MYST Post #2- Skyfall

This thrilling sequel to the James Bond series is interesting and entertaining. Daniel Craig plays bond brilliantly once again. This movie follows bond on a mission in the opening seem chasing what seems to be the main bad guy for the rest of the movie. However while in a scuffle on a train, his partner is forced to take a shot that puts Bond's life in jeopardy. Sure enough the bullet clips bond and sends him down a waterfall. Miraculously Bond lives. While the espionage world believes Bond is dead, Bond is secretly living on an island. Later, the federal building where Bond's agency's headquarters are is targeted by what is later found out to be a disgruntled former agent. This hits a nerve for Bond who returns to take down this former agent. Overall, this film was well done and my personal favorite of the twenty-three movies in the series. I give this film 4.5 out of 5 stars.

The use of color throughout this film is something that stuck out to me. In every scene, the color pattern seemed to fit well with the tone of the scene. This gives the viewer an ability to focus on the content of the scene and the action instead of noticing needless things happening in the background. Throughout the entire film, each shot is made to make the movie flow well. I did not notice a single shot that seemes to be choppy or odd. overall, a great job by the crew.

To me, this film is shot similarly to Quantum of Solace. The main difference to me comes in the content. Particular scenes like the scene where bond has been captured and forced to shoot a shot glass off the top of an innocent women's head, is very intense and unpredictable. Being the unstoppable force that Bond is, the viewer expects Bond to save the innocent woman, but he cannot. He does however manage to escape the grip of the disgruntled agent and bring him in soon after. This is what I find great about this movie. It takes many twists and turns that are unpredictable. Skyfall was the topic action movie that I have seen in the last two years. Overall, strong performances all around.