tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post3103265593894845644..comments2023-11-17T11:08:31.857-06:00Comments on Michael May: Octopussy (1983) | VillainsMichael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-27270551641693818322015-07-06T09:46:11.301-05:002015-07-06T09:46:11.301-05:00I hate to admit it about The Living Daylights, bec...I hate to admit it about <i>The Living Daylights</i>, because otherwise it's one of my favorites, but you're right. The final confrontation between Bond and Whitaker is anticlimatic.<br /><br />Also, the villains' schemes in <i>Octopussy</i> and <i>Living Daylights</i> are really similar. That had never struck me until this last viewing of <i>Octopussy</i>.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-58507485765061413822015-07-03T18:43:02.072-05:002015-07-03T18:43:02.072-05:00The Orlov/Khan thing creates a big thematic proble...The Orlov/Khan thing creates a big thematic problem for the movie I like to call "villain confusion." <br /><br />Orlov is the big boss--it's his plan, he the one who wants to blow up millions and start WWIII. Yet Bond never even meets the guy, nor does he have anything to do with the "mastermind's" downfall!!<br /><br />Meanwhile, for all his charm and venom, Khan is just a glorified henchman--he's the money, and he's in this for the profit! (And no doubt, to answer your question, he's made some investments that would pay off in the case of a major nuclear incident). Yet the film tacks on an extra 20 minutes after the true climax just so Bond & Octopussy can chase him down!!<br /><br />So, thematic problems. It's the equivalent of Strax or Stromberg dying offscreen with no help from Bond. Yet the film doesn't understand it's own plot well enough to see that.<br /><br />See also The Living Daylights.snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.com