Quantum of Solace

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:48 pm

Well, depends on the tune theyh go for.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:53 pm

As I understand it, it's supposed to be directly after the events of Casino Royale. Of course, the name makes no sense to me other than trying to sound cool.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:34 pm

The title is from one of Ian Fleming's short stories in "For Your Eyes Only", though the movie has nothing to do with that story. "Quantum" can be substituted with "measure" in the context of this film, as in: Bond needs a "measure of solace" to put his mind at ease over Vesper's death.

That's the way I understand it, anyways.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:30 pm

So why the fuck didn't they just call it "Measure of Solace"?

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:34 pm

Because

sounds cooler.

colmquinn · Post by **colmquinn** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:43 pm

Quantum of Solace theme tune and its video.

http://www.universalexports.net/univext ... odie.shtml

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:22 pm

Cool song.

colmquinn · Post by **colmquinn** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:23 pm

I will admit when I heard it first I thought a bit WTF but its grown on me since then.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:37 pm

I liked "You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell on the last one, but I'm a bit biased admittedly: I love Soundgarden.

Captain Picard's Hair · Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:09 pm

Tsukiyumi wrote:I liked "You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell on the last one, but I'm a bit biased admittedly: I love Soundgarden.

Guess they were outshined on this occasion.

Post by **Mikey** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:34 pm

Captain Picard's Hair wrote:Guess they were outshined on this occasion.

Stop, my ribs are killing me.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:15 pm

Not a bad one. Not the best, but by no means the worst.

Post by **Graham Kennedy** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:44 pm

Actually I love the title, because it's the one single correct use of the word Quantum I have ever seen in a movie!

In real physics, a quantum is the smallest possible amount of something. So to say a Quantum of Solace is to say that you are getting not just a Measure of Solace, but the smallest possible measure of solace. My read on it is that Bond is getting revenge for what happened to Vespa... but that it gives him only the tiniest bit of solace to do so.

I think it's a great title.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:47 am

Hmmm............Vesper too

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:49 am

GrahamKennedy wrote:In real physics, a quantum is the smallest possible amount of something.

I thought it referred to such a description for energy specifically, as in "A photon is a quantum of visible light."

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