![]() ![]() ![]() He’s evolved into someone who can mock it or employ it with equal indifference. He doesn’t have to subtly reflect disdain for the monied values and environment he’s in, in order to maintain his sense of identity formed in Eton that’s not who he is anymore. The Bond that he’s becoming, that he saw in the mirror with the jacket, is not a thug, nor merely a shark with the scent of blood in his nose (although that element does remain very strongly). This exchange is overtly civil, even gentlemanly. Bond finally meets Le Chiffre, in an arch exchange where Le Chiffre makes a point of his intel on Bond by bringing up Bond’s shifting identity (from “Mr Beech” to “Mr Bond”), adding that he’s “a little confused.” Bond smiles and replies, “Well, we wouldn’t want that, would we?” – Once again, we see that this movie takes its cues from Bond (or maybe that’s the other way around), and is not into over-explaining itself.
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