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Blinded by Inconsolable Rage


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#1 Emma

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 09:10 AM

What exactly does this mean, is Bond angry that he was deceived by Vesper or the fact that she was driven to suicide? Or is it both?

#2 Skudor

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 09:19 AM

What exactly does this mean, is Bond angry that he was deceived by Vesper or the fact that she was driven to suicide? Or is it both?


I'm guessing he's angry because Vesper was forced to deceive him and was driven to suicide by Mr White et al.

#3 Vauxhall

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 12:25 PM

Yeah, I'd go with both of the above, unless the quote in the trailer is taken out of context and it actually refers to something that transpires later in QUANTUM OF SOLACE.

#4 sharpshooter

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 12:41 PM

It means he's angry. It's just the moaning M saying he's angry in a convoluted, fancy sentence.

#5 Skudor

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 12:53 PM

It's just the moaning M saying he's angry in a convoluted, fancy sentence.


That too :tup:

#6 Publius

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 01:58 PM

He was generally made to look like a chump in Casino Royale, including being betrayed (as far as he knows) by both Vesper and Mathis. I'd say that's enough to become pissed off and start distrusting everyone in your organization.

#7 Aris007

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 03:52 PM

I think that he's angry, because he was deceived by Vesper. I don't think that he gave a damn about her death. Besides he would have killed her if she hadn't suicided! Am I right?

Edited by aris007, 08 July 2008 - 03:53 PM.


#8 00Twelve

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 06:05 PM

Not so sure, aris. I think his moment of "Allow me," was an irrational rage moment. He didn't really want her to die. Why else would he have tried so hard to save her from the submerged elevator?

Anyway, referring to the original post, I think it's a combination of being angry both over Vesper's betrayal and over the fact that she was basically forced into that situation. Also, I think he's still so bitter over the affair that he wonders if she ever really loved him as much as he loved her. In any case, he holds Quantum responsible, as did the literary Bond with SMERSH, and he's out to crush them.

I'm pretty jazzed about it, myself. :tup:

#9 jaguar007

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 06:08 PM

What exactly does this mean, is Bond angry that he was deceived by Vesper or the fact that she was driven to suicide? Or is it both?


"Why a little bit of both I suppose"

#10 Vauxhall

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 06:09 PM

I think that he's angry, because he was deceived by Vesper. I don't think that he gave a damn about her death. Besides he would have killed her if she hadn't suicided! Am I right?

No, I don't think Bond really would have killed Vesper. As 00Twelve says, I think the "allow me" comment was just a fit of rage. In the greater scheme of CASINO ROYALE, I think Bond would have been able to see the "bigger picture", and brought Vesper in for questioning had he had the opportunity.

#11 DamnCoffee

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 06:14 PM

No, I don't think Bond really would have killed Vesper. As 00Twelve says, I think the "allow me" comment was just a fit of rage.


Yeah, It's just an expression. Like If I say "If you dont turn up, I'll kill ya"... It wont mean i'll actually kill you if you didn't turn up, It will just mean that I will be really angry. So basically, Bond is saying that he is really, really, REALLY angry with Vespers betrayal. :tup:

#12 danslittlefinger

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Posted 08 July 2008 - 07:36 PM

Probably both...anger is usually replaced by grief.

That "rage" sentence to me means that he is now defined a loose cannon to the Service, as we will get to see. M then tries to restrict his movements because of this uncontrolled "rage".

Maybe by the end of the flick, we'll see him in the "acceptance" mode (or not which might propel the third film).

Usual stuff.

EDIT: or is that grief, anger then acceptance? :tup:

Edited by danslittlefinger, 08 July 2008 - 07:59 PM.


#13 Aris007

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 03:46 PM

No, I don't think Bond really would have killed Vesper. As 00Twelve says, I think the "allow me" comment was just a fit of rage.


Yeah, It's just an expression. Like If I say "If you dont turn up, I'll kill ya"... It wont mean i'll actually kill you if you didn't turn up, It will just mean that I will be really angry. So basically, Bond is saying that he is really, really, REALLY angry with Vespers betrayal. :tup:


Got the meaning! Thanks for enlightining me! :tup:

#14 Royal Dalton

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 04:45 PM

Personally, I haven't got a clue whether he meant it, or not. Which suggests to me that that bit of dialogue should have been chopped out.

