1. Blofeld As The "Author" Of All Bond's Pain Retroactively Destroys The Entire Continuity For No Reason
Okay, then: the worst contender. Actually think about this for a second, because it's quite insane when you try to piece it together: a plot hole to end all plot holes, if you will - and one that only succeeds in spoiling the Bond continuity for absolutely no reason at all. In the film's big and unexpected "twist", Bond discovers that Blofeld is his half-brother and that the villain has set out to make his life hell due to some very undeveloped and frankly ridiculous "daddy issues." As a result, audiences are told that all of the villains in all of the Daniel Craig Bond movies were working for Spectre the whole time, which - in itself - makes no sense. Blofeld has been in the shadows the whole time, apparently, watching. How the hell could Blofeld have masterminded all of Bond's pain when Bond was randomly assigned to most of his cases, or stumbled upon them by accident? Bond got involved with most of the villains as a result of other peoples' actions. Le Chiffre didn't plan to meet with Bond; Bond was sent after him. Dominic Green had other things on his plate long before Bond got involved. Silva was going after M and wanted revenge on her, Bond aside. Trying to shoehorn all four Bond movies into one continuity was a huge mistake on the writers' part because it suggests that Blofeld somehow manipulated all the events that led Bond to each villain, which clearly wasn't the case. But how could he have known that Bond would be assigned to each and every villain? How could he have even predicted that Bond would become a secret agent, thus drawing the pair into the scenario that Blofeld wanted? It's all very, very tenuous and you could probably spend days and days combing through the movies, spotting all the moments at which "I am the author of all your pain" induces another plot hole. It's retconning of the worst kind, and it's crazy that the writers decided to go down a route that opened them up to relentless plot-based scrutinies. Like this article? Agree or disagree? What did you make of the film's logical gaps? Let us know all your thoughts about Spectre (and its plot holes) in the comments section below.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
