man enough to say that on the 3 times I have seen the film I cried at the end each time.
As someone who has gone through not knows is his daughter is his not around 15 yrs ago I totally get and understand where Bond was coming from and I know many men out there do as well.
You put it perfectly and thank you...
I really wanted to see James happy with his wife and daughter
I loved it
First time crying during a bond movie (to my knowledge, besides maybe sky fall but I can’t remember)
Thank you! Your information was wonderfully presented in such a beautiful way that to perfectly give homage to Daniel Craig’s, James Bond. You illustrated the ending seen so terrifically! Good job on reflecting on past James Bond movies too.
Perfect ending withe perfect song finale' and perfect words: "She has you eyes" You can see the sense of peace and fulfillment on his face. Worth his life.
i think so too, some movie I will think that dying the main character is bad thing. But seeing this bond movie just make me realize how perfect the ending was.
I agree mate. Absolutely perfect. Great ending to his storyline. Very emotional and powerful. I won't lie: I cried a little.
I saw the movie today with my dad and this is for sure our favourite James Bond movie, it wrapped everything up perfectly. Can’t wait for the reboot
I feel like in the same way that Tony Stark could never truly stop being Iron me which resulted in his death, James Bond could never truly stop being 007 until he would have died, so having a happy ending where he gets to live out his life with Madeleine, wouldn't have felt true to the character, having him end this way gives us a beautiful moment with Madeleine and Bond over the phone and shows Bond going out on his own terms to protect his family. So I think that this was the perfect ending for Bond
I loved the ending, I think its beautiful conclusion to Daniel Graig Bond movies
I am 22, and grew up watching Bond movies (my dad has always been a huge fan of movie franchises like Bond, LOTR, Indiana Jones, etc, and made sure to introduce me to them at a pretty young age). I went to the theater with my dad and sister to watch this movie, and the moment it was revealed that Bond had a daughter, I was immediately convinced that the movie were going to kill off Madeleine and Mathilde to pull at our heartstrings. Literally, all the way up till the second the missiles crashed on the island, I thought Madeleine and Mathilde would be the ones to die. When Bond died, I couldn’t even cry, I was just so shocked to my core that they had just killed off Craig-Bond. I was legitimately speechless for the next half hour, trying to understand the fact that Bond had just died.
But I really enjoyed the ending, when I finally got over it. Bond finally finding something worth dying for - his love for Madeleine and Mathilde, was a beautiful and fitting ending for a man who had spend the past 50 years basically going form woman to woman.
I came to the movies very much as an outsider to Bond beyond some of the games - but seeing Craig's arc from Casino to NTTD was a real journey.
He conveys so much raw emotion in every movie, pretty much just with his eyes. Really refreshing to see, compared to my assumptions with Bond.
the Craig movies really do need to be watched in order for full impact
It just confirms for me that Craig is the best bond we've 3v3r had because he was a character and one he'll of one at that
I still cannot wrap my head around the idea that people think Bond should be immortal. If you know a character is never gonna lose, what is the point of the action and the story?
This scene was perfect, he finally found love and almost a sense of peace in such a bittersweet moment.
He could still fail the mission and ultimately lose, without having to throw the character of bond away. Who wants to see another "John Snow," with Bond continuously coming back from the dead. I'd rather see the series end, rather than adapt it for what's considered modern rules. We watch bond for some no nonsense escapism, not to see him complete an arc and become a happy family man. Though this movie was entertaining, I fear for the future of the series with the precedent its set.
Of course Bond will return. He's a busy man. He has no time... to die.
Anyway, I'm mixed on the ending and the circumstances around it. I am genuinely curious what they'll do next though. A TMWTGG type beginning to the next Bond (the novel that is) that's a sort of soft sequel is an option or it'll be a complete reboot.
I love this idea of actually having a story arc with a beginning, middle and end so that they start over fresh with a new 007. Btw kudos to the casting director for casting the little girl with the same eye color as Daniel Craig.
First James Bond movie I watched and loved it and cried during the ending
The ending works because it’s Craig’s Bond. His Bond has been the most character focused out of all the iterations so far, so it makes sense to have him end this way.
If they had killed off Brosnan’s Bond or something, then it would be dumb
Great points!
It was shocking that they actually offed him, but it was fitting and, in its own way, beautiful.
I think that when he knew that Heracles was irreversible and prevent him to live with his family he chooses death. Because he finally managed to go outside and escape from misiles, but before that Q confirms the situation about the poison. the fact that the director shows us he escaped to the outside gives us a hint that he prefer to die rather than live apart from his family
Anyone who appreciate Daniel Craig’s Bond, will appreciate the whole meaning especially when you take all movies from Casino Royale to No time to Die. A very fitting end in my humble opinion. Doing the right thing isn’t always easy.
