The upcoming James Bond prequel sequel title was released and the title still has people wondering what it means. Quantum of Solace?? What is that? I have an idea, lets see what the writer of the screenplay has to say. You’re probably still wondering what the title of the next James Bond movie, “Quantum of Solace,” actually means. Star Daniel Craig insisted that the oddly-phrased moniker “ties into the plot,” but don’t tell that to the Oscar-winning writer of the script…because he’s just as confused as the rest of us.“I have no idea,” Paul Haggis admitted when I asked him for the meaning on the Oscar red carpet Sunday. “It’s not my title.”
So Craig says it has something to do with the plot. A tie in. It will all make sense kinda like when we all couldnt figure out what “The Phantom Menace” meant and finally got it after the movie came out. Some titles just sound stupid but become part of the accepted genre after a while and you kinda forget how dumb it sounded.
According to Ask Yahoo the answer states: “Quantum of Solace” is a small degree of comfort that can exist between two people emotionally in a relationship. The Governor character in the Ian Fleming short story of the same name defines it as “… a precise figure defining the comfort, humanity and fellow feeling required between two people for love to survive. If the quantum of solace is nil, then love is dead.”
I am still at a loss as to what this will mean. Bond is dealing with his feelings over Vesper Lynd’s death in the previous film and perhaps this alludes to the shaping of the cold womanizer that Bond becomes later in his career. Keeping that “quantum” at nil, he can avoid falling in love.
Or maybe I am just grasping.
What do you think?
Source: TheMovieBlog
I think you are on to something. I believe it will be the smallest amount of pleasure he can afford to have when seeking revenge. He can't make it to pleasurable or he will compromise his intent of doing the right thing, and possibly become too attached emotionally. Bond seeks this tiny amount of pleasure in all he does without over running his quotient of emotion (pehaps the next confusing title), no more no less. That is my grasp.
ReplyDeleteHaven't seen the film yet but lots of people are is more Jason Bourne than James Bond
ReplyDeleteI think that you are right when you say “Quantum of Solace is a small degree of comfort that can exist between two people emotionally in a relationship. "
ReplyDeleteIt has something to do with Vesper I'd say...
Anyway I was the movie and I was very disapointed, if you've seen Casino Royale then you still have to go see it. Thank God that Daniel Craig didn't start of with this movie because we would have been completelty destroyed by the media ! Casino Royale was a brilliant movie really, but in Quantum Of Solace you just don't get the point.
But you have to say " Well done !" to Mr Craig because he's the one doing all of his stunts, and he has been very badly injured.
Oh well, everyone's allowed to make mistakes so let's just hope that the newt one will be better.
I do believe that this is well said. Bond is has always had the beautiful women in every movie. He always has a problem with the final love and that is what makes each movie so interesting. He has them, but loses them with an instant. That is also what helps all of the movies to continue and it is great because i love 007 movies.
ReplyDeleteWell I just saw the film, and it is great...."quantum" is a physics term, meaning a very small amount... and the guess above is dead(sic) on.... he finally gets a very...........small.......bit of solace....
ReplyDeleteLucy are you kidding me????????
ReplyDeleteJASON BOURNE IF ANYTHING, CAME FROM JAMES BOND!!
NO JAMES BOND MOVIE IS ANYTHING LIKE JASON BOURNE!!!!!!