Casino Royale | Breaking Down Bond

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[@thetowerfantasymusic]

Bond is portrayed here as a man with real problems, emotions and I love the part after the fight scenes, where he portrys (as would have happened in real life) rushes of adrenaline and stress. He's on another level, compared to the other actors before him.

[@CallumCormie]

Get this info in your descriptions mate. You deserve the support :)

[@taxhero4614]

I dont get the ending...was she in love with Bond or still hung up on her ex?

[@whatcomesafter9389]

casino royale is a modern classic

[@dylankaiser5546]

it was a classic right when it came out in theaters in 2006

[@goldeneye9381]

*Best movie for Danial Graig as BOND is SkyFall*

[@jamiekelly6851]

@@goldeneye9381 nahh

[@walmartpimp2]

Yes, considerably.

[@Welsh_Dragon756]

@@goldeneye9381 casino royale is better. Skyfall is good but it comes apart when you really think about silvas plan. His plan really realise on a lot of convenient things happening. It's still one of my favourite bond films but this one is Craig's best.

[@takashiari1598]

This is probably the most brutal Pg-13 movie I've ever seen, together with The Dark Knight.

[@tomlion0116]

And Taken!!!

[@insidemymindinc]

Takashiari lord of the rings

[@ricardocantoral7672]

TDK was brutal ?

[@tomlion0116]

The Joker scenes...? And TwoFace...? YES!

[@rorrt]

In a way they're very clever in bending the rules.. Its like Logan, for us in the UK it was a 15, because there isn't any lingering on the violence. BUT somehow that makes it so much more violent.. Same for the DK and Casino Royale. both rated 12-A for the UK. The swiftness of the violence, and the not showing of blood and guts. Makes it worse... Its like the guy in Casino Royale when he chokes out the guy down the stairs, Jesus Christ! Thats intense in cinema!

[@TekkLuthor]

This Bond movie is in a league of its own. They never managed to capture the magic of this one ever since.

[@chrishandsome4267]

Tekk Luthor agreed. one of the greatest action movies of all time

[@Dan.50]

It set the bar so high that everything that came after paled in comparison.

[@thefelper.7181]

Agree.

[@HoldenCoughfield]

Skyfall had these hints of absurdity that really took me out of the movie. Casino Royale was a gritty serious bind movie and it made it much more intense.

[@hotdogflavoureddrink]

After seeing it I was thinking how they could ever top it. Unfortunately I was right.

[@patmos09]

The defining moment of Casino Royale's subversion for me came in the romance scene with Solange, the arms dealers wife. It starts like every other Bond love scene, there's the Aston martin, he flirts, they tussle a bit, she goes to take a shower and he orders champagne. The concierge asks if its for two- he says "no, for one" then instantly bails on her. See his objective in that scene was never to fuck her, he isn't some sex crazed maniac- his objective is, and always was, to get close to her to get the information he needed. It contextualized how we saw bond and his promiscuity- most of the time, his bizarre obsession with getting his dick wet during life threatening missions is what compromises him. The only person he fucks in Royale is Vesper- the woman he actually cares for. Casino re-wrote the script explaining that Bond is not a sexual maniac- hes just sly operator using all assets at his disposal. I guess hes a whore. Anyway, the film goes back to basics - he stops the terrorist and the woman ends up getting squeezed as is customary- but now the context, Bonds sense of responsibility has completely changed. Shes not dead because shes some unfaithful whore- shes dead because he used her. It turned bond from some sex crazed junkie that wouldn't make it past basic psych screening, into a fucking badass with some heavy shit on his shoulders. Then Spectre just said "fuck it" and had him fuck Monica Bellucci against a mirror the night of her murdered husbands funeral. Granted, its Moncia Bellucci, we'd all do the same thing if we could.

