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'Quantum of Solace' Official Plot Synopsis

CBn brings you the storyline of the 22nd James Bond film

[Vauxhall]

Well that's got the heart beating a little bit faster! Thanks very much for posting.

[Mr. Blofeld]

Whoa; great news!

[DLibrasnow]

I'm not opening up the main page article, but if this is indeed a synoposis shouldn't it be in the Spoilers section?!

[Harmsway]

Okay, that's what I'm talking about! And now that I can see how the pieces start to fit together, it all sounds very promising indeed. That sounds like a fine story.

Interesting to note that the synopsis indicates that Dominic Greene and the man responsible for Vesper's betrayal are different people.

[Qwerty]

Sounds pretty damn good to me.

[bonds_walther]

I'm not opening up the main page article, but if this is indeed a synoposis shouldn't it be in the Spoilers section?!

Hmmmm... I was thinking that, too.

[MarcAngeDraco]

Very promising indeed!

[Vauxhall]

Interesting to note that the synopsis indicates that Dominic Greene and the man responsible for Vesper's betrayal are different people.

Yes, I'm certainly feeling that Greene is not Vesper's former boyfriend. I may well be wrong, but that's my gut instinct.

[Santa]

OK, I was supposed to be having an early night tonight but I can see that's going to be impossible. I just can't drag myself away from all this Bond news!

[Harmsway]

I'm not opening up the main page article, but if this is indeed a synoposis shouldn't it be in the Spoilers section?!

Usually, officially released plot summaries aren't put in the same category as "spoilers."

This is a rather vague plot summary that gives the basic shape of QUANTUM OF SOLACE's story without giving a whole lot away.

[MattofSteel]

Really? I canNOT believe how much this gives away, I'm rather surprised. I maybe didn't want to know bits of that, but I'll get over it.

My excitement level for this film has ramped up unbelievably high.

[Harmsway]

Interesting to note that the synopsis indicates that Dominic Greene and the man responsible for Vesper's betrayal are different people.

Yes, I'm certainly feeling that Greene is not Vesper's former boyfriend. I may well be wrong, but that's my gut instinct.

Well, that's what the plot synopsis seems to point out. According to the synopsis, after Bond's found Greene, he's still searching for the man responsible for Vesper's betrayal. It's good to see the roles separated.

And one thing I really like about this plot is the political nature of it all, with upheaval in a South American country. Good stuff.

[DLibrasnow]

I'm not opening up the main page article, but if this is indeed a synoposis shouldn't it be in the Spoilers section?!

Usually, officially released plot summaries aren't put in the same category as "spoilers."

This is a rather vague plot summary that gives the basic shape of QUANTUM OF SOLACE's story without giving a whole lot away.

Still I am trying to stay as unspoiled as possible. I feel that I already am beginning to know too much about the movie. I believe my enjoyment of Casino Royale was enhanced by knowing little of what was going to happen in the movie.

Thank you to the staffer who moved it to the Spoilers section.

[Santa]

And one thing I really like about this plot is the political nature of it all, with upheaval in a South American country. Good stuff.

I like that as long as it's not a fictional S. American country. Until they say which actual country that one is going to worry me a bit.

[00Twelve]

Great synopsis, [dark], very exciting.

But please, please tell me that the "MI6 traitor" just means Vesper, and they're not doing the traitor-within-the-service thing again already. MI6 and CTU recruit from the same pool, it would seem.

[Binyamin]

Hmmmm, now which natural resource could be found on a "barren piece of land?"

[Harmsway]

And one thing I really like about this plot is the political nature of it all, with upheaval in a South American country. Good stuff.

I like that as long as it's not a fictional S. American country. Until they say which actual country that one is going to worry me a bit.

In all liklihood, it's going to be fictional.

[Santa]

And one thing I really like about this plot is the political nature of it all, with upheaval in a South American country. Good stuff.

I like that as long as it's not a fictional S. American country. Until they say which actual country that one is going to worry me a bit.

In all liklihood, it's going to be fictional.

I think you're right but I don't like it at all.

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I find it intriguing that the organisation is only ever referred to as, well, "the organisation" or "the mysterious organisation".

Mild speculation, but SPECTRE, anyone?

[Harmsway]

But please, please tell me that the "MI6 traitor" just means Vesper, and they're not doing the traitor-within-the-service thing again already.

If it was Vesper, they'd mention her by name. And secondly, Vesper wasn't from MI6. She was with the Treasury. So it's another traitor-within-the-service.

