thegreatgalling
Master Member
TND is one of my favorites except for right when Bond teams up with Wai Lin. I love the premise, love the villain, and right up to that moment it's perfect. And it picks up again, and I like the ending.
But:
1) I hate how they handle the Wai Lin splitting scene. "I work alone" and she leaves Bond (Ok fine).
Bond then watches as a group of goons arrive. Instead of running in behind them to warn or save her. He walks at what can only be described as a snails pace, to punch the two men waiting outside: One guy, a spotter, who points to where Wai Lin walked in, and another guy just standing out there guarding.
We KNOW the film reasons were to give the audience a "cool" Wai Lin kicks butt scene and make it seem Bond had something to do in the meantime, but I always felt the execution fell short.
The only thing I can think of, practically speaking, for knocking out those guys would be to ensure they didn't call backup, thus outnumbering them further. That would be a good reason. He takes them out, then walks to her aid when the men inside are the only threat.
But sheesh. Why walk so slowly. An answer might be to not tip off the men so he can reach them without arising suspicion or alerting them of his plans to sock them.
Obviously It behooves Bond to rescue Wai Lin as he clearly wishes to work with her, and I also think his sense of professional courtesy would cause him to do so as well. But his walking so slowly just ruins it without some thinking to reconcile it.
2) I never bought the chemistry between Bond and Wai Lin. She is serious about her work and a good ally, but the romance seemed way forced and unnecessary in this case. It doesn't seem to progress the mission as some of the other Bond dalliances.
But:
1) I hate how they handle the Wai Lin splitting scene. "I work alone" and she leaves Bond (Ok fine).
Bond then watches as a group of goons arrive. Instead of running in behind them to warn or save her. He walks at what can only be described as a snails pace, to punch the two men waiting outside: One guy, a spotter, who points to where Wai Lin walked in, and another guy just standing out there guarding.
We KNOW the film reasons were to give the audience a "cool" Wai Lin kicks butt scene and make it seem Bond had something to do in the meantime, but I always felt the execution fell short.
The only thing I can think of, practically speaking, for knocking out those guys would be to ensure they didn't call backup, thus outnumbering them further. That would be a good reason. He takes them out, then walks to her aid when the men inside are the only threat.
But sheesh. Why walk so slowly. An answer might be to not tip off the men so he can reach them without arising suspicion or alerting them of his plans to sock them.
Obviously It behooves Bond to rescue Wai Lin as he clearly wishes to work with her, and I also think his sense of professional courtesy would cause him to do so as well. But his walking so slowly just ruins it without some thinking to reconcile it.
2) I never bought the chemistry between Bond and Wai Lin. She is serious about her work and a good ally, but the romance seemed way forced and unnecessary in this case. It doesn't seem to progress the mission as some of the other Bond dalliances.
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