At this point we can discern that Bond has just gained his 007 status very recently. After the credits, THEN comes the action sequence, but again it's not typical as there is an obvious lack of gadgetry, replaced by an extended on-foot chase scene and culminating in a brazen move by Bond. Despite this the graphics were very 60's, which I found interesting since the movie takes place present day. From there we go to the opening credits which for the first time ever do not include silhouettes of naked women. They usually start with a breathtaking action sequence, always more elaborate than the one shown in the previous film, but here we start as described above, which is much more intimate.

Not much about this film is very typical as far as what's become established as 'canon' for how a Bond movie should unfold. The man he killed was an operative of the official he sits before now, who is a traitor and within seconds will qualify Bond for 007 status. The film cuts to a grainy and still, black and white sequence showing Bond in a brutal hand to hand fight, where he (of course) comes out the winner, but it certainly isn't clean or pretty. From the conversation we learn that Bond is not yet a 007, having fulfilled only half the requirement of killing two people before being qualified for promotion. The film opens in black and white and has Bond waiting for a high ranking MI6 official in the official's office.