![]() The brainwashing was so thorough, the identity so complete, that Silva even knew Bond would bring M there, and he had prepared for it. Just as Daniel Craig’s Bond was brainwashed into thinking the same thing. It’s the place he had once been brainwashed into believing was his childhood home. It’s on full view as he arrives at Skyfall, casually walking out of his helicopter and tossing grenades at the house. It explains his connection (and affection) regarding Bond, his disdain for M, their complicated dynamic, and, finally, let’s return to Bardem’s acting. ![]() Carter has suggested that this secret is that Silva is the long-lost son of M, writing about it in “The Secret James Bond Missed in Skyfall.” While I agree with the evidence for this, my interpretation is not that he is the literal son of M, but that he identifies as one of her many sons, as all her agents are her sons.īut Silva is also this: the only other living James Bond. His grin, his eyes, his body language, and the way he lingers on certain words as he speaks.Ĭolumnist Stephen L. There is an element to Bardem’s acting that not only ensnares you, but in which it appears that he has a secret he isn’t sharing. and Mrs. Bond.Īnd this next part of my theory is a credit to Bardem’s acting, as it’s something I cannot capture through simple plot synopsis and analysis. Well, the debate has mostly subsided after the 2012 film Skyfall, as many people found it to be proof that James Bond’s name is James Bond, considering that Daniel Craig’s Bond goes to his childhood home, named Skyfall, where he looks at the gravestones of his parents, whose names are Mr. James Bond is a code name: the James Bond films tell one long story, in which a variety of men adopt the codename of James Bond when they join MI6.James Bond is his real name: the James Bond films do not care at all about continuity, and yes, each character is named James Bond, and he’s the same James Bond, who cares that he looks and acts different all the time, or.Specifically, the debate is between two options: This is known as the “James Bond Codename Theory” or simply “the codename theory”. The following is my original argument about it, followed by further analysis added after the release of Spectre and No Time to Die.įor decades, there has been an ongoing debate over the continuity of the James Bond films. ![]() ![]() I content that the man who knows himself as James Bond has been brainwashed and all the answers live within the 2012 film Skyfall. Note: I first wrote this in 2015, arguing that James Bond is a codename but he doesn’t know it. Answering the age old question: Is James Bond an Alias or a Real Name? ![]()
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