Warning: Major spoilers ahead for No Time To Die

No Time To Die's title is typically Bondian, however, the movie and especially its ending proves that the title was completely wrong for Daniel Craig's final James Bond movie. Certain words just sound appropriate for the title of a Bond movie. Variations of "Live," "Kill," "Love," "Gold," and "Die" each crop up regularly in 007 titles. It's understandable from a marketing perspective why these words are reused; they're eye-catching and Fleming-esque, and representative of the various aspects of the world of cinematic espionage. However, in the case of the new movie, a more appropriate choice might have involved eschewing these traditions altogether.

No Time To Die has numerous nods to previous Bond films. One, in particular, is referenced significantly in multiple ways throughout: 1969's critically acclaimed On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The film received a muted reception upon release, but over the years has enjoyed a reevaluation and is now generally considered to be among the best Bond films. The story centers around Bond (George Lazenby) falling in love with Tracy (Diana Rigg). After foiling Blofeld's plot to hold the world to ransom, the pair are married. Their happiness is tragically cut short when Tracy is killed by Blofeld's henchwoman. Cradling Tracy's body in his arms, Bond whispers "we have all the time in the world," harkening back to his earlier promise to her.

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The references in No Time To Die to On Her Majesty's Secret Service are so direct that the film’s title feels wrong. A more appropriate title would have been All The Time In The World. Hans Zimmer composed the score for No Time To Die, and uses John Barry's "We Have All the Time in the World" theme to bookend the film. It's an unmistakable and beautiful cue, first played as Bond and Madeleine (Léa Seydoux) wind along the coastal road to Matera in his Aston Martin DB5, setting up audience expectation for a repeat of On Her Majesty's Secret Service's tragedy. Those expectations are subverted, however, as Madeleine survives and it is Bond that dies in the end, sacrificing himself for love. Seriously injured and infected with the nanobot virus designed to target Madeleine and their daughter, Mathilde, Bond accepts his fate. Saying goodbye over the radio as missiles head toward him, a distraught Madeleine laments if only they had more time, to which Bond replies, "You have all the time in the world."

Bond driving with Madeleine at the beginning of No Time to Die

The parallel twist of No Time To Die's ending from Majesty's ending is extremely powerful and completes Daniel Craig's arc as James Bond. Hans Zimmer brings John Barry's music back for the final scene as Madeleine tells Mathilde a story about a man named "Bond, James Bond." The moment hits home even harder as the credits roll and Louis Armstrong's version, which was used in On Her Majesty's Secret Service as the love song for Bond and Tracy, plays. Madeleine and Mathilde, finally safe thanks to Bond’s sacrifice, now have all the time in the world. That is Bond’s legacy and gift to them: time and love. Having All the Time in the World as the title would have fit in with this narrative far better, especially as the number of character deaths in No Time To Die directly contradicts the message of the title.

Time is a primary theme in No Time To Die. There is the time Bond and Madeleine share at the start of the film as well as the amount of time it takes for Bond to ask for the late Vesper's forgiveness. The waste of the time that he lost with Madeleine as a result of Blofeld's deception. And, finally, there is the race against time to stop the nanobot virus. The inclusion of time in the title is wholly relevant, but in the end, All The Time In The World would have been a far more fitting title considering its references to to On Her Majesty's Secret Service, to which the film is so indebted.

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