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If Kara is naive and somewhat helpless, isn't Honey Rider than one of the dumbest Bond girls ever :-P. She's a bit like 'Nell' from the movie with the same name. Or a Robinson Crusoe kind of woman. Quite stupid really, that she actually believes in real dragons.
Kara on the other hand is from Slovakia. They are not naive over there (I've visited - lovely women and very sharp and strong). Moreover, this film came after MR, TSWLM, FYEO & OP, all of which showcased smart, capable and advanced women. It just seemed like a cheesy dated depiction, as did LTK with both Lupe & Bouvier. The female elements were weak components of both Dalton films imho.
I think that's not entirely true. Many women in former soviet nations really were quite naive. Soviet governments in countries like Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Poland at that time really had a policy of 'dumb-ing' the women. They were merely there for being a mother. Emancipation certainly didn't thrive in former Soviet nations :-).
The issue with BGs like Goodnight, Rosie Carver, Christmas Jones, etc are they are portraying roles that are completely unbelievable. Goodnight and Carver as secret agents? Jones as a nuclear physicist? You can't have those roles and be completely dumb and lacking any common sense.
Kara was just an innocent civilian caught in the middle of a plot much bigger than her. So her moments of ditzy-ness are much more justified and I don't find them annoying at all despite hindering Bond from time to time. That's to be expected when a civilian is part of a mission, especially as Bond gets more attached to her.
Well, let me put it like this then: Emancipation isn't exactly an invention of the Soviet Union :-P. True, a lot of it is propaganda. But many Soviet governments weren't exactly empowering women either. Moreover, Russian culture is very much masculine compared to nations like the USA, Netherlands, UK or Sweden.
Gentlemen, if you've not visited Prague, I highly recommend it.
She was an innocent musician. Naïve to the shenanigans of Spies and crooked Russian officers.
She was a decent ordinary girl caught up in a world she knew nothing about. She wasn't perfect and wasn't particularly bright, but she had a guts and determination.
It actually made a nice change to have that kind of Bond girl.
TLD latest rant over....time for the football...not a happy bunny ...meh .
And as was said, TLD was a hugely important Bond film, Fleming would have really loved it..and it starred the best James Bond, what else is there to say?
Heres hoping GE is next!
Hear Hear! Well said!
:)
I've not read the 'Jack Reacher' novels, but a work colleague has read all of them, and was horrified at Cruises casting, as he apparently is the polar opposite of lee Childs written character.She cant understand how the author was happy with the casting decision, even making a cameo in the movie! As you've said, must have been paid well!
But I think fans of the films and novels, like myself were delighted to find an actor who gave us the best of both screen and novel... namely Dalton! I love Craigs portrayal, but I still prefer Timothys take on the rolel!
Go for it
And this one (watch from 6min 55sec and onwards):
Yes, YES I DO dear @BondJames hehe :-P. But it's all so lovely....to stand still for a while.....and enjoy our common passion.
That latter video is very very interesting though, a lecture about 50 years main title designs for James Bond, all in context with other design trends at certain moments in time.
I think there are quite a few that get hung up a lot more about other films ;)
I said early on it will end up 4th (SF) and I'm good with that. It's a known fact, it has an avid fanbase here.
Anyway, I predict TLD next. It's the only "logical" choice at this point.