Regardless of how many attempts have been made to recreate the mastery of Ian Fleming’s books, none have the same quality that Daniel Craig’s James Bond films do. One of the biggest reasons for this, ironically, is the four films’ disloyalty to the idea of Bond.

Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in Skyfall | Credit: MGM

Walking away from the franchise’s traditional archetypes about villains, masculinity, and even the genre as a whole, they managed to become the most authentic entries from the dozens of Bond films.

Skyfall also captured this pattern in almost every single scene. This is perfectly seen in the most engaging scene from the series, even though it did not have an ounce of action.

James Bond—A Skyfall of bullets and dialogue

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