I’ve never been especially taken with the Mr. White subplot in the Craig era, and I go back and forth in liking his infamous metaphor for Bond in Spectre.

“A kite dancing in a hurricane” is clearly intended as an ominous warning, but the phrasing undercuts itself. “Dancing” suggests a degree of control or pleasure that simply doesn’t exist in a chaotic hurricane. At this, Bond is only beginning to grasp the scope and power of Spectre. He’s airborne, perhaps, but not yet caught in the full force of the storm the metaphor describes.

Okay so maybe I’m overthinking the line, but it’s not my favorite imagery. Just give him the gun already, Bond.