How No Time To Die Proves That The Craig Era Ran Out Of Ideas
No Time To Die was the 25th film of the James Bond franchise and was supposed to be the final, spectacular outing of Daniel Craig — but all it proved was that the Craig era ran out of ideas. Following four previous films and the most recent less popular release of Spectre in 2015, No Time To Die looked to be the crème de la crème. However, despite the excitement and anticipation, it failed to come close to these lofty expectations.
No Time to Die started where the last film left off. Bond retired from being 007 and went to live his life with Madeleine Swann. However, following a surprise attack from the villainous organization Spectre, Bond left Madeleine as he believed she had betrayed him, even though it would later be revealed that she hadn't. Five years later, Bond returned to action, with new villain Safin managing to kill the entirety of Spectre, including Bond's nemesis and adoptive brother Ernst Stavro Blofeld, with nanobot mist. Bond and his replacement 007 Nomi then infiltrated Safin's headquarters and stopped the production of more nanobots. However, before Bond killed Safin, he infected Bond with nanobots that would specifically target and kill Madeleine and their daughter should Bond return to society. In his final act, Bond watched as missiles rained down on the base and on him, leading to what looked like his death.
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The final film of the Craig era wasn't bad by any means. However, it was made out of a lot of plot points that had already been used in earlier franchise entries, leading to many regarding it as something of a stale ending. No Time To Die had many references to older movies and aimed to be the pinnacle of the Bond
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