film review #2

Casino Royale


1) Provide a description of the film. Discuss the plot and characters and how they influenced the film. Was the plot line or character development more important? Why?


I think the plot line was more important. The character, James Bond, doesn't change at all throughout the movie, but the plot is full of suspense and action. The movie tells the story of James Bond, a secret agent for the british government. He needs to win a high-stakes texas hold'em to put financial pressure on LeChiffre, a french villain. Pressure from LeChiffre's creditors would force him to cooperate with the government. Bond wins the tournament in the end, and gets tortured by LeChiffre to win back the money. The money Bond won gets stolen by Vesper, and he pursues her. He finds out her boyfriend was kidnapeed by the organization behind LeChiffre, and that she delivered the money to save Bond. Bond finally kills the head of the organization.


2) Think critically about how the film was shot, directed, use of lighting, etc. What do you think was effective in the making of the film? What took away or could have been done differently to enhance the film?


I think the way the film was shot was very effective. It was slower and had many pan shots during the poker scenes, to indicate pressure and stress. During the action parts, the shots were fast-paced, which was effective in conveying the mood of the scenes. I don't think the film could have been better.



3) What is you overall opinion of the film? Would you recommend it? Why/why not?


I would recommend this film to everyone who likes action movies and the past James Bond movies as the action scenes are very-well made and the explosions/deaths are not overkill.