That clunky "blinded by inconsolable rage" line is pretty awful, too. Nobody (with the possible exception of Brian Sewell) speaks like that. They would have been better off changing it to something that sounds like it might've actually come out of somebody's mouth.

#15 zencat

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 05:04 PM

I would have cut the word "inconsolable." Makes the sentence unwieldy and artificial. Feels "written."

#16 Judo chop

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 05:21 PM

I would have cut the word "inconsolable." Makes the sentence unwieldy and artificial. Feels "written."

It feels like Dench's M since Goldeneye, take 1. Nothing new there.

#17 JimmyBond

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 06:38 PM

I can imagine M looking through her thesaurus between briefings so she can hit Bond with another presumptuous sounding word or phrase.

#18 Red Barchetta

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 07:00 PM

I can imagine M looking through her thesaurus between briefings so she can hit Bond with another presumptuous sounding word or phrase.



More like M giving Bond a trashing, and then Bond looking it up to see what she meant.
:tup:

#19 Judo chop

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 07:06 PM

I can imagine M looking through her thesaurus between briefings so she can hit Bond with another presumptuous sounding word or phrase.



More like M giving Bond a trashing, and then Bond looking it up to see what she meant.
:tup:

"Paroxysm beyond the hope of palliation has rendered you so optically feckless, you remain yet unacquainted with those in whom who can consign!!!"


(I hope somebody enjoys that. It took me a good 10 minutes to come up with it. :tup: )

#20 iexpectu2die

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 07:56 PM

I can imagine M looking through her thesaurus between briefings so she can hit Bond with another presumptuous sounding word or phrase.



More like M giving Bond a trashing, and then Bond looking it up to see what she meant.
:tup:

"Paroxysm beyond the hope of palliation has rendered you so optically feckless, you remain yet unacquainted with those in whom who can consign!!!"


(I hope somebody enjoys that. It took me a good 10 minutes to come up with it. :tup: )



I'm enjoying it - the thought of M saying that is hilarious. Most probably because its kind of... feasible :(

#21 honeyjes

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 08:52 PM

I think it is something M would say, old school and all that. We are now so used to speaking and texting in shorthand that using big words has started to sound too convoluted.

#22 DavidSomerset

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Posted 10 July 2008 - 11:50 PM

Maybe they will have subtitles in the movie saying "You're so pissed off that you dont freaking care who gets screwed".

#23 honeyjes

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 08:13 AM

Perhaps we should always pander to the common denominator.

#24 DamnCoffee

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 12:42 PM

I can imagine M looking through her thesaurus between briefings so she can hit Bond with another presumptuous sounding word or phrase.



More like M giving Bond a trashing, and then Bond looking it up to see what she meant.
biggrin.gif

"Paroxysm beyond the hope of palliation has rendered you so optically feckless, you remain yet unacquainted with those in whom who can consign!!!"


(I hope somebody enjoys that. It took me a good 10 minutes to come up with it. smile.gif )






OMG... I can actually imagine her saying that! :tup: :tup:

#25 Safari Suit

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 03:09 PM

Perhaps we should always pander to the common denominator.


Meow!

#26 DR76

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Posted 11 July 2008 - 03:32 PM

I wonder if Bond's rage would continue to be focused upon Vesper's actions . . . or a possible revelation that she had been used to betray him.

#27 tdalton

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Posted 12 July 2008 - 01:08 AM

I would have cut the word "inconsolable." Makes the sentence unwieldy and artificial. Feels "written."


Completely agreed. The word doesn't feel particularly natural when it's used the way that it's used in the trailer. The line would have been much better without it.

#28 Mr. Blofeld

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Posted 12 July 2008 - 04:16 AM

Well, inconsolable... Quantum of Solace...

Hmmmm... :tup:

#29 Blonde Bond

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Posted 15 July 2008 - 02:26 PM

"Paroxysm beyond the hope of palliation has rendered you so optically feckless, you remain yet unacquainted with those in whom who can consign!!!"


:tup:

You should write all M's materials. When M finds his balls again, he should be even more cryptic than this current rendition of M.

Sir I salute you, and I will write to EON productions, so they shall hire you.

#30 dodge

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Posted 15 July 2008 - 02:59 PM

You guys are in rare form here. I haven't even seen the trailer--as a proper virgin--and I'm lovin' The New Line. What are your best guesses--by Haggis or the new guy?

Could You've Stripped Me of My Armor Haggis conceivably have come up with such tripe?