The Spectre Trailer

Last night saw the release of the Spectre trailer. It resembles the first one for Skyfall in that it emphasises the plot over action and there is no humour.

The trailer opens with a shot of the MI6 building, which is still in a damaged state after the events of Skyfall. We then see Moneypenny appearing to leave 007 some evidence from the ruins of Skyfall lodge. Making it obvious that the film is carrying on where the previous one left off.  We also get to see what appears to be Bond's apartment as he inspects documents and a certain picture.

Bond's parentage is called into the question. Who is the person who's face is obscured in the picture? Could it be his mother or is it perhaps an older sibling we never knew about?

Anyway, we then cut to a figure in the middle of a misty lake, presumably Bond. It's a beautifully shot image. The last time 007 visited an icy location was Die Another Day so it'll be interesting to see Daniel Craig's Bond in this kind of environment. Over the images, a voice suggests he thinks Bond is here to kill him,

A quick cut to a funeral. Whose it is nobody knows. We get a glimpse of the female protagonist. What her link is to the funeral or to Bond's mission is as yet unknown. We also see a shot of Bond's nice looking new car before cutting back to the mountain cabin.

Bond shows off a Spectre ring. A nice little call back to the ones used by the organisation back in the 60s films.

 

Finally we see the face of the man Bond is talking to and it is Mr White. The rumours that Jesper Christensen was returning to the series have been proven correct. He looks rougher this time. Probably because he's been in hiding since Quantum of Solace.This character's fate is a loose end glad that I'm glad we're going back to. It's always good to see some semblance of continuity between the James Bond films. What will events of this meeting entail and will it be the last between Bond and White?

 

Finally, we get to see what looks like a conference between Spectre members. In the shot we see a character's whose appearance is hidden in the shadows. Could this be because he's Blofeld? Bond's brother? Perhaps he's both! Or maybe neither. Finally we get the gunshot forming the SPECTRE log.

All in all, this new trailer has succeeded in making me excited for the upcoming film. Whether or not it will be as good as, or even better than, Skyfall remains to be seen. The success of the Batman film The Dark Knight led to the next film The Dark Knight Rises getting a huge amount of hype which is possibly why it was ultimately received less well.  But Spectre  certainly looks interesting so far and I hope I get a chance to see it at some point.