History Heartwarming / TheWorldIsNotEnough

* During Bond and Renard's face-off in the underground nuclear test site, Renard taunts him by threatening to have Elektra killed. This alone causes James to fly into a fury, ''knocking out'' the semi-invincible Renard with the butt of his P99, and he ''growls'' while doing this. While James made some effort in the past to protect his female companions, his animalistic behaviour here shows just how much Elektra grew to mean to him. He makes it clear that ''no one'' hurts his woman while on his watch. Which makes it all heartbreaking when it turns out that Elektra was not really James', but ''Renard's'' woman. And it's ''James'' who has to kill her in the end.

** Renard's death also, in a strange way. Elektra is killed prior, who was basically the reason Renard was doing what he did. When Renard is fatally wounded, Bond looks him in the eye and says 'she's waiting for you!', before delivering the killing blow. But after he says that line, Renard actually smiles softly and Bond nods to him, realising that yes, he's failed, but soon he'll be with Elektra again, and that means everything is going to be okay. It's a short but touching moment that speaks volumes about their relationship.

* As ridiculous as Christmas Jones is, from her actress to her name, it is at least heartwarming to see that, in her first meeting with Bond, he goes out of his way not to make fun of her name. Considering Bond's natural habit of making puns whenever possible, it's actually quite sweet to see he understood that she heard a lot of jokes about her name, and deliberately didn't make any at all.

* Elektra refusing to make her pipeline across Holy land despite the enormous delay involves is a decent PetTheDog moment.

--> '''Q:''' I've always tried to teach you two things. First, never let them see you bleed.
--> '''Bond:''' And the second?
--> '''Q:''' Always have an escape plan.

* During Bond and Renard's face-off in the underground nuclear test site, Renard taunts him by threatening to have Elektra killed. This alone causes James to fly into a fury, ''knocking out'' the semi-invincible Renard with the butt of his P99, and he ''growls'' while doing this. While James made some effort in the past to protect his female companions, his animalistic behaviour here shows just how much Elektra grew to mean to him. He makes it clear that ''no one'' hurts his woman while on his watch. [[spoiler: Which makes it all heartbreaking when it turns out that Elektra was not really James', but ''Renard's'' woman. And it's ''James'' who has to kill her in the end.]]

--> '''Christmas Jones:''' Doctor Jones. Christmas Jones, and don't tell me any jokes, I've heard 'em all.
--> '''Bond:''' I don't know any doctor jokes.

* Bond and Robinson's concern for a kidnapped M.

* Bond and Robinson's concern for a kidnapped M.
!!Meta
* The tribute montage of Desmond Llewelyn following his death in 1999 featured in home video releases of the film.

* Bond soothes Elektra when they under snow mountain.

* Valentin Zukosky is willing to use his last breath bullet to break Bond out of his restraints and sacrifice his chance at getting revenge on Elektra King

* It's twisted, but there's a decidedly {{WAFF}}y quality to Renard and Elektra's scenes together. It's fairly easy to forget you're watching a spy flick rather than a romantic dramedy, and that the two people onscreen are brutal terrorists whose relationship is seriously screwed up on almost every level.

* During Bond and Renard's face-off the underground nuclear test site, Renard taunts him by threatening to have Elektra killed. This alone causes James to fly into a fury, ''knocking out'' the semi-invincible Renard with the butt of his P99, and he ''growls'' while doing this. While James made some effort in the past to protect his female companions, his animalistic behaviour here shows just how much Elektra grew to mean to him. He makes it clear that ''no one'' hurts his woman while on his watch. [[spoiler: Which makes it all heartbreaking when it turns out that Elektra was not really James', but ''Renard's'' woman. And it's ''James'' who has to kill her in the end.]]

** Renard's death also, in a strange way. Elektra is killed prior, who was basically the reason Renard was doing what he did. When Renard is fatally wounded, Bond looks him in the eye and snarls 'she's waiting for you!', before delivering the killing blow. But after he says that line, Renard actually smiles softly, realising that yes, he's failed, but soon he'll be with Elektra again, and that means everything is going to be okay. It's a short but touching moment that speaks volumes about their relationship.

** And then you remember the scene was designed as a real-life sendoff for Desmond Llewelyn, who had played the character for ''thirty-six years'', almost the entire run of the series up to that point.

* After meeting Q's successor, Bond says "You're not leaving any time soon...are you?" It's subtle, but you can tell that Bond is saddened by Q's impending retirement.

--> '''Q:'''I've always tried to teach you two things. First, never let them see you bleed.

--> '''Q:''' Always have an escape plan.

--> '''Q:'''I've always tried to teach you two things. First, never let your enemies bleed.

** And then you remember the scene was designed as a real-life sendoff for Desmond Llewelyn, who had played the character for ''thirty-six years'', almost the entire run of the series up to that point.

* After meeting Q's successor, Bond says "You're not leaving any time soon...are you?" It's subtle, but you can tell that Bond is saddened by Q's impending retirement.