[@Resvain]

Well, it makes sense that Bond from "Spectre" would do that - the loss of Vesper really fucked him up. He truly loved her and after her death he became somewhat cynical in relations with women. I'd call that a pretty convincig sad evolution of his character.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Craig was definitely more of an emotionally disturbed Bond; an anti-hero who was relatively down to earth. Connery on the other hand was more fantastic and as Gene Siskel aptly put it "He could kill and make love in the same afternoon".

[@WeWatchedAMovie]

This is a great coimment.

[@WeWatchedAMovie]

Also, comment.

[@tomsmith3216]

But this is mainly because Casino Royale is Bond 1.0. It's the beginning. It's what made Bond what he is in other films. His actions in this film make him actions in the other Craig bonds even better, because we can see where they came from. But it's also better because they've given themselves as clean a slate as possible. This entire series of Craig Bonds is one huge origins story. We have his beginnings as a 00 agent, his beginnings as a man, his beginnings as an alcoholic, and his beginnings as a rebel. It's a series of films that lays bare the reasons behind Bond. And that is fantastic, even if some of the films are better than the others. But damn, he is young in that film. After watching Spectre recently, he's really grown old, both the actor and the character, physically and emotionally.

[@GreyFoxNinjaFan]

So before Casino Royale, Goldeneye was my favorite Bond film. I had no idea until today that they had the same director. Thank you.

[@AsadKhan-lm6yr]

UberKuma84 Yeah and he also did the Green Lantern too!! 🤔

[@Cj-xt6tv]

@@AsadKhan-lm6yr lmao you can’t always be shooting on all cylinders

[@jmalmsten]

The pre title scene of Casino Royale sold me on the whole film. From the brutal bathroom fight to the cold "Yes, considerably." It shows a quality that is so sadly missing in action movies. I don't know what others call it, but I use the term "Showmanship". The ability to bend rules and narratives to make the movie feel more like a tightly choreographed show than just a string of deafening events. While a film may be filled with contriveances and clichés and predictable elements, if you know how to present it with showmanship the audience will cheer nonetheless. And that is one of the main goals of action films for me.

[@speedracer1945]

This film owes a lot to Martin Campbell who also directed Goldeneye and wish he would direct more but wont . He also did the Zorro films , so this guy knows action and comedy and made a serious damn good film and for me a serious Bond fan , this film almost ranks # 1 on my list .

[@raficooper4878]

I just re-watched some scenes from GoldenEye, including the one where 006 asks Bond if all the vodka martinis silence the screams of all the men he's killed, and now that you stated what your favorite scene is, that line has so much more depth, and is proven to be true!

[@theguybehindyou4762]

Nostalgia aside, Brosnan's Bond was too much of a goofball for what Craig was able to pull off with considerably less effort.

[@theguybehindyou4762]

@Jerry L Fair enough.

[@warrenrhinerson6373]

@@theguybehindyou4762 for me the problem I have with Brosnan’s bond is Brosnan himself. While I think he was a good film 007, he is the only Bond actor to completely ignore the original source material and focus only on what the previous actors did. Craig actually read Casino Royale before filming and did his best to be as accurate as possible. Lazenby read On her majesty’s secret service before filming and even had the book with him when they filmed the final scene of the film. Roger Moore based his Bond on the Living Daylights short story where Bond mentions he does kill but he doesn’t like doing it. Dalton read all of Flemings works before taking in the part, Connery actually worked very closely with Fleming himself

[@Fullbatteri]

Casino Royale gave us one of the best if not the best Bond Films ever! *And then they fucked it up...* And then they fixed it! *And then they fucked it up again...*

[@EspenAngelfaen]

ApexCactus Haha! Exactly what I've been saying all along. So, if we go by the pattern, Craig's last portrayal of Bond in Bond 25 will be a really great film.

