Quantum of Solace
Well, that's a hell of alot of solace
Edit: I've been corrected
technically quantum solace, means a discrete (known quantity) of comfort. so quite stingy, really
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Reminds me of Quantum Physics - a class I use to dread! Ohhhhh nooooo I need a stiff drink.StarryDannyFan wrote:Damn you guys beat me to it - I mentioned it on the other thread! Damn! But it's quite sci-fi actually, it reminds me of Quantum Leap - a programme I used to watch!
StarryDannyFan xx
Elaine_Figgis wrote:Quantum of Solace
Well, that's a hell of alot of solace
Edit: I've been corrected
technically quantum solace, means a discrete (known quantity) of comfort. so quite stingy, really
But why that title? Well, it comes from a short story by Bond author Ian Fleming that appeared in the 'For Your Eyes Only' collection of short stories about the English secret agent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Your_E ... _Solace.27Quantum of Solace
'Quantum of Solace' is not a spy story and Bond appears only in the background. Told in the style of W Somerset Maugham, the tale has Bond attending a boring dinner party at the Government House in Nassau with a group of socialites he can't stand.
Bond makes an offensive remark after dinner when the other guests have left in order to stimulate conversation. This solicits a careful reply from the elderly Governor of The Bahamas who tells 007 a sad tale about a relationship between former civil servant Philip Masters stationed in Bermuda and air hostess Rhoda Llewellyn. After meeting aboard a flight to London the two eventually married but after a time Rhoda became unhappy with her life as a housewife. She then began a long open affair with the eldest son of a rich Bermudan family. As a result Masters' work deteriorated and he suffered a nervous breakdown. After recovering he was given a break from Bermuda by the governor and sent on an assignment to Washington to negotiate fishing rights with the US. At the same time the governor's wife had a talk with Rhoda just as her affair ended. Masters returned a few months later and decided to end his marriage, although he and Rhoda continued to appear as a happy couple in public. Masters returned alone to the UK, leaving a penniless Rhoda stranded in Bermuda, an act which he'd been incapable of carrying out merely months earlier. But Masters never recovered emotionally, his vital spark never relit. The governor goes on to tell Bond how after a time Rhoda married a rich Canadian and seems to be happy, telling Bond that his dull dinner companions whom he found so boring were Rhoda and her new husband.
While the story does not include action elements, as other Fleming tales do, it attempts to posit that Bond's adventures pale in comparison with real life drama. Bond reflects that the lives of the people he passes somewhat superficial judgments upon can in fact hide poignant episodes.
Quantum of Solace has been announced as the name of the 22nd Bond movie, [1] although it remains to be seen if any elements of the story will be retained.