The film "007: Spectrum", actors and roles: Daniel Craig (James Bond), Christophe Waltz (Franz Oberhauser), Leah Seydou (Madeleine Swann)

The grandiose culmination, connecting all the events of Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfoll, was the last chapter of the Bond movie with Daniel Craig as Agent 007. Spectrum (the actors in the main roles: D. Craig, K. Waltz, L. Seydou) makes it clear why the unsurpassed time for retirement.

Creators

The whole film can be defined as an exhilarating blood demonstration of beauty in all its manifestations: cinematic, natural, human (Lea Seydou and Monica Bellucci are stunning). Which is not surprising, since a highly professional team was building on its production, headed by Oscar winner Sam Mendes. The assumption that the creator of the illustrious "Damned Way" and "American Beauty" decided to make the first sequel in its creative career "007: Spectrum" (2015), in order to rest on its laurels, is false. The famous director returned to the epic in order to tie all the previous parts together and put an unshakable fatty point.

Under his vigilant leadership, operator Hoyte Van Hoytema, gaining experience in the films "She" and "Interstellar", gives an extremely juicy picture from the first seconds of the timing of the film "007: Spectrum." The actors were also encouraged by the director's advice. The prologue of the film is similar to a separate story, the action also moved significantly forward.

Without a farce, but with drama

The film "Spectrum" (007) is not only shot terrific, but also has a great musical accompaniment. According to the main artist , the title soundtrack of the picture is the best in the whole tetralogy. Efforts of script writers do not sink the plot and in time catch a solemn awe in the soul of the beholder with graceful reprises or discharge the heated atmosphere with subtle British humor. For example, in one episode, Agent 007 at the barrel of a pistol interrogates a mouse that has become stupid from an event, and in another automatically requires vodka from a martini, despite the fact that it is in the phytobar of a polyclinic.

But "007: Spectrum" (2015) does not turn into a farce. The Oscar-winning director retains a gloomy atmosphere bordering on desperation, similar to the one that prevailed in "Skyfall". At the same time, strangely enough, the mood of the film sometimes resembles grotesque, become classic films, and not the modern Bond.

Plot

The film "Spectrum. 007" has an intriguing plot. The protagonist, the irreplaceable James Bond, carrying out the task entrusted to the late M., pursues a criminal element that intends to organize in Mexico a mass terrorist act. Unraveling the case, the agent learns about the existence of a powerful organization "Spectrum", headed by a man allegedly many years ago dead.

At the same time in London, the newly appointed head of the United Intelligence Service is fighting a new M for stopping the program, code-named "00", he is in favor of replacing operatives with remote controlled drones and modern tracking programs.

Unclosed gestalt

In the interweaving of the interconnected plot lines of the film "007: Spectrum", the actors involved in the filming saw "burning bridges" - the final stage in the development of Bond's image. Although some of the proponents of the epic experience a persistent feeling that the director had other plans for the ending of the picture, which they immediately mentioned in their reviews of the movie. Most of the critics culmination, in which James elegantly went into the sunset, was called the most convenient ending for the transfer of the franchise to the production of another film studio. The climax of Méndez is logical and beautiful, but too naive, although this is definitely the best option in comparison with the unclosed gestalt.

Main character

Since the unforgettable moment when Daniel Craig made his debut as an unbeatable British agent in the Casino Royale, it's been nine years. An irresistible hero with the light hand of scriptwriters, who are building on the scripts of films, managed to defeat a great many enemies, prevent several global catastrophes, overcome a lot of troubles that cost lives to his friends and like-minded people.

Although in the tape "007: Spectrum" the actors all had one star status, they could not eclipse Craig, he is still effective in the frame. According to the movie community, the actor is, if not the best, one of the best Bonds of all time. Cold, at the same time incredibly charming face, light, slightly springy gait, an enviable position, even weapons Craig keeps spectacularly beautiful. And he definitely does not take away the gift of actor's reincarnation and the ability to rebuild from the episode with the seduction of another girlfriend to the scene of a deadly battle with a foe.