[@senaazimi1644]

ApexCactus whose waiting for them to fix it again and

[@Junebug_online]

ACCURATE

[@walt8899]

Accurate

[@Nomad-1993]

Well...at least he'll end his series on a high note then

[@Kayethan91]

Man, I almost shed a tear with your explanation of the emotional side of Bond. I love this movie and you really made it justice! Love Your channel. 1 million coming soon!

[@Customerbuilder]

Best intro of the whole series too.

[@TheMaukingbird]

RIP Chris Cornell

[@leadenshrew]

6:42 is the point at which every man watching this video crossed their legs.

[@speedracer1945]

This scene was in the novel and was glad they inserted it in the film since it shown even the rough and tough Craig Bond could get hurt bad . Its a wonder he could make love after that but he is Bond , James Bond !

[@speedracer1945]

@Paavo I guess the laser burning your balls off in Goldfinger didn't? Yeah it was shown too many times to realize the effect .

[@georgedonaldson7220]

It's such a shame the other Craig Bond movies weren't in the same league as Casino Royale.

[@newgoblin49]

George Donaldson fuck Sam mended for that

[@michalmatulewicz]

skyfall was close.

[@newgoblin49]

Michał Matulewicz fuck you

[@michalmatulewicz]

newgoblin49 ?

[@mero7731]

@@newgoblin49 I like skyfall ☺️

[@Raguleader]

5:00 I never noticed until now that not only does Bond bleed on the glass and the bottle, but he also doesn't even bother to avoid putting the bloody part of the rim to his lips when he drinks. He's just so "done" after that fight that he can't even begin to care about it.

[@TheShmekler]

Best Bond film ever. It has the emotional maturity and patience to establish real characters. Intelligence is the ability to identify subtlety. And although this is an action film, the amount of subtle eye glances, characters pondering their actions (in their attempts to control their environment) is what sets this Bond film apart from other Bond films, as well as being one of the best action films ever! If a character is worth exploring, then it's worth taking your time in doing so and this films many, should I say, slower scenes, are actually some of the more action packed scenes. Though there are no punches being flown or bullets being shot, the tension and emotional charges being laid can be felt viscerally.

[@chadsteel]

This review was fucking beautiful. I never thought of the way the torture was a metaphor for the poker and bond going all in with a worse hand , rather than fold and give in. Thanks dude amazing stuff!

[@roc5291]

The greatest Bond film of all time and it’s not even close. I was there in theaters in 2006 when this film came out. To this day, I am blown away that this film is as good as it is all these years later. From Craig’s perfect performance as Bond, to Martin Campbell’s incredible direction, Paul Haggis’s pitch perfect script, David Arnold’s wonderful score and perfect supporting cast. To relaunch the Bond franchise after 20 films is as ballsy a move as I’ve ever seen come out of modern cinema. Bond is once again made suave, cool, and a deadly killer. It is still the Gold standard I judge all other Bond films by to this day. This film is nothing short of a miracle.

[@CzerodyStudios]

I still effing love this movie. Thank you for the deep dive!!

[@PramitChatterjee1993]

I think the Craig's trilogy is the best because it deals with the vulnerability of Bond and how he overcomes it. Spectre on the other hand falls back to the usual Bond tropes and reduces the consequences to almost zero. But Daniel Craig is the best bond since Sean Connery.

[@danielsiljeholm]

What's wrong with Bond tropes?

[@tombrennan7333]

Quickly becoming one of my favourite video essay channels, keep it up

[@mad_titanthanos]

I just released how vulnerable Bond feels from inside after you explained the whole eyes thing. Brilliantly explained!!

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

dude please do more breakdowns of Bond and other long running franchises. fantastic work man. subscriber earned.

[@johnmoore2910]

I don’t comment or like many videos, but I both liked and I’m putting a comment on this one. Thank you. I really enjoyed it. I still can’t believe it all these years no one else has pointed out something I noticed about this movie. It really surprised me that I’ve read nothing online nor seen any videos that bring it up.

