The document discusses several things that surprised the author about the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. First, the major influences on the film related to a real oil discovery, connecting it to the film's plot about a terrorist threatening an oil supply. Second, the film's title came from Ian Fleming's Bond family motto rather than an original Bond book. Third, Elektra was the first female lead villain in a Bond film and The World Is Not Enough was the most successful Bond film at that time.