Casino royale quiz
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The contest between the snake, which is a cobra, and the mongoose takes place in the middle of a dirt road. Bond is watching from a distance through binoculars, and the second agent is ringside with the mark. The second agent reveals himself by touching his earpiece every time Bond speaks to him, and the suspect takes off, leading Bond on a merry chase.
The contest between the snake and the mongoose is disrupted when the second agent is pushed, by the fleeing suspect, into the middle of the battlefield.
The first time we witness this phenomenon is aboard Le Chiffre's yacht, where he is playing poker with some Asian guests. During the big poker game, after Bond has returned to the table in a clean shirt, Le Chiffre taunts Bond about the game making him sweat. Bond's retort of, "A little. But I won't consider myself to be in trouble until I start weeping blood." certainly hits home.
Solange is seen riding a beautiful white horse along the beach, being chased by laughing children. A very buff looking Bond emerges from the sea and watches her dismount in front of her house. She notices him too, making his later seduction of her a sure thing. Unfortunately the need to pursue her husband takes priority, and instead of the obviously desired seduction, Solange is left with champagne and caviar for one.
Le Chiffre has taken the money entrusted to him by the terrorists and has short sold the stock of the airline (which is the same as betting that the stock will decrease in value). Having the prototype blown up will ensure that the stock value plummets, making a fortune for Le Chiffre.
When Bond prevents the plane from being blown up, he foils Le Chiffres plan and leaves him in the unenviable position of owing literally millions of dollars to the terrorist organizations that he provides banking services for.
This is why Le Chiffre sets up the high stakes poker game - to try and win that money back.
Ten million is wired into Bond's personal account, with an additional five million available if the risk is deemed a good one. Vesper Lynd is sent as the Treasury's personal representative, to keep her eye on the proceedings and make that determination.
After Bond recklessly loses the first ten million, Vesper refuses to release any additional money, so Bond is effectively out of the game. Felix Leiter, who identifies himself to Bond as a CIA agent, learns this and offers to provide Bond with the necessary cash. Leiter does this because he realizes that Bond is the only one who has a chance of defeating Le Chiffre, which is, in fact, what happens.
Vesper finds him dead in the car and acts quickly, saving his life. Everyone wants Bond to go to the hospital, but he insists on returning to the game, much to Le Chiffre's surprise. Bond's casual comment of "Very sorrythat last hand nearly killed me." is classic Bond.
As Bond drives over a hill, at a fairly high speed, he sees Vesper bound and lying in the middle of the road. When he swerves the car to avoid her, he ends up rolling the car an amazing seven times. This stunt was effected through the use of an air-powered cannon, which was located behind the car's driver seat. Three Aston Martins (each valued at $,) were totaled in the shooting of the scene.
A phone call from M and a strange text message make Bond suspicious of Vesper. He finds that she has taken the money from the poker winnings out of the bank and follows her to a very suspicious meeting in a floating house in Venice. Bond is spotted, and gunfire ensues. Bond shoots the air pontoons keeping the house afloat, and it begins to sink. Vesper is trapped in the elevator when this happens and Bond attempts to rescue her.
She resists being rescued and deliberately inhales water, subsequently drowning. We later find out from M that she was only handing over the money because the bad guys had kidnapped her boyfriend and were threatening to kill him.
We first see Mr. White near the beginning of the movie, introducing Le Chiffre to the terrorists. He later shows up when Bond is being tortured by Le Chiffre. Here he kills Le Chiffre, after making a comment about having to be able to trust people within their organization.
It is Mr. White whom Vesper is seen with, handing over the money, and it is he whom Bond tracks down through Vesper's phone, at the very end of the movie.
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