Little question about a line from Nomi

sinlumsinlum Posts: 223MI6 Agent

Hi all,

So I watched NTTD again for the first time in a few months and there is a line from Nomi which was even featured in the trailer and I never picked up on it. When Nomi goes to Bond's house in Jamaica she says:


"Get in my way and I will put a bullet in your knee. The one that works".


What does she mean by this? Is it some kind of idiom I am not familiar with?😅

Comments

  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,965MI6 Agent

    I think it's just a bit of a dig about his age; meaning he's so old that only one knee works 😄

  • sinlumsinlum Posts: 223MI6 Agent

    I did wonder myself if she meant the knee Bond needs to get down on to propose. But it doesn't really make sense in the context of the scene or the film 🤨

  • Quentin QuigleyQuentin Quigley Terminal One, Hamburg AirportPosts: 1,201MI6 Agent

    A theory going around at the time was that the line of dialogue was a nod to Dave Bautista having injured Craig's leg during filming of the train fight in Spectre. From memory, there is a moment during that fight when Hinx grabs Bond's leg and throws him, or similar. It's not my theory but it sounds as good as any.

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  • CheverianCheverian Posts: 1,456MI6 Agent

    It’s just meant as a dig at Bond’s age IMO. Knee problems are almost a shorthand for getting old. Spend time with enough people over 50 and you’ll hear it.

  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,965MI6 Agent

    Literally! 😄

  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,471MI6 Agent

    Assumed it was to show inside knowledge of him, that she'd read his file and found out that one knee was dodgy. So was using it to show him up.

    But it doesn't work for me anyway, never makes sense in the context of the film, no reference to a problem knee.

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  • HalfMonk HalfHitmanHalfMonk HalfHitman USAPosts: 2,353MI6 Agent

    Or she clocked it, in a variation of Vesper reading him like a book on the train.

  • sinlumsinlum Posts: 223MI6 Agent
    edited November 4

    Just trying to get through Casino Royale 1967 and this line above stuck out.

    So NTTD is indeed a remake of CR 1967 🤣

  • sinlumsinlum Posts: 223MI6 Agent
  • jamesrich23jamesrich23 Posts: 3MI6 Agent

    Hey! 😊 It's a reference to Bond's knee injury from his past surgery after a serious accident. Nomi's line shows she won’t hesitate if Bond gets in her way. It emphasizes her determination and no-nonsense attitude. By the way, nice catch,this line was highlighted in the trailer but can be easy to miss in the full movie.

  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,537MI6 Agent

    What past surgery? Theres no reference to Bond having knee surgery in any film or book.

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  • The Red KindThe Red Kind EnglandPosts: 3,338MI6 Agent

    I don't mind the exchange. It just says to me that she's read his file, is trying to put him down and remind him that he's an old dog.

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  • caractacus pottscaractacus potts Orbital communicator, level 10Posts: 4,124MI6 Agent

    I do think its a reference to him getting old.

    knee problems are normal for most of us we age, and thats without doing all that running and jumping CraigBond did. That construction site chase alone, thats gotta be bad for long term knee damage even if you dont feel it in at the time. and that running and jumping seems to be most of his job, just imagine the damage he's doing to himself in the Unseen Missions between films

    @The Red Kind is right, Nomi is being a brat, mocking her elder for being old. She's going to have knee pain too one day!

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