Eps 22: James Bond Just Learned That MI6 Salivates
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Perry Bowman
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New trends come and go, new movie techniques improve the filmgoing experience, new social morays seep their way into the fabric of society, but you can always count on a piece being there, because interest is what it is. No Time To Die shows just how far Bonds own franchise has gone in terms of dropping schtick. The Bond franchise is, by itself, the longest-running in Hollywood, and one of the most profitable. The Bond franchise itself has also gained a new, highly influential partner in Amazon, which announced plans in May to purchase MGM, Bonds parent company, for over $8 billion.
Moreover, the Bond franchise is a global business, and something that offends some Americans plays well in certain other cultures. The only place M himself does not hold the upper hand is also the place directly tied to Parts personal history, which is not something that the majority of viewers are aware of. The theory suggests that James Bond is fulfilling doomsday spies for MI6, a tactic which typically sees an individual recruited for use as a sacrifice for an enemy. Due to the outlandish manner in which James Bond goes about his work, 007 is the most famous spy in the world, a fact MI6 uses to its advantage.
They know every bad guy in the world will recognize James Bond because he never hides himself completely, and this means that he can work as a scare tactic. Well, this theory goes even further and claims that not only does MI6 use him to cause mayhem and let MI6 sneak up on them without being noticed, but that since Bond is so great at creating mayhem, they are able to position him as the boogeyman to every villain that threatens peace. James Bond may constantly save the world and win girls, but you only need to watch a single film to realize he is actually not all that good of a spy. LONDON - There is a scene in James Bonds new film, No Time To Die, where James Bond takes a young woman back to his bungalow in Jamaica, thinking that -- just like the old days -- he is going to effortlessly seduce her.
The new James Bond movie has no less than 30 product placements, everything from Aston Martins and Land Rovers to the Chopard diamonds that one of the characters, a Cuban spy played by Ana de Armas, wore while she kicked, punched and shot her way around a fancy party in Havana.
Early on in Quantum of Solace, we learn that Craig Mitchell, a member of MI6 for eight years -- five as the personal bodyguard to his direct superiors -- is in fact a double agent. Practically speaking, the only drawback of setting up such a system, such as that shown in Quantum of Solace, would be if the chief of the joint intelligence service were corrupted -- i.e., if, as previously, the British governments access to the systems was obtained by a domestic evildoer working for Bonds archenemy, Blofeld. His instant super-abundance in passwords, as seen in Craigs first Bond film, suggests that the secrets of MI6 could very well end up in the hands of cat-stomping supervillains around the world. Bond finds and arrests a hacker and takes him and his laptop to MI6s new headquarters, not realizing that Silva is playing Bond.
Any one of these scenarios spells trouble, but the third is the more likely; later on in the story, Bond once again uses his direct superiors credentials to log into a secure web site remotely. Instead, a young woman takes off her wig, and James Bond realises that she is a British agent. Biggs recalled how, in so many previous films, the Bond girls were simply clothed horses that went to bed with 007, then disappeared from the movie or were killed.
Ironically, whereas killings during an opening sequence took their toll on Bond, high-stakes parkour chases took their toll on the new cast themselves. Director Martin Campbell definitely cemented Craig as a commanding hero, albeit one who is not necessarily the kind of guy we would associate with Bonds flamboyant style. In the real world, this role had been out of theaters for four years, let alone one where a prior movie had been poorly received, and as such, once again, had to earn his spot, one that was not handed to him.