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Craig was poisoned in CR and saved by Vesper seconds before he died. He was shot by friendly fire in SF and saved again by an unknown woman (we presume).
Possibly the least 'unkillable' of the Bonds - although it has to be said Bond has to remain unkillable if the series needs to continue ;-).
Roger Moore's Bond was probably the one who they gave little thought to placing in true danger. His Bond was there to make the stunts look good. His Bond was a Superman-Bond as the films of the late 70s and early 80s were all about the stunts and action sequences and little about the realistic consequences of these stunts.
I haven't seen TSWLM in a while but in TB Bond is far from infallible. Various villains but him in a tight spot and he barely escapes with his life.
I prefer to see Bond not portrayed as superhuman.
Agreed. 'Superhuman' removes all tension but we all go to Bond movies for larger than life adventure.
Definitely a balance for me
He literally takes one quick glance at it and is like 'Gotham National Airport.'
I think it goes without saying any nonsense like that should be kept far far away from Bond!
"Unusually small for a Nymphalis Polychloros"
Lighten up, man. How can you not love this line?
To quote David Brent, 'It's not a trick is it, knowledge?"
One of the things that I loved most about Bond as I was growing up was how ridiculously clever he was about everything including butterflies, exotic fish, wine, sherry, caviar etc. An expert in any sporting discipline you care to mention, seducer, gambler, mountaineer, mimic and on and on.
The very fact he knows everything and can do everything is part of what makes Bond Bond.
James Bond is and should be a cultural, sporting and intellectual Superman
So I don't have a problem with him being a smarty pants. I don't have a problem with his all too knowing arrogance (the early scenes with Vesper in CR in the train, in Montenegro, in the hotel and in the Casino itself are vintage Bond and some of the best scenes in that film):
e.g. "Then you're an idiot..................... I said you're a bloody idiot. Look in my eyes. I can beat this man". After losing disgracefully. Classic.
However, that's different from his human fallability, errors in judgement, and failure to see the big picture, which were also clearly on display in CR.
I think Moore brought this out nicely too as Bond, because he was quite self-deprecating, so even though he was a 'know it all' he papered over his mistakes nicely with his humour. As a viewer, I picked up on this. I agree too on the TSWLM scene with Anya - one of the best scenes from Moore's Bond and a sign of his vulnerability, as well his reaction to the mention of Tracy in Egypt.......understated, but just enough to show there is a human under all that self-confidence and bravado.
But the best does mean perfect. I love that line in CR: M knows Bond is the best for the job. She also knows that it comes with a price as Bond can be reckless and overconfident.
Also let's not forget that part of M's job is keep the agents on their toe to avoid complacency. They can't be overpraised.
Beeing super human is beeing able to always make the right decision, be super strong and, all in all, invulnerable.
Someone said Bond is like that in TB. I disagree. He makes mistakes with Fiona, loses Paula, gets shot (thankfully only a superficial wound), can't stay undetected at palmyra. I have no doubt there's more. Oh wait, thanks to Domino he's still there, as 'she's glad' she shot Largo.
All in all Bond should be, imo, a very strong, intelligent gentleman. He's intelligent, but no genius, he's strong, but not undefeatable, has stamina, but does run out. So he's far from beeing a 'super Bond'.
Indeed, Roger Moore's Bond got less of this and his Bond knew Moore (sorry). But that was his day and age, tongue in cheek Bond. Perhaps it is OTT these days, but Bond was not infallible. Personally, I like the more realistic incarnation. The closer to Ian's creation the better. And he was certainly no super human character.
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Damn, Roger looks good.
I agree. Have we seen this though? I can't recall....
We have, in Bond 17-20.
Me neither.