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Quantum Question
Nov
10
2008
The new James Bond movie Quantum of Solace is set to open later this week. The last one, Casino Royale, was good, but it had two problems. The first was that it was a Sony Picture movie displaying Sony shots of Sony products. Some parts seemed more like Sony ads than a real movie, such as when he is viewing the Sony security camera footage on Sony TVs using Sony players, or when he is sailing on his Sony boat and he looks at his Sony laptop.
Okay, maybe it wasn’t a Sony boat. But if Sony had made boats, I’m sure they would have been featured prominently. The other problem is a smaller one, but one from which Tomorrow Never Dies suffered badly: explaining too much to the audience. In that one, the actors explained what they were doing as they did things. Very annoying. At least Casino Royale had a secondary actor “narrating” to help out the audience. Something like whispering “He has the 5 and 7. He needs the 6 to win.” to someone else while Bond is playing poker. But enough with the trivial complaints.
According to one interview I read, Barbara Broccoli, the producer of the Bond movies, has said that Quantum is the name of the Sinister Organization that Bond is fighting. Quantum is really QUANTUM, an acronym in the tradition of SPECTRE, but QUANTUM is so secret that not even she knows what it means. So, to help her out, I have some suggestions of what it could mean.
What does Quantum stand for? Try …
- Quit Using Acronym Names To seem Ultra-Mysterious
- Quest to Undertake Another National Target by a Universal Mob
- Quintessential Underworldly Archenemy, Needed To Upset MI6
- Quarrelsome Underground Association of Nuclear Threats and Undermining Morale
- Quiet, Unassuming Agent Negotiates The Ultimate Movie
- Quipping, Urbane Agent Neutralizes The Underling’s Moves
The last two apply more to Bond than to QUANTUM, but I liked them so I included them. If you have any more suggestions, please add them in a comment. Thanks.
“For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light.”
– Mark 4:22
This little article thingy was written by Some Guy sometime around 7:57 am and has been carefully placed in the Fun category.
November 12th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
But if it’s shot on a Sony … shouldn’t you watch it on a Sony? Peyton Manning says so!