[@15awesomehighfive]

God damn! not even done with the video yet but I'm so enthralled with your dissection that I had to comment (and like!)! It's personally my favourite Bond film and one of my top action films, and it tops that list not because of the action, but because of the characterisation and acting. So so good. Let's finish the video!

[@Tripledashhh_]

Just rewatched Casino royale last night and I must say I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

[@roncarpenito330]

This was possibly the BEST review and diagnosis of a movie I have ever seen. Great job!

[@IAMBENNYBLANCO.]

Great analysis!!!! One of my ALL TIME favorite films....and my opinion is that it is one of the best films ever made. Daniel Craig was born to play JB 007

[@IrondragonGamingYouTubeChannel]

fantastic breakdown of this movie! I have never been the biggest fan of jb movies but the first time I saw this one I was hooked I've seen this movie more times then I would like to admit. and I think you did a great job breaking it down. your channel is becoming one of my fav channels for this kind of content.

[@ve4189]

Best Bond breakdown on KZbin. Wish there were more videos like this for these great films

[@DadaNabhaniilanandaTheMonkDude]

Thanks for this cool breakdown of why I love this Casino Royale the best. I seem to be rather lonely in my love of my second favorite, The Living Daylights. I'd love to hear your take on that one. btw I don't agree that LOTR is primarily about home. The key theme of LOTR is much debated, variously argued as death, friendship, loyalty and more. I run workshops on the Inner Meaning of Lord of the Rings, and my take is that the core message is the power of compassion. (Bilbo spares Gollum through compassion (pity). Gandalf foreshadows Gollum saving the world when he points this out to Frodo in Moria.)

[@seaque.]

this is an amazing essay, gave me goosebumps at the end just like movie itself.

[@xaydada]

great analysis video! Casino Royale is the best Daniel Craig-Bond movie imo.

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Agreed!

[@TheDarkBrethren]

Amazing analysis. I love how you make me like films I've seen before even more!

[@TheZuTe1992]

Nice! good work here. The Ending is so well edited :)

[@JackHoward]

Great stuff

[@GosseDrent]

As my username suggests, I'm a big Bondfan. I think you did a fantastic job with the video. I watched it with a lot of joy.

[@petermorrell9865]

You articulated why this is the best bond film in a way I have never heard before.

[@VideoGameAnimationStudy]

These are the sort of videos I love!

[@KeepOnDreamingDude]

Your channel is pure gold

[@StokaXXL]

I'm glad you view this film as the best Bond outing. It's my favourite movie of all time, I just can't get enough of it!

[@LetBBB6345789]

GREAT (detailed) ANALYSIS and totally agree!!!

[@linkeastwood3283]

I'm studying this movie at film school at the moment so this video is immensely helpful. Thank you. I'l try not to plagiarise too much.

[@BrazyBlazer]

Masterful analysis you got too the the texture & fabric of the film like 007’s Tom Ford dress shirt great job 💯🔥

[@warrengday]

Awesome. Thanks for explaining how I love this Bond film the most.

[@Ian-oe9wp]

funny how this came out a year after batman begines both the best origin stories

[@nocturneJOJO]

Finally someone who understand and appreciate what they were trying to do with Craig's Bond! I would love to see your opinion of Quantum of Solace which was in my opinion an excellent movie and perfect continuation to both this new version of Bond (which I usually define a post-Jason Bourne Bond, since all the extreme gadgets and unrealistic stuff portrayed in the previous movies wouldn't be accepted as easily after the Bourne trilogy) and to the narrative arc that they built. Unfortunately it received poor reviews and many people hate on that movie, and that brought the studios to change the direction of the sequels, first with Skyfall that was very well made technically but was terrible in the fact that it trashed everything good made by the previous movies and with the reintroduction of Moneypenny, Q, and the almost cartoonish and over the top villain, it brought back the series to its outdated tropes. Then there was that terrible disaster known as Spectre that made everything worse even trying to tied the loose ends in the most hastily and poorly done way possible... That's my opinion of course but I'm curious to see if it's shared and/or what was you opinion of the sequels to Casino Royale.... :D

[@Irdanwen]

I give through Patreon, in my experience and from what I've heard, nobody really cares about the gifts they receive for supporting you, so don't worry too much about that. Just keep making awesome videos like this one about breaking down Bond - it was really brilliant! I'm gonna go watch Casino Royale again now :-).