Craig's acting career

The creative career of the actor began with episodic roles in the series of British television in 1992. The world cinema community has learned about the future of James Bond after the release of the adventure action movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, in which Daniel performed the role of the antagonist Alex West, the opponent of Angelina Jolie. This role was a real springboard in his career, followed by a number of significant films, including Sam Mendes's gangster drama "The Damned Way", "Sylvia" with Gwyneth Paltrow. Hypostasic agent actor had the opportunity to try on the scandalous political thriller "Munich" from Steven Spielberg. In 2011, Craig starred in a thriller-detective "Girl with a dragon tattoo," which was a tremendous success for both the viewer and the film critics. Among other works of the actor is to highlight the fantastic horror "Invasion" and the tape "Bad Glory", which collected the star cast of the ensemble.

Bond Girls

One of the intriguing innovative solutions of the team of the film's creators is the appearance in the frame of two candidates for the title "Bond Girl". According to the idea of the writers, Agent 007 is sent to Italy, where the mafia widow Lucia Schiarra is consolingly consoling the mourner-mummified widow in the execution of Monica Bellucci's sex bomb. This short but breathtaking episode - the release of the 52-year-old actress is one of the memorable moments of the picture. A mature woman instead of a young beauty - than not innovation. Unfortunately, Bellucci does not appear for long, because the image of the charming military friend Madeleine Swan is played by the 30-year-old actress and model Lea Seydou, who is familiar to a wide audience on the role in "The Life of Adele". Her heroine is a physician, initially cold and resistant to the charm of the famous heartthrob Bond, and then literally melting in his arms. The actress organically blended into her image, proving that the girls of Agent 007 are good not only with amazing appearance. Lea is now a very popular actress, only in 2015 she managed to simultaneously withdraw in three projects at once: "Diary of a maid", "Lobster" and "007: Spectrum".

Christoph Waltz - antagonist Blofeld

For any action-packed film the identity of the main antagonist is important not less than the predominant positive character. The head of the criminal organization Blofeld, played by Christophogh Walz, is impressive. The actor once again tried on the image of the half-crazy Standartenfuhrer Landa, who became a cult after the release of "Inglourious Basterds" Tarantino. Watching him as a villain in the Spectrum is a pleasure, and his monologue during the torture of Bond can be safely called exemplary.

The new episode of the Bond is somewhat different from the plot of the literary source of Fleming, but it perfectly demonstrates the formation of Bond's main opponent, explaining the reason why Blofeld became James's nemesis.

In the filmography of the actor, there are many diverse films: the comedy "The Green Hornet", the tragic comedy "The Massacre", the drama "Water to the Elephants!" And the adaptation of the classic "Musketeers", but Oscar-winning images were played by Valtz in the films of Tarantino. In addition to the Landa mentioned above, Christophe in 2012 was shot in a spaghetti western "Django Liberated", in which he played the role of Dr. King Shultz. This actor's work was also highly appreciated by critics and brought Christophe "Oscar" and "Golden Globe".

Secondary actors

A little disappointing is the schematic disclosure of the images of many secondary characters in the picture "007: Spectrum."

Ben Wishaw incarnated in a character codenamed Q. The actor is known as the executor of the role of the main character in the movie "Perfume" and Robert Frobisher in the film "Cloud Atlas".

Andrew Scott does not have time to fully reveal the image of Max Denby (C), makes him similar to his Moriarty from the famous television series "Sherlock".

And Dave Batista, a professional American wrestler and actor, reincarnated as Mr. Hinks, who regularly appeared out of nowhere, has only one remark, but convincingly beats the protagonist.

Unlike them, Rafe Fiennes quite successfully replaced Judy Danch in the role of head of MI6, perfectly fitted into the role. The actor's track record serves as the best proof of his professional suitability: Schindler's List, all the Harry Potter series, The English Patient, Brugge Bottom, Red Dragon, Reader, Skyfoll and Hotel Grand Budapest ".

It seems that with such an impressive budget, Mendez decided to invite the stars of the first magnitude even to episodic roles in his project "007: Spectrum." Naomi Harris, who played Yves Manipenni, to one more confirmation. Harris began the creative path from the main role in the horror film "28 days later". After that, the British actress began regularly to star in the supporting roles in Hollywood blockbusters: After Sunset, Pirates of the Caribbean, Kings of the Streets.

Epilogue

"007: Spectrum" is recognized by the world cinema community as a spectacular and exciting epilogue, thanks to which the Craig-Bond saga turns from an isolated set of spy tales into an integral and logically complete story, so the film can be safely recommended for viewing.