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I had hoped that some posters would have learned their lesson during my absence.
My mistake will be short lived.
Complain if you feel offended. i'm just trying to speak about this intelligently.
in the meantime perhaps read this article:
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-sociologist-examines-the-white-fragility-that-prevents-white-americans-from-confronting-racism
Speaking as an ethnic minority in a predominately white country, it's come harder and harder to speak about race and gender these days as a culture as emerged on both sides that wants to be inflammatory and tear the other down.
There i also a school of thought, that you can't be racist to a white person. Whislt there are flaws to the argument. Much of it holds up.
https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/kwzjvz/dear-white-people-please-stop-pretending-reverse-racism-is-real
"Anybody who would want to use or identify something as reverse racist, I would strongly encourage them to stop for a moment... and really think seriously about the last time they really have taken the time to study or get a deep understanding of what racism is and how it impacts different communities."
As a white dude myself I have no problem with your comments. Any secure white person can read your comments and agree because they know they aren't being targetted. If someone says "angry white dude" and you feel targetted, then it says more about you. I learned this lesson the hard way.
That said, racism has no boundaries. But I agree that you simply cant reverse a situation to make a point, as you would be ignoring a lot of fundamental issues. That article you posted is decent but the title really doesn't encourage someone who is fairly closed minded to read it.
P.S. Keep in mind that Sassilive.it reported (more than a month ago) that a dialogue scene between Bond and "his successor" will be shot in the church of Santa Maria di Idris in Matera. What if this "successor" character is indeed this "temporarily replacement" at MI6?
Seriously, I think that would be so cool.
As for now, I am not.
It won't. I trust in Babs not to have anything shoved down our throats.
The secret organisation will be called MT.
It is soon revealed that this means MeToo.
Right now, let's not pass any judgement just yet. Also, let's not forget that female writers have always been on board of the Bond writing team, whether they were credited or not. Most notably, Johanna Harwood who oversaw the first few films of the Connery era. I'm not saying Killing Eve is a groundbreaking show, but it's an enjoyable television series.
Come April 2020 (or whatever the hell the release date becomes), we'll find out and speak then.
I don't care who is writing the film, could be a man, a woman, a transgender, someone who has not a gender, white, black, Asian... I don't really mind. What I'd like for Bond 25, as I previously stated many times, is a James Bond film starting with the gunbarrel and Bond theme in full volume, an action-packed precredits sequence, very sensual main titles with lots of girls oozing sensuality, a self-confident Bond who seduces the leading girl and vice-versa, a truly evil villain with a bigger ambition beyond killing anyone, Campbell-esque action scenes, GoldenEye-like humour, a happy ending between James and the girl and that's pretty much it.
I don't think that has anything to do with your gender, religion, skin colour, nationality. It has to do with what James Bond has ever been. I'm from Argentina, you know, England's #1 enemy in 1982. However, I never wanted a film where Bond trashes the British imperialism or defends the Argentinean viewpoint of the war and calls the Falklands Islas Malvinas just to please myself* (Wouldn't please myself actually, maybe a bunch of nationalist people around my place, veterans, etc who are not even Bond fans), because that's clearly what a patriot like Bond would never do.
If that makes me a white supremacist, well, I'll take that as a compliement.
People have a hard time separating what they are and what they believe in with what James Bond is and has always been. You don't like Bond being chauvinist? Being a white male? Well, go and watch Jason Bourne!
I'll resume my GoldenEye project for 2020 in the meantime.
Bye, fellas!
*I actually think that, having a Bond film done in Argentina, the Falklands war should serve perfect as a plot. If you want some sort of Fleming's Hugo Drax for the 21st century, as I explained here: https://www.thebondbulletin.com/question-time-in-conversation-with-nicolas-susczyk/
NOTE: Nothing against MI6 and the site. You guys are doing a fantastic job and I'm more than willing to contribute to the magazine and the main site as I've been doing since 2015. But you know, "we are in international waters and we'll defend us if attacked".
Have I missed something?
A good writer has been brought on to sharpen dialogue and humor. Full stop.
Yes!
This.
No, not really.
A couple is two.
@Pierce2Daniel we never said a women can't write a Bond film I just don't want a retired bond being replaced by a woman for the sake of a movement make her 009 that be more fitting after Spectre. How you know what Fleming wanted that he never said that? Just because people have difference of opinion doesn't give you any right to call people sexist when they really aren't and angry white people that's uncalled for and racist just as whites attacking minorities it's just again uncalled for people have a different opinion we have every right to our opinions too so just stop it! Feel like the police on here good grief! We don't have to accept your opinion or else it's sexist just come on grow up! I'm not going to just sitting on sidelines and watch this crap go on. You have your opinion we have our opinion. No more attacking races.
+1
However my question is how would they have access to that information?
Also, I'm so done with the rants over PWB on this thread. Ugh.
The Jamaica news has me excited the most! And a big, hearty, blood soaked +1 on the sharks. I do love my dangerous animals.
And yes, many are taking the script adjustments as a negative and that's fine, as it has often been an indicator of a script that has needed saving. But I don't see it that way at the moment. It seems to be in a good enough shape and if all that needs polishing is dialogue, then there's plenty reason to be confident.
P&W: Basic Plot and Action Set Pieces
Fukunaga: Tone and more nuanced Plot
Burns: Bringing the contributions of Fukunaga and P&W together in a cohesive story.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge: Dialouge and Humour
What do others think?
too many cooks in the kitchen