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Not even purple.
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There is no singular “ American Culture “
And there are those who are very cosmopolitan and are not locked into a finite geographical region; Fukunaga is obviously an man of diverse influences, Bond, and his heritage, is in good hands.
You know what, @PanchitoPistoles? - and feel free not to care - Your posts have been getting better and better quality wise, apart from hexes and threats ;) I admit to not reading your posts for a while, but your interventions have been very apt as of late. Congratulations. That and our mutual appreciation for Nolan makes me want to bury the axe, smoke the pipe, shake the hand. Your move.
That being said. Quite right about Fukunaga. Not worried at all. Quite curious in fact.
It would be more likely that Malek plays Kabira or someone associated with Kabira's crime syndicate:
There are still broad similarities. African-American culture is closer to white American culture than British or Continental European cultures are.
As for Carey being Cosmopolitan, I hope you are correct. But even cosmopolitan Americans lack the elegant touch of Europeans.
The best Bond movie starring Craig had none of this "european magic touch" you're referring to - or at least didn't came from the background of its director - but it's still the best. Fukunaga will bring his own style and sophistication to the picture and that's the only thing that matters.
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Oh crap! Cubby wasn't from England either, so I guess that rules out all the other films as well for being properly English in tone.
Kidding aside, I'm not worried about Cary either.
Now, hypothetically if we had an American actor playing Bond....someone like Robert Downey Jr or Tom Hanks I think this discussion could become quite heated.
There is one thing I have to make clear right now though: if Bond 25 turns out to be a success, I will attribute its success 100% to the great Cary Fukunaga.
Who has infiltrated Mi-6 by , unknown to her, compromising Moneypenny?
I don't see why. An American actor can be coached and guided to follow European norms.
A director controls the tone of the project and thus has far more capacity for widespread damage.
Which film are you referring to?
No they couldn’t. A Brit can play an American but it is categorically impossible for an American to play a Brit properly
Uh...
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I'm gonna go with Casino Royale, considering Martin Campbell isn't English (nor is he European for that matter).
Me too. I would actually love it if they had the presser next week. But maybe they're saving it for Jamaica. Now that would be something. Everyone groovy and all.
Tell you what, if not, I'll definitely stop referring to him as the great Cary Fukunaga, as I have since I saw Jane Eyre and was made aware of his Kubrick infatuation and of his favourite film (Spielberg's Empire of the Sun - My favourite film as well).
Cheers
Kind of an unnecessary slam on Americans there. This tradition (which I enjoy) hasn't been in a Bond film in a while...
Gillian Anderson also comes to mind.
He is a Kiwi. He's basically us. Or at the very least culturally similar. Plus, half of Casino Royale is sitting down and playing poker in a classy setting. So it can't be that.
Although I wouldn't go that far, I totally understand what you mean. To me, American films and European films feel different (which is fine, and should be expected). I just hate for Bond to be "Americanized", and I don't feel it's crazy having a slight bit of reservation towards an American director in charge of a Bond film.
And of course, the Broccoli's are American etc, but the director more than anyone else puts his stamp on the film.
No. Is just less than 20 minutes out of 144 but that’s not the point. Campbell is a tough, rude, competent and solid director but there’s no “Europian elegance” in his directing. Whatever that means. Have you ever saw any of his movies? Have you ever saw him on set? Not the classy level of sophistication you’re referring to. And it’s not about the style of the setting. Even a monkey would look elegant in a Brioni tuxedo.
These arguments against an American half Japanese half Swedish directing a Bond movie in 2019 are just out of place and I’ll tell you another thing: the elegant touch you’re referring to is basically gone with Terence Young, at least (partially) until 2012. BTW I don’t want to dive into this OT anymore. Hope you’ll understand.
This is very, very true.
The cultural travelogue and style aspect of Bond films is most important to me, if not the most important, as i am a 'Bond-traveler' myself (it was either that or the priesthood)
With that being said i have zero worries that Fukunaga will get it right, because the guy is very bright and does his homework. He knows what Bond is about and will deliver.
Not a single one of his movies feels 'American'.
On the contrary: All his films are totally immersed in the culture they portray.
Sin Nombre - South American, latino
Jane Eyre - 19th century British
Beasts - Central African
Even True Detective feels very much immeresed in the US Deep South.
Also he always works with local Talent, to get that cultural feel across, similar to Boyle actually.
Daniel and EoN will take care of the rest. It's not like Fukunaga is doing the whole thing by himself.