The final problem with Spectre doing its absolute darnedest to be connected to the mythos of the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. from the 60s (its unclear whether 'Spectre' is an acronym in this film) is that it never comes up with an iconic images of its own. Even all the death imagery (nothing tops the cool factor of the Dias de los Muertos) feels a little old hat considering that skulls and tombstones were all over Skyfall's opening credits. All of the film's cool images feel recycled from previous films, because they purposefully have been. Seeing Oberhauser in shadow at the head of the table, that's cribbed from the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. of the early Bond films, the base inside a crater looks near identical to the base inside a volcano from You Only Live Twice, the train fight is a bigger, punchier version of the one from From Russia With Love. There's precious little for the movie to call its own, and that does nothing to help the overall sensation of emptiness at the heart of Spectre. Are you excited for Spectre? Discuss all things Bond down in the comments.
