Casino Royale is another chapter in the series of James Bond movies that highlight the same formulas depicted in the other twenty Bond films in the past. In this movie, James Bond is depicted as a rather less experienced and more vulnerable British agent in contrast to the previous Bond films. Bond is then ordered to take into custody a bomb-maker located in Madagascar after he was granted the license to kill. In Madagascar, he comes across the faction of terrorists headed by Le Chiffre and is directed to trounce the main antagonist through a high-stakes poker game in Casino Royale.

Other characters that contribute to the over-all feel of the film include Vesper Lynd who was designated to supervise and finance the British agent’s poker daring acts, Le Chiffre, the financer of the world network of terrorists and many others.

Casino Royale, novel by British writer Ian Fleming, published in 1953 and the first of his 12 blockbuster novels about James Bond, the suave and supercompetent British spy. Packed with violent action, hairbreadth escapes, international espionage, clever spy gadgets, intrigue, and gorgeous women, the books became international best sellers. In addition to the 12 novels and 9 short stories written by Ian Fleming, there have been over 40 novels and short stories written about the spy by other authors, and 26 films produced, starring actors such as Sean Connery and Daniel Craig as 007. Here's the first.more.

Casino Royale is another chapter in the series of James Bond movies that highlight the same formulas depicted in the other twenty Bond films in the past. In this movie, James Bond is depicted as a rather less experienced and more vulnerable British agent in contrast to the previous Bond films. According to Jesper Christensen, he was cast as Mr. White in 2006's Casino Royale based almost solely on his show reel and without having to perform a screen test. A total of roughly three weeks were spent filming in France, Pinewood Studios and Lake Como; with a couple of days used for each location. Casino Royale was the first James Bond novel to be adapted as a daily comic strip; it was published in The Daily Express and syndicated worldwide. The strip ran from 7 July 1958 to 13 December 1958, and was written by Anthony Hern and illustrated by John McLusky.

The plot of the movie employs an emphasis on the attempts of Bond to dismount the main antagonist Le Chiffre in order to put an end into his funding of terrorists.

With the twist of the scenes that seemingly portrays Vesper as one who is on the evil side, one can arrive at the observation that romance got in the way which eventually made Vesper save the life of Bond through her efforts in negotiation the transfer of money. In general, the plot of the movie amplifies the feeling of suspense and action that the Bond series films are well-known for.

The elements of art, architecture, music and literature in the movie can best be understood by looking into the sequence of the scenes as the story progresses and the characters rotate and interact in the various settings thus shaping the content of the film. These expressions of humanities create the impression that the film has the touch of nature and a subtle hint of the arts in Italy.

The concluding scene in the movie establishes Daniel Craig as the legacy of the James Bond we have already known in time as it also establishes the seemingly final remark that completes the movie in its entirety.

Casino Royale 2006 Cast

Reference

Travers, P. (2006). Casino Royale [Electronic Version]. Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 2, 2007 from http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/7349978/review/12450444/casino_royale.

Casino Royale
Director: Martin Campbell
Writer: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis
Based on: Ian Fleming‘s James Bond novels
Cast: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Simon Abkarian, Isaach de Bankolé, Jesper Christensen

Plot:
James Bond (Daniel Craig) is a special agent who just recently graduated to 00-status. And in his first mission, he has to take on Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), banker to the upper leagues of terrorism. Le Chiffre is about to play a high-stakes game of poker; and if Bond can beat him and take his money, they will have him cornered. So Bond’s boss M (Judi Dench) sends him and accountant Vesper (Eva Green) to Montenegro to win at poker.

Casino Royale Writer Series

Casino Royale is an extremely satisfying action movie that also holds up to second viewing. Daniel Craig is a cool bond and the whole thing is very entertaining.

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Casino Royale is well-paced and has cool action scenes. I especially liked the parkours/free running chasing scene. Even though they are all over the place, I remember it was pretty new at the time and it is still a very tight scene.

But even better than the action in this film was the cast. Daniel Craig is fantastic as Bond. As usual, I can only sing the praises of Mads Mikkelsen and Judi Dench who are made of win and awesome and are generally great. As was Jeffrey Wright. Eva Green wasn’t bad either, but she just isn’t in the same league, acting-wise.

But I just love the story between Vesper and Bond. I love how it’s set up and how it plays out and how the two of them fit together. It’s heartbreaking, really. Though I still don’t really understand why she had to die in the end. It feels unnecessary.

The thing that doesn’t work that well, admittedly, is that Casino Royale lacks a bit of humor. It does make a couple of jokes, but a little lightheartedness probably wouldn’t hurt. As it wouldn’t have hurt if it had been a little more creative with the format itself. But in the end it’s a classic format very well dealt with.

Summarising: great action cinema.