That's a quote from American novelist Jack London that was first published by the San Francisco Bulletin in 1916. "I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. "The proper function of man is to live, not to exist," he reads. It's also worth noting the M's eulogy for James Bond ties into Bond-lore. It's a huge move – and one that will inevitably cause controversy. "There were discussions about killing off Bond in dramatic fashion at the end," an insider allegedly said, claiming Boyle called the idea "ridiculous".īond does die in spectacular fashion at the end of No Time To Die. Danny Boyle, who was originally scheduled to direct Bond 25, was previously reported to have left the project over creative differences, with The Sun claiming that the disagreement came from Boyle not wanting Bond to die. We knew Bond would likely be kicking the bucket quite a while back. There's missiles falling on him, and having Craig's character return in any form would take away any emotional heft the ending has. We knew this was going to be Daniel Craig's last James Bond movie, but we didn't know that the former 007 would be killed off in No Time To Die. Bond's found family at MI6 toast to the former 007, Swann drives into the sunset with Mathilde, and "We Have All the Time in the World" – Louis Armstrong's theme from arguably the other most-tragic Bond movie of them all, On Her Majesty's Secret Service – plays over the credits. The missiles rain down – and Bond dies in the process. It's confirmed that Mathilde was his child and Bond loved Swann. Bond kills Safin and, not wanting to risk the fate of the world, heads back to open the blast doors, despite knowing there's not enough time to reach the control room and evacuate the island.īond opens the doors and gets patched through to Swann. Safin closes the blast doors and swipes Bond with a version of the nanobots that targets Swann and Mathilde. Bond shoots his way to a control panel, opens the doors, and makes his way out. Things aren't quite so simple, as Q, operating from an airplane above, needs the blast doors to be open so that missiles can destroy the lab that Safin's built. Safin uses Swann and Mathilde to stop Bond from destroying the project but Swann manages to escape, Nomi kills a few henchmen, and Bond ends up helping Swann, Nomi, and Mathilde get to a small ship to sail away. Bond locates Safin's lair – a former World War Two base – and, with Nomi, the two 00 agents infiltrate the base. Swann and Mathilde are eventually captured by Safin. At Swann's childhood home, Bond finds her and discovers that she has a daughter, Mathilde. She tracks a rogue US agent (played by Billy Magnussen) who's working with Safin, while Bond goes after Swann. Having seen the devastating effects of the nanobots, Bond's pulled back into action and hunts Safin with the new 007, Nomi, played by Lashana Lynch. However, Safin's not done and wants world-conquering power, and continues to develop the nanobots further. Safin later manages to persuade Swann to wear a sample of the nanobots while visiting Blofeld, killing him. He finally unleashes the weapon at a Spectre party – where James Bond also happens to be. Having found a mole in a secret UK government lab, Safin uses a biological weapon that targets individuals using lethal nanobots. Safin has been orchestrating the deaths of every Spectre member from his villainous island for many years. The assassination attempt was Blofeld's fault, but the iconic villain – played again by Christoph Waltz – has another nemesis who wants him dead. She was also pregnant with Bond's child at the time, as signposted by Swann reaching for her stomach when Bond puts her on a train. Swann, we learn later, was not responsible for giving away her and Bond's position. That may all happen before Billie Eilish's theme song plays, but it's key to understanding the rest of No Time To Die. Bond escapes with his life but blames Swann for the attack, and the two lovers part ways, with Bond leaving Swann on a train. Blofeld, operating from Belmarsh prison using a fake eye, has a Spectre agent attempt to assassinate Bond while he's visiting the grave of Vesper, Eva Green's character from Casino Royale. Many years later, Swann's trying to leave the past behind with James, James Bond, but things soon catch up with them.
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