History Film / Skyfall

** The scene in the fight pit of Komodo Dragons, into which an Asian mook falls in and gets attacked by the dragons, is like from the "Dragons of Ashida" episode of ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'', a series that took inspiration from the first Bond films and so comes full circle here.

* TakingUpTheMantle: [[spoiler:after M's funeral, Gareth Mallory becomes the new M, and assigns Bond to a new mission]].

* IntimateHaircut: Eve shaves Bond with a straight-razor, while sitting in his lap. It's left ambiguous as to whether things progressed further.

* ProductPlacement: Tanner and Q both use Sony Vaio computers, Eve comments that she just missed "two VW Beetles" (and Bond pancakes some of those with a prominently-labelled CAT excavator), Bond wears a specially-designed Omega watch and uses a Sony Xperia T smartphone... Not to mention Bond and Tanner both drinking Heineken. (Though Bond's use of Heineken occurs not in the most complimentary of circumstances. And contrary to pre-release publicity suggesting he would forsake his classic drink in favour of beer, he still enjoys a vodka martini at one point.) In addition, one of the shots where Silva runs through a subway station has the camera pan slightly to its right to show an ad for Swarovski watches. When Bond pursues him, the camera is directly pointed at an ad for Heineken. In both instances, the crowd subtly parts to show most of the posters.

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** In the North American and British release, Creator/{{CNN}} has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Blitzer Wolf Blitzer]] present it from the Situation Room.

* ArtisticLicencePhysics: The "depleted uranium" shells used by Patrice sure sound cool -- especially since an actual US Military aircraft, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, is built around a [[GatlingGood massive gun]] that fires such rounds -- but if scaled down to the size of the Glock 18 he's actually seen using, they wouldn't accomplish much. The smallest DU rounds made were in 20mm (the Glock fires 9mm), no small-caliber rounds were ever made as they are extremely dense and armor-piercing; they would ruin any small-caliber barrels very quickly, have horrible accuracy and range and the heavier weight of the projectiles wouldn't be of much practical use; DU rounds require velocity to be effective and would not achieve any effectiveness being shot out of a 5 inch 9mm handgun barrel.

* ArtisticLicencePhysics: The "depleted uranium" shells used by Patrice sure sound cool -- especially since an actual US Military aircraft, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, is built around a [[GatlingGood massive gun]] that fires such rounds -- but if scaled down to the size of the Glock 18 he's actually seen using, they wouldn't accomplish much. The smallest DU rounds made were in 20mm, no small-caliber rounds were ever made as they are extremely dense and armor-piercing; they would ruin any small-caliber barrels very quickly, have horrible accuracy and range and wouldn't be of much practical use.

* ForeignFanservice: Sévérine is a sexy woman of unclear foreign ancestry. Apparently in-universe as well, where her foreign nature is used as a compliment.

* AdvertisedExtra: Sévérine appears in the movie just long enough to give her tragic backstory before sleeping with Bond and getting tied up and murdered by Silva in front of an indifferent Bond just barely into the second act.

*** Part of Silva's plot is exposing and assassinating [=MI6=] operatives, echoing "''Smiert Spionem''" ("Death to Spies").

*** The poor thug who falls into the Komodo dragon pit is made to resemble Oddjob. A physically imposing, well dressed, Asian man with a goatee. All he was missing was the hat.

** Also averted: This is the first Bond movie starring Daniel Craig in which he sleeps with a girl who does ''not'' die: the unnamed woman he sleeps during the vacation montage. And [[spoiler:possibly Eve as well]].

''Skyfall'', the twenty-third film in the Creator/EonProductions ''Film/JamesBond'' franchise, also marks the 50th anniversary of the film series, and is the third film in the series to star Creator/DanielCraig. After a [[SequelGap four years-long gap]] following the financial problems of distributor Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer, the Creator/SamMendes-directed film saw release in fall 2012. Music/{{Adele}} performed the TitleThemeTune.

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*** The painting shown to Patrice's target in Shanghai is [[http://arthistory.about.com/od/lost_and_found/ig/moderne_paris_theft/moderne_theft_0510_04.htm Modigliani's "Woman With a Fan,"]] which was stolen in 2010 (apparently, its appearance here is supposed to imply that Silva was behind the theft). [[Film/DrNo Dr. No's]] lair was adorned with Francisco Goya's "Portrait of The Duke of Wellington," which was stolen in 1961 and its appearance was also supposed to imply that Dr. No was responsible for the theft.

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** The scene near the end where Eve gives Bond the [[china Bulldog left to him in M's will]] begins with Bond overlooking London from a rooftop, the collar of his overcoat turned up and his scarf tied in the same manner as Creator/BenedictCumberbatch's Series/{{Sherlock}}.

** The scene near the end where Eve gives Bond the [[china Bulldog left to him in M's will]] begins with Bond overlooking London from a rooftop, the collar of his overcoat turned up and his scarf tied in the same manner as Creator/BenedictCumberbatch's Series/Sherlock.

*** There's also "[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing Circle of Life]]" for the henchman left at the mercy of the Komodo dragon pit.

** M reveals to Bond after he shows up at her house that due to being declared dead MI6 sold his flat and moved his things into storage. As much as it's played for laughs this is very much TruthInTelevision when dealing with deceased people who leave no wills or have any living relatives. "You should have called" indeed.