The opening chase sequence of Casino Royale also goes a long way towards humanizing Craig's Bond right as viewers first meet him with the equal emphasis it places on his vulnerability and mortality (which also set up Craig's Bond fixing numerous 007 issues throughout the series). The parkour chase itself also greatly advances Bond's character development on the fly, showing his brutish athleticism when he bursts through a wall before using a hydraulic lift to swiftly descend to ground level after his enemy. Casino Royale immediately establishes Craig's Bond as a force to be reckoned with in his determined pursuit of his target. In establishing a bleaker tone for Craig's Bond films, Casino Royale was essentially a reboot meant to take Bond into grittier territory after 2002's CGI-heavy Die Another Day.