Furthermore, given that it's "forensic intelligence" links the MI6 traitor, I imagine that we'll see Bond kill said agent during the pre-title sequence in an action scene of some sort. Perhaps the MI6 traitor will violently interrupt the interrogation with Mr. White, killing him to silence him?

[00Twelve]

But please, please tell me that the "MI6 traitor" just means Vesper, and they're not doing the traitor-within-the-service thing again already.

If it was Vesper, they'd mention her by name. And secondly, Vesper wasn't from MI6. She was with the Treasury. So it's another traitor-within-the-service.

Furthermore, given that it's "forensic intelligence" links the MI6 traitor, I imagine that we'll see Bond kill said agent during the pre-title sequence in an action scene of some sort. Perhaps the MI6 traitor will violently interrupt the interrogation with Mr. White, killing him to silence him?

If they can handle that without making the MI6 traitor a big revelation...if it's a realistic situation where he/she is merely being paid off to be an insider, I can probably deal with it fine. Another self-motivated Frost or Trevelyan, not so much.

And one thing I really like about this plot is the political nature of it all, with upheaval in a South American country. Good stuff.

I like that as long as it's not a fictional S. American country. Until they say which actual country that one is going to worry me a bit.

In all liklihood, it's going to be fictional.

Surely not...they can be more daring than that. That would be disappointing.

[RivenWinner]

The thing about the "MI6 traitor." Yeah, I'm not too excited about this aspect. These sorts of things are starting to get to common in these spy movies, and Bond's already faced this problem several times.

The thing about "one of the world's most important natural resources." Hmmmm...in South America....anyone have thoughts what it might be?

Bond keeping "one step ahead" of the CIA, MI6 and M. Hmmmm, I hope this really isn't a highlight of the film. Again, I think this sort of thing has been done too many times in spy films.


"Using his associates in the organisation, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land."

^That sounds AWESOME. It's these sorts of things that I've been wanting to see in Bond films.

I guess it's safe to assume that the South American country will be either made up, or never mentioned.

Edited by RivenWinner, 24 January 2008 - 08:37 PM.

[Vauxhall]

The way I read it, the movie is aiming to set up the man who betrayed Vesper as the major villain in BOND 23...

[DamnCoffee]

Brilliant News Indeed! . I cannot wait for Bond 22... Sorry, Quantum of Solace Now!!!

[Fro]

[quote]Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille (OLGA KURYLENKO), a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene (MATHIEU AMALRIC), a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organisation.

On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world

[Judo chop]

But please, please tell me that the "MI6 traitor" just means Vesper, and they're not doing the traitor-within-the-service thing again already. MI6 and CTU recruit from the same pool, it would seem.

That

[Harmsway]

And one thing I really like about this plot is the political nature of it all, with upheaval in a South American country. Good stuff.

I like that as long as it's not a fictional S. American country. Until they say which actual country that one is going to worry me a bit.

In all liklihood, it's going to be fictional.

Surely not...they can be more daring than that. That would be disappointing.

If it is a real nation, I don't see why they wouldn't just name it in the summary.

But personally, I don't see how it's worth caring about. I could care less that LIVE AND LET DIE's San Monique didn't actually exist, and I could care less whether this South American nation is a real one or not.

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The way I read it, the movie is aiming to set up the man who betrayed Vesper as the major villain in BOND 23...

I'd be very surprised if Bond 23 wasn't a continuation of Quantum of Solace in some capacity.

[Harmsway]

But please, please tell me that the "MI6 traitor" just means Vesper, and they're not doing the traitor-within-the-service thing again already.

If it was Vesper, they'd mention her by name. And secondly, Vesper wasn't from MI6. She was with the Treasury. So it's another traitor-within-the-service.

Furthermore, given that it's "forensic intelligence" links the MI6 traitor, I imagine that we'll see Bond kill said agent during the pre-title sequence in an action scene of some sort. Perhaps the MI6 traitor will violently interrupt the interrogation with Mr. White, killing him to silence him?

If they can handle that without making the MI6 traitor a big revelation...if it's a realistic situation where he/she is merely being paid off to be an insider, I can probably deal with it fine. Another self-motivated Frost or Trevelyan, not so much.

I don't see why you're worrying about it. The character's clearly a throwaway who shows up for a few minutes at the beginning of the film who then dies, if he ever appears alive at all (it's possible that M just throws out the info that there was a traitor inside MI6 who was killed and that forensics found such-and-such). At the most we'll get a Dryden level of development, and it's probably far more likely that we won't even see that.

I think my scenario with Bond and M trying to interrogate Mr. White, only to have it interrupted by a traitor who kills White, followed by a chase and then the traitor's death is the likely scenario. It would fit as a PTS opening.