10 James Bond Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn From Spectre
7. Dont Be Afraid To Go For A Joke
When the Bond series was relaunched with Daniel Craig in 2006s Casino Royale, the series did away with some traditional Bond elements. One very noticeable change was the tone the Craig movies had a harder edge and were less reliant on clever quips, double entendres, and visual gags. With that in mind, Spectre is the funniest by a mile, with gags like the airbag deployment in Rome and verbal humour like Bonds response to Dr. Swanns question, How much do you drink? Its not the cheekiness of the Roger Moore era, but the writers of Spectre were obviously unafraid to let the audience laugh. This is a welcome return, because there are already so many generic, humourless action movies and theres no reason Bond has to follow suit. A light moment now and then is pure Bond and keeps the audience engaged in the film.
Chris McKittrick is a published author of fiction and non-fiction and has spoken about film and comic books at conferences across the United States. In addition to his work at WhatCulture!, he is a regular contributor to CreativeScreenwriting.com, MovieBuzzers.com, and DailyActor.com, a website focused on acting in all media. For more information, visit his website at http://www.chrismckit.com.
