Skyfall (2012).
The most easily recognisable symbol of Taoism is the Yin-Yang.
This is a film of two halves but with a dollop of the other side in each.
The first half of the film is mostly brilliant.
Straight action, astonishingly photographed, touchingly played on the whole.
The second half is mostly Coprolite (more silly than Moore at his silliest but lacking wit and fun).
The cut off point is clearly the capture of Silva (or The Astonishing Mr Villain Compendium). Javier Bardem is as competent an actor as Daniel Craig so it's sad to see him reduced to this concoction. Is he meant to be Julian LeStrange???
The dollop in the good side is the whole Bond going off the rails bit.
Not that this is impossible but it would take more to make him drop the Thunderball than M ordering a shot that might kill him, if just seeing the Ziggurat D'lego going up in flames is enough to bring him back.
The dollop of not so bad in the bad side were the moments at Skyfall.
It was a bit hard not to notice what they were trying with James driving the Bondmobile to meet up with McAlfred of Stately Bond Manor. But the Nightmare On Elm Street style party tricks were fun to a point then Silva remembered to be annoying again.
Like Star Trek (2009) vs Star Trek Nemesis (2002) I could never see why people loved Casino Royale (2006) and loathed Quantum Of Solace (2008).
I'm even more confused by the praise thrown at this film as Quantum Of Solace is a far more consistently entertaining and satisfying film.
3 Thunderballs.