James Bond - in the Service of Nothing
First-some background info. The guy behind this (awesome) short is Adi Shankar. Yes, it’s the same guy who created Power/Rangers, that other badass short film about old and miserable (super) heroes. Now, let’s break this down. First, we see a chase that’s so classic for any Bond movie: whether it would be the 60’s classics or the modern ones - Bond chases a bunch of bad guys, successfully disposes of them and then destroys their ship. Classic Bond fare. Then, however we fast-forward to the modern day and BAM. No more action. Only a desperate miserable Bond, who accepts a hit from some random guy from France, while talking about his cultural identity and who he was and how the world has changed, walking through a club where everyone is using SPECTRE-brand smartphones (nice detail there – they didn’t conquer the world with violence, simply used smartphones) While killing the guy he experiences some hallucinations about how this kill actually looks like the adventures he ...
