This brief, easily overlooked line from Thunderball comes during the Junkanoo parade, when a puzzled Domino Derval notices someone trying rather frantically to flag down Bond. The moment has always struck me as oddly staged. Rather than having Felix Leiter approach Bond naturally, like by slipping through the crowd, tapping him on the shoulder, or even calling his name, the movie opts for Felix waving wildly above the festivities like a tourist who’s lost his tour group.
It’s innocuous, yet it stands out precisely because it feels so uncharacteristic for both Felix and a Bond movie’s normal choreography. Has anyone ever commented on this particular scene ever? I feel like such a Bond nerd even pointing it out, but it’s something I’m trying to accomplish with this site: bringing everything to the forefront of discussing the James Bond movies.
