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Disagree, the fact that it was off-screen wasn't the issue.
Or they could of just gone completely new and had her in the bathtub filled with oil (maybe even a teat trick of oil spraying/oozing out of the shower head). You know,, something original would have been nice!
Agree: There should have been a sequence to build up to the end result, but i would not have repeated the Golden Girl pose. They should have had found somewhere else? Just not sure how?
This. Why they felt the need to shove in a GF reference, idk.
That is true, we didn't see enough of her or get enough out of her character to really be depressed about her death. We can be sad yes, because it is a death of an ally, but in all honesty, she wasn't around long enough for us to care that much. She served her purpose as a girl for Bond to get his groove on with and then exited just as quickly as she came.
A lot of people that were, in effect, dragged into the situation by Bond were ending up dead (Vesper, Mathis, that first chick he slept with in CR - can't think of her name at the moment). Bond was feeling more than a little responsible and, dare I say, guilty, for all those innocent deaths. And I think Craig did a brilliant job depicting that in a very subtle way - a lot of lesser actors would have played it way over the top in order to make it obvious what the character is going through.
This, again, is what I like about QoS: it takes the character of Bond into very new and unfamiliar territory. But Craig, to his credit, pulls it off beautifully while remaining Bond.
How did Greene know about Jill Masterson? Does that mean CR/QoS is not a reboot? ;) Oh, dear...
I agree. Craig did this very well. From what I remember, Campbell's directing style and camera movements also helped heighten the guilt Bond feels towards Solange's death in CR. The camera cutting from the bodybag being carried away, to a slow medium shot that moves closer to Bond's face as M describes that Solange was tortured then killed. The subtle look of remorse on Bond's face parallels the guilt Bond feels, the camera acts as a tool to show the guilt dawning upon him as it comes closer. Campbell managed to draw a similarly low-key performance from Brosnan in GoldenEye, but not to the great effect he achieved in CR.
Either way, you definitely feel for Bond, equally in QOS. Those crossfades that Forster employs shows the horror of Fields' death coupled with Bond's "trapped in a corner" feeling.
<font color=blue size=7><b>In terms of manners, Solitaire and Goodnight mostly showed their feminine side, whereas Anya and Holly had a more expressed masculine side.</b></font>
Well said, @Kerim. I always think of Anya as the definitive break with the helpless damsel myself. Most girls since then were Bond women and no longer Bond girls. Well, there's always the likes of Bibi of course. ;-) Either way, I yearn for the days of the glamorous girls versus the 'I am Bond's equal' self-made women.
Agree.
Disagree, a sexist thought that the women were any less than before.
And for the record, Anya is the hottest.
Let's look at the lead girls.
Honey-Had to learn to be self-reliant after the death of her father. Even killed a man who attempted to rape her. Could hold her own.
Tatiana-A damsel in distress, but killed when she needed to.
Pussy-Not too many women pilots in the mid-60s and foiled Goldfinger's attempt to nuke Fort Knox. Certainly not a damsel.
Domino-Same as Tatiana
Aki/Kissy-Trained agents, but could be seen as weaker due to the Japanese culture of the time.
Tracy-A wreckless damsel.
Tiffany-The tough girl act was transparent. A damsel.
Solitaire-Probably helped Bond the least of anyone.
Goodnight-The most useless agent of them all.
Anya-Again, the turning point of the lead ladies.
Holly-A doctor who could fight.
Melina-Hellbent on revenge. No weakness on her part.
Octopussy-Could defend herself and go on the offensive.
Stacy-The most useless non-agent of them all.
Kara-She did knock out that Soviet guard. Otherwise, not of much help.
Pam-Probably the best female ally Bond had.
Natalya-She knew how to load a gun and stood up to the men.
Wai Lin-I suppose she could fight.
Christmas-More annoying than helpful.
Jinx-Too much on par with Bond perhaps.
Vesper-Wasn't mentally weak, but in the end a damsel in distress.
Camille-Got her revenge but needed motivation by Bond in the actual killing act.
I would say all except for Pussy, Wai Lin and possibly Melina and Camille generally nurtured their feminine side.
Perhaps they should put more helpless men in the films as well, so we won't make such differences between the women anymore. A bit like Rowan Atkinson in NSNA..
For those who speak Dutch, there's an interesting thesis written on the subject online.