[@yusufrahman1298]

You always seem to make fun and entertaining videos about my favourite movies 😅. Keep up the great work 👍🏼

[@ghfbsjlvnrsgl]

An excellent critique of an excellent film, well done mate. Although I have to say, the opening scene is probably the best one in the whole movie, as we find out how hardened Bond is already with his expression after having just brutally finished his first kill, and knowing full well he is about to make his second, a supposed 'ally' no less. Add in the effect of black and white to symbolize something unknown, (espionage perhaps), and you have yourself a perfect scene.

[@reagangomien6822]

“He’s the best bond yet.”

[@Bloodshade]

This video essay gets a number or smaller things wrong, but none more than 5:50. His tell isn’t that he weeps blood, his tell is pressing his fingers to his temple. It’s further established when he realizes he is doing so, looks at his hand, and puts it away before folding.

[@iamsuperbatman1993]

Great video on one of my favourite films, this might be the most perfect analysis of what makes this such an incredible piece of action cinema and why it works as a piece of deconstructionist storytelling similar to "Watchmen".

[@Dronston]

I totally agree, Craig is the best Bond ever and Casino Royale the best bond movie to date.

[@EpicMovieCompilations]

This is a great channel, honestly. Truly smart and informing! Thumbs way up 👍🏻

[@findusfinnenTv]

I love your videos cuz they have good content and you make things others do but more intresing and don't clickbait keep up with good job

[@UltimateKyuubiFox]

This video was excellent. Glad I subscribed.

[@MarklovesTV]

A very good analysis of a wonderful film.

[@ZulqarnainAidil]

This is a great video essay on a great film. Too Bad Spectre undid everything

[@DutchPlanDerLinde]

Spectre tried too hard to be loved imo

[@thefelper.7181]

I agree 100%. Casino Royale is in a different league. By far the best!

[@PauloEdson]

Great analysis. Great text. Great video. Congrats!

[@rachamos1385]

Great video! I'll even go as far as to say this is my favourite movie of all time.

[@constantinezh7156]

An absolute masterclass on direction, tension and execution from Martin Campbell. The man needs to take over Bond again before he's too damn ol

[@mayatiita1]

Great analysis 👍🏻♥️😊 I love the theme song by Chris Cornell. The lyrics are significant.

[@orduni90]

Very good breakdown! Thank you and great job

[@erykmelgaard2226]

I love Casino Royal. It always was and probably will be one of my favorites. Daniel Craig is also a great Bond, but personally I believe Sean Connery is the best Bond. Timmothy Dalton is also very underrated as he is very close to Ian Fleming's vision of Bond My top 10 Bond films are: 1. Goldfinger 2. Casino Mac Royal( 2006 version obviously not the other ones 😅) 3. On her Majesty's Secret Service 4. From Russia with love 5. Skyfall 6. License to kill 7. Dr No 8. Goldeneye 9. The spy who loved me 10. Living day light's

[@lorenzorigamonti99]

Great video, great channel. Good job man

[@86lanzo]

I have to sub after that breakdown....that was spot on

[@canihazburgers]

Agree about the bathroom scene being the best. Its the most intimate portrait of who he is. For a second, you see him almost having doubts about the life hess chosen, as he's stares into the mirror at his own reflection. Minutes later, he's back at the poker table and ready to continue like it never happened. Raw stuff!

[@Markmeister1989]

Can't believe this movie is 14 years old already. I remember the opening night like it was yesterday.

