It is more like Daniel Craig V: The Money Strikes Back.
Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace (especially Solace) have convoluted and needlessly confusing plots. The two films swim in plot holes. When they don't spend enough time to develop a plot and clearly explain things, than it becomes obvious that the art of making the pictures means nothing. The only thing that matters is rushing a film into production and into theaters without much thought, and making a quick buck.
Past Bond films represented a love of the series and character, even though they were blockbusters. The reboot was nothing but a gimmick to make money. I think the gimmick worked for the Batman films only because the early ones were not very good. Bond was fine, and didn't need to be rebooted.
In 20 years, the Craig era will be known for capitalizing on a trendy gimmick and being like other film series. The films staring Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton and Brosnan will be remembered for their uniqueness.
Past Bond films certainly capitalized on trends such as Live and Let Die and blaxploitation and Moonraker and the sci-fi craze of the late 70s. However, these earlier Bond pictures are still different from other action film series. The Craig films are no different than any other action film today and represent the tiredness, lack of creativity, and boredom of modern films.
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