Saw it last night. A gorgeous looking film and a fitting end to one of, if not the best Bond. Not sure why are people hating on this film. Beside the slightly weak villain it’s a great 007 film and the best Daniel Craig has been.
"Not sure why are people hating on this film."
If you grew up during the Sixties with Sean Connery as Bond, you'd get it.
I believe it was a perfectly poignant ending to Daniel Craig’s Bond; he did an excellent job bringing the character to life and gave him some gravitas. It would’ve been idiotic if they let him live and found a McMuffin to kill the nanotech, it would’ve robbed him of his humanity since he changed from a hardened killer to a father; his morality changed once he found out he was a father and that was a strong drive for him to sacrifice his life if he couldn’t live with them by his side. Thanks for the excellent breakdown, but it could’ve used some puns, my friend.😬😬
Great observations and analysis! As someone who grew up READING Ian Fleming stories, saw all the movies, worked in the US/UK intelligence community (Jack Ryan's job as an American analyst working with the Brits in London was MY JOB there when that Clancy book was written), and someone who retired from intelligence work to live in sort-of-paradise Monterey, CA, I enjoyed this spotlight on the "story arc" of the Craig-Bond sequence. Of course, the similarity between either Fleming's or Clancy's intelligence communities and reality is purely coincidental. If you want to understand Fleming's problem with reality, just look at John le Carré (Cornwell) to find another author with a dysfunctional childhood and serious psychological scars. To understand Clancy's problem, just look at any operational military commanders view of how intelligence works. Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, and Liddell Hart each paint a truer picture and highlight the PREPARATION phase better than Fleming, le Carré, or Clancy.
For me it was the first Bond movie where you really felt the danger. One of, if not the best Bond film. Good luck to the actor who has to follow in Daniel Craig's footsteps. Should be Aidan Turner, by the way.
I finished watching the movie an hour ago and I am still crying 😭
One of few movies that made me cry this hard. As a rather new James Bond fan I see this movie as a masterpiece, closely followed by Skyfall.
I agree with you 100% though it really pains me to see Craig's run as Bond end. Casino Royale brought me into Bond's world.
This fit Daniel's Bond perfectly.
Loved it but was sooo sad to see him go. Goodbye to my favorite Bond ever💔
I loved this movie and in particular the ending. I also thought it was perfect. It’s good to hear someone actually not trash this movie & ending just because it wasn’t “what they wanted”.
Nice video. Totally agree! I grew up watching James Bond movies because my father was also a big fan so I became one also. I loved Daniel Craig’s arch & getting to know his sad background. His death was epic as befitting 007.
Craig finally and fully delivered the Bond he was always capable of. It was a fitting and flawless performance and finale. Interesting to see what they do next.
Daniel change the game for this entire franchise and I'm grateful to be alive to watch his era thank you Daniel for taking bond to bolder emotional level . It will never top yours
Love the video! I have only one nitpick, and it is that Daniel Craig's Bond is not the Bond from the first 20 films. It is a completely different universe. When we saw him get things like the Aston Martin and all that, it was the first time for THIS James Bond. The previous 5 actors played the same man, but Daniel Craig played a different one. Technically, that means we could return to the Connery/Lazenby/Moore/Dalton/Brosnon Bond in the next film (I doubt it, but we could.). Beyond that, I totally agree with you on the ending. Another interesting point is Bond was an orphan, Bond was adopted. As someone who shares that story, I know what family means to us, and how elusive it is to find and to understand. I remember the first time I looked in my daughters eyes, the first time I knew what it was like to see someone that was a part of me, and I totally understand Bonds choice in the end. We spend our whole lives not truly understanding "family" (in my experience), but then when we receive that revelation, we will do anything to protect it. Amazing video. Keep up the stunning work.
I Do Think It Was A Proper Ending To James Bond. He Was Not Only Saving The World, Again, But Saving The Two People In The World He Loved With All His Heart and Soul. Even If Had Tried, Being As Wounded As He Was, I Don't Think He Would Have Made It Off The Island In Time. Bond Would Know That Instinctively. Bravo To 007 For His Ultimate Self Sacrifice.
Great vid Paul 👍🏻 have to agree. Left the cinema feeling satisfied with Craig’s story having development and a fitting, Bond ending.
i was surprised by the ending but yeah, its probably for the best
I genuinely thought that they were gonna make his death ambiguous or hint that he somehow survived. I was constantly telling my friends that since this is the last Daniel Craig bond movie that he’s going to “die” with quotation marks. But then after that scene…not even a hint. The movie is over.
What a way to go out.
Bond doesn’t die - that is an essential part of the narrative. Some great scenes, but I wish I hadn’t seen it.
Every time I watch it I close my eyes at that part