Mendes gambles big on a last act that cuts out all the gadgets and gizmos, brings everything down to bare bones and ties the action to Bond's own history.

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Digital devices will act as our guardian angels and an array of gadgets will shadow our lives.

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But the act of actually doing the hard work is up to us, no matter our social media or high-tech gadgets.

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