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I'd agree with this. However Kinnear is a good actor, just his Tanner really has nothing to do, he was completely unnecessary in Spectre.
By the way, I had an interesting thought just yesterday. Do you think that Brexit and Trump might inspire a more stoic, machismo, driven interpretation with the next Bond actor? After all, Bond is a cultural sponge, and there seems to be a huge cultural shift happening at the moment.
Agree. Kinnear's character is quite boring. Not sure why people like him. I would even prefer Harris leave too, her chemistry with Craig always seemed forced to me. Craig and Winshaw on the other hand is a highlight.
Stoic and machismo, @Mendes? That would certainly rule out Turner.
I'd love a stoic and macho Bond, and definitely agree with the statement, but I'd rather the aforementioned event and the name doesn't trigger this into an argument...
I wasn't meaning it to, but Bond does seem to follow trends and it's hard to avoid the impact this is having. I'm not expressing a political view either way, just asking if people think it could have and effect on Bond in the future.
Yes, I think there is a legitimate argument that the Craig era was brought about as a reaction to 9/11 and the senseless war of that time. A flippant, irreverent Bond wouldn't have worked back then. What we are seeing is a change in direction of the culture, as happens from time to time, and it may take a new Bond actor to reflect that.
It's time for a change.
That is precisely true, which is why perhaps the perfect successor to Craig could be someone much slimmer, but with the machiavellian mind. That would make a nice contrast.
If they are wiping slate clean is that to distance from Mendes? Harris, Q, etc all from Mendes's casting I think.
Yes agreed.
He's so drab and boring. He drags every scene down. Bond films shouldn't feature regular characters as charisma-less and grey as his Tanner. Silva should have bumped him off.