The last James Bond movie, Skyfall-question about ending (Page 2)

To me, the ending was a way to get back to the "classic" Bond style movie formula with Ms. Moneypenny, the padded door meeting with the head of intelligence for briefing on the villain and plot.

I think it was a nice way to set up and segue the series. Remember, it started as a re-boot - we had the same M as the Brosnan Bond, but it was as if there was no Bond. They used the original book (Casino Royale), and took from the brutal asocial Bond with few human attachments (and the one woman he ever loved turns out to be a traitor, and then dies - true to the books). We get to bring in Moneypenny, with enough of a backstory that we can see the history between her and Bond that leads to the banter they will have in the future. 

I have heard that theory before that Bond is also a code name - it was actually the plot of the first Casino Royale movie - which was a comedy where Bond tries to confuse the villians by having a bunch of Bonds running around. But I don't believe it. There is a series of code names - M, Q, the 00 series of agents. No need to have names.