10 Ways James Bond Is Daniel Craigs Best Character

10 Ways James Bond Is Daniel Craig’s Best Character

From performing his own death-defying stunts to the way he humanized the once two-dimensional character, James Bond is Daniel Craig’s best role.

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As his tenure comes to an end with No Time To Die, Daniel Craig has been James Bond for longer than any other actor who has played the spy, at five movies and 15 years. While fans will debate for years over who is the best Bond, there’s no denying that the globe-trotting spy has established Craig as one of the greats.

Throughout the five movies, the actor has shown his wide range of acting skills, whether it’s grief, excitement, or, believe it or not, humor. From performing his own death-defying stunts to the way he humanized the once two-dimensional character, here’s why James Bond is Daniel Craig’s best role.

10 Craig Performs (Most Of) His Own Stunts

Craig performing his own stunts in the 007 series has been well documented. Craig explained to GQ that he tore his cartilage in his right shoulder in Quantum of Solace, ruptured his calf muscles in Skyfall, and destroyed his knee for Spectre, and it was all for the fans.

Ever since Casino Royale, which introduced Craig’s bond by having him leap from one crane to another, the actor has performed one nerve-racking stunt after the last. And though the crane scene is why Casino Royale is Craig’s best Bond film, he has been involved in some of the best movie stunts ever, such as the train scene in Skyfall and the leap from the bridge in No Time To Die.

9 He Made Bond Realistic

Some Redditors think people who like Casino Royale aren’t real Bond fans because it’s the least Bond-Esq. However, the grounded approach to the reboot was a much-needed change to the series after Pierce Brosnan’s sillier movies, and Roger Moore’s even sillier films before him.

Craig was the perfect actor to take on the mantle, as his stiff upper lip and meditative approach fit with the more realistic missions. The part was even more grounded than most of Craig’s other roles he has taken on, as his performances as an incarcerated safe-cracking criminal in Logan Lucky and amnesiac outlaw in Cowboys & Aliens are far from realistic.

8 He Broke Down Stereotypes

When it comes to the character of James Bond, there are so many trademarks and quirks that fans are used to, but Craig went against the grain and, for the most part, put an end to some of them. The most obvious example is Bond being a womanizer, as the character has always treated women badly, but Craig’s Bond completely subverted that.

Opposite to his role as Bond, just like the way his filmography outside of Bond is more unrealistic, Craig’s other movies play into stereotypes. The fact that Craig’s depiction of Bond is so serious, grounded in reality, and void of any stereotypes might be the exact reason why he chooses much goofier roles outside of the series.

7 He Gave Bond More Depth

Daniel Craig’s James Bond has more depth than any of his other characters. He added so much weight to the character’s backstory and family history in Skyfall, and he made the intimate relationship with Madeleine Swann in Spectre riveting.

It’s easy for a character in a five-movie arc to have more depth than any of his other characters, as there’s more time for the character to grow. However, even in the very beginning in Casino Royale, it was clear that there was more to Bond behind those baby blue eyes than there ever had been before. Starting with Casino Royale, Craig immediately gave Bond another dimension, as he hopelessly fell for Vesper Lynd and still grieves her death in No Time To Die.

6 His Dry Wit

Though Craig’s bond doesn’t have many one-liners, there are still loads of great quotes in No Time To Die, and he has become sillier with each consecutive release. But unlike other actors who have played Bond, and unlike other characters that Craig has played, his James Bond has an amazingly dry wit.

In a GQ YouTube interview promoting the film, when Craig was asked what his Bond would be remembered for, he hilariously responded with, “the gags.” And that’s the hilarious dry wit that his depiction of the character has ironically become known for.

5 It’s His Most Emotional Role

James Bond has never been an emotional character. That’s because the spy is supposed to be cool, and being emotional isn’t “cool,” but Daniel Craig changed that. Craig gave Bond an emotional edge, and while that emotion was part of the five-movie narrative arc, nobody could have brought it to life as well as the actor did.

The character’s emotional side is one of the ways Bond has changed since Casino Royale. And ironically, the cool British spy is more emotional than any of Craig’s other performances to date.

4 He Has Great Chemistry With The Other Actors

What’s great about Craig’s series of Bond films, especially the later movies, is that it was more of a team effort than Bond going solo. When Skyfall introduced the new, younger Q, and then threw him into the action in Spectre, it gave Bond an unlikely teammate, but most unlikely of all was their chemistry.

Craig has always enjoyed working alongside an ensemble cast, and the closest he has come to replicating this chemistry is in Knives Out. However, nothing touches on the interactions between Bond and M, Bond and Q, or even Bond and Nomi, even though they have only spent time together in one movie.

3 He Looks Great

Though Craig brings so many new and refreshing elements to the character, there are also classic Bond mannerisms and behaviors that he nails too. Just because the character is emotional doesn’t mean that he doesn’t ooze coolness, and Craig is the coolest of all the Bond actors.

He has the suave attitude, the cheeky smiles, the classic smolder, and, of course, he looks great in a suit. Craig has become just as much of a fashion icon over the past 15 years, and while he’s always been cool in other movies (the unique way he wears his glasses in Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is one of many examples), nothing tops Bond.

2 His Tenure As Bond Has Made Billions At The Box Office

The Bond franchise has been going for almost 60 years, as Dr. No was released all the way back in 1963, and that means the amount those older movies have grossed would be much higher if adjusted for inflation. However, the last five Bond movies starring Daniel Craig have grossed a total of $3.2 billion, and No Time To Die hasn’t even finished cleaning up at the box office yet.

Though the astounding success of the last five Bond movies can be attributed to a number of factors, the primary reason is because of Daniel Craig in the role. He’s a bankable star and most of his movies have been huge box office hits, but none have come close to the figures of the 007 movies.

1 It’s Hard To See Him As Anybody Other Than Bond

For the foreseeable future, it’ll be hard for audiences to detach the character from the actor. It isn’t a criticism of his acting skills, as Craig has such a wide range, but it’s because he owned the role of Bond in a way that no other actor did. Not only that, but he played the character for longer than any other actor too.

Even in movies that he’ll be starring in 20 years from now, most people will still see Craig as the suave spy. But it goes both ways, as MGM has its work cut out to find somebody who is able to replace Craig in a way that will satisfy fans. But whoever the next Bond is, it’ll take a while for audiences to adjust.

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