[@gootiekg8735]

What an excellent breakdown.

[@radex__]

What an amazingly done video!

[@SocialSkillsSecrets]

Awesome review! Great insights

[@hcmythosandlogos]

Subscribed, great video, very well put together

[@fh8769]

Great breakdown of Bond! SImply awesome!

[@dipro001]

Excellent analysis. Thank you!

[@JOOCHIANTING]

best review ever.... i could not agree more

[@JohnnyFiction]

You could not be more right. This is the best bond film by a country mile and on top of that, simply one of the best action films to date.

[@mendoza961000]

This was a great fucking video. You sir have earned my subscription. Keep up the great work!

[@thatRyzzle]

GreatBond song, too-You Know My Name by Chris Cornell (RIP) is one of my favorites of all the Bond songs. It's melodic and emotional, but it also just kicks ass as a rock song-just listen to the intro.

[@walmartpimp2]

Daniel Craig would have been an amazing Solid/Naked/Liquid/Solidus Snake

[@matthewhartman6377]

Connery was always my favorite Bond but after watching this video, it might just be Craig.

[@richardadams4928]

It's my choice for best Bond movie, and that's NO small feat. Absolutely brilliant. And it's PREPOSTEROUS that so many Bond fans objected so vigorously to Craig for something as superficial as his hair color. He was FANTASTIC....

[@brandonmartin-moore5302]

Where did you get the instrumental version of You Know My Name at the end of the video?

[@Arash7m]

Your videos are great pal. i love em. and btw casino royale is the best bond movie ever.

[@sng3939]

Top tier movie. Deserves more praise!

[@arctos49]

I agree with this very much. "Casino Royale" and "From Russia with Love" are my two favorite Bond films. Another reviewer on You Tube states that "Skyfall" is the best Bond film which I disagree with.. One objection I have for it are the enormous plot holes. I also have to say that I have been disappointed in the subsequent Bond films after "Casino Royale, especially "Quantum of Solace". One more thing - the intro to "Casino Royale" is superb.

[@jameshanscombe2530]

On the Casino Royale Website there was a whole dossier about this particular Bond's history. His education at Eton and Fettes, his time in Naval intelligence and his missions in the Special Boat Service. He is basically a Navy SEAL in a suit.

[@SadKeanu13]

Casino Royale was the film i was waiting for since License To Kill (1989)

[@treadstone1970]

It's Licence.

[@burgulize]

Great review! Thank you!

[@superkang7448]

Connery was the first and most iconic ofc. Moore was the epitome of class which was the perfect contrast to the direction his films ended up going. And Craig is the perfect mix of the modern era and the original Bond from the novels. I couldn't pick between the three for a favorite. They are all great in their own unique way. Nice review. CR is one of the best of the franchise.

[@ruthielalastor2209]

Great analysis, man. I hadn't really focused on how much the idea of masculinity played throughout before. I already love this film and now i can rewatch it with a another newfound appreciation. Thanks!

[@martinmarcos5340]

Let me tell you this. When it comes to movies, my mother would be the equivalent of a gaming "filthy casual". Meaning she has zero experience in movie critique, she just watches movies because they are there, not out of passion. I remember when this movie just came out, my mother said "I really like how this is a different Bond, one that can actually get hurt." This movie does such a perfect job in doing what it meant to do that even my mother, the most casual movie watcher ever, could notice.I absolutely LOVE this movie.

[@TheJudgeIsDancing]

Fantastic video, man

[@tbip2001]

I wonder if they could ever get Martin Campbell to come back??

[@cripss8160]

this Is hands down the best bond I have ever watched

[@TheAIDANRAWNSLEY]

Another great video!

[@Gianipilotlife]

The way Daniel Craig plays this alpha male role is pure perfection, he nails everything. The scene after he wins the Aston Martin is just one example of many more.

[@joshh3304]

excellent review!

[@Hondo0101]

Very well done!