10 Ways That Bond 25 Can Improve On SPECTRE

One of the reasons that the locations in Skyfall were limited to Turkey, China, Macau and the UK was to keep costs down- however, whilst it broke tradition with previous films that mostly had Bond visiting a huge array of exotic locales in the space of a single film, it helped to result in a more streamlined story where there was a reason for Bond to visit every location beyond it looking beautiful.

Whilst it was fun to see Bond jetting from Mexico and London to Rome and Austria, and from Morocco back to London in SPECTRE, the number of locations visited seemed excessive and not vital to the plot. It would be great to see Bond 25 do a lot more in less countries- setting more of the plot in a handful of locations, and setting up spectacular set-pieces in those countries rather than having Bond visit somewhere specifically for the purpose of featuring a set-piece there.

Perhaps Bond could visit somewhere truly dangerous he's never been before, like Somalia, Papua New Guinea or Afghanistan, to balance out famous cities with glamorous hotels and casinos. A mixture of the two would create a film where danger awaits Bond at every single turn, and show us that there is nowhere he won't go.

One criticism that has been used since Bond entered the 21st century, though not aimed at any film is particular, is that earlier Bond films transported audiences for whom long-haul air travel was not so affordable or available to places beyond their wildest dreams. This is a silly criticism - just because modern audiences are accustomed to travelling to every corner or the world, does not mean they'll go to places full of danger, or experience remote places that have barely been explored- that is still Bond's job after all these years.

For the benefit of Bond 25, let's see each location count and serve the story, and go to new places that are either full of peril or are utterly breathtaking, where viewers would never go.