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rusty_halo

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Oct 17, 2006 21:35

GoldenEye: from 1995, the first James Bond movie starring Pierce Brosnan.

My thoughts:

* I kept coming up with paper topics. "The evolution of feminism as reflected in the James Bond films" or "The changing concept of masculinity as embodied by James Bond." I wrote a paper in college about how Dr. No reflects the Playboy ideal of masculinity, ( Read more... )

sean bean, bond/trevelyan, james bond, movie reviews, gender issues

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jerrymcl89 October 18 2006, 02:50:28 UTC

I've always felt that Brosnan did the most acting of any of the Bonds, even if I preferred Connery in the role. Connery has much more of a physical presence - he seems like he could kick your ass. Brosnan doesn't, but I like the jaded, world-weary quality he brings to the role - he doesn't just drink and womanize because he can, but because he's kind of damaged, and because he's chosen a career where he can die any minute. That quality declined a bit with each of his Bond films, but I liked it initially.

I'd point out that Bond films really are not the place for slashy subtext, but I'm sure you already know that :)

rusty_halo October 18 2006, 02:59:23 UTC

I can see what you're saying about the world-weariness, but Brosnan just didn't resonate with me emotionally in any way.

Well, yes, Bond and slashy subtext don't generally go well together. But the core of this one was
the Bond/Trevelyan relationship--rivalry and friendship betrayed, technically, but those qualities are so very slash friendly.

jerrymcl89 October 18 2006, 03:21:20 UTC

You'd probably enjoy "Reilly - Ace of Spies", which is a BBC show from the early 80's about Sidney Reilly (Sam Neill), the real-life inspiration for Bond. Quite a bit more morally ambiguous than Bond, and Neill at that point is perfect for the part. Netflix has it.

chase820 October 18 2006, 13:08:21 UTC

I don't understand why Sean Bean gets tapped to play villains so often. I for one would be more than willing to believe him as the hero. He made a fine Odysseus, anyway.

rusty_halo October 18 2006, 16:47:00 UTC

Yeah, I think Hollywood kind of missed the boat on that one. He does make a great villain, but there's so more he can do. (He did make a fine Odysseus, and a fine Boromir, too.)

The British certainly picked up on it, though. 15 movie-length episodes of wonderful, heroic, totally hot Sharpe. (Mmmmm... Sharpe.) Plus he's been heroic in lots of other British stuff that Netflix has been sending me: Lady Chatterly, Extremely Dangerous, Bravo Two Zero, etc. Oh, how I love Netflix.