The theories of Bond films! Why does Bond use Fakesh's secretary as a human shield? TSWLM

Scaramanga1974

Murdock wrote: »

My headcanon is that Blofeld used decoys. This also goes by my usual watch order of YOLT to DAF to OHMSS.

The "Blofeld" Bond meets in YOLT isn't the real one. He's Largo's replacement. He runs S.P.E.C.T.R.E.'s Japanese operations while the real Blofeld is setting up his Piz Gloria operation.

After his failure of losing the volcano base, the scarred "Blofeld" is executed by the Charles Gray version who in my headcanon is Henderson turned defector. With Bond on S.P.E.C.T.R.E.'s trail, Henderson faked his death and began his plans of being the next decoy for S.P.E.C.T.R.E.'s Las Vegas operations.

DAF starts immediately after YOLT and is also the start of operation bedlam. Bond has been on a manhunt for Blofeld and when he thinks he finally found him, he's shocked to see Henderson instead. The events of the movie unfold as normal which leads into OHMSS. This whole time Bond has been meeting decoys and imposters and so he finally meets the true Blofeld in OHMSS.

Blofeld's operation in OHMSS has been so important that it requires his direct involvement for establishing the clinic and all the patients so it makes sense that he would use doubles to handle his other operations around the world. He wouldn't have much time to worry about Bond chasing his doubles while he's busy setting up his new cover and institute at Piz Gloria.

With the way the movie unfolds Bond breaks Blofeld's neck permanently paralyzing him which drives him to attempt to murder Bond only to kill Tracy instead. After that Blofeld goes into hiding for many years until he learns about Bond's annual visits to Tracy's grave and uses the last of his resources to kill him in the PTS of FYEO. That attempt ultimately leads to his true demise.


That's how I perceive things anyway. :P

Brilliant. Absolutely love this theory.

Benny

Is it possible that when Bond is looking at the photo of Fekkesh and Sandor appears in the corridor above, that Bond was aware?
Bond then looks in the other room and returns. As Bond returns to Felicca he would have a peripheral view of the room and the corridor above. Maybe he got a location of the person above him.
It reminds me of the scene in TB, where after finding Dervals corpse Bond goes to make a phone call, only to use the phone to foil a would be assassin. Bond was aware of the assassin, but the audience isn't alerted to his knowledge.
The same thing could be true of TSWLM.

Who has a corridor above their living area like that? Allowing randoms to just peak down into your home. Weird!

Reflsin2bourbons

Maybe Felicca thinks Bond is in on the job and she moves to struggle away from him, inadvertently getting into the line of fire. I don't think Bond intentionally tried to kill Felicca because for all he knows she's an innocent woman.

BT3366

Consider that TSWLM is thought of as the movie that established Moore's Bond persona. with a lot of spectacle and fantasy elements to it. Then think about the ways in which Bond uses his 00 status for in this film - dropping the helpless Sandor off the roof after he gives information; using a missile to eliminate Naomi as she's idling above him; blowing the defenseless Stromberg away after he shot his bolt. These are all rather cold-blooded in the vein of Connery's Bond, so maybe his using the woman as a shield was all part of the creative team wanting to remind the audience he's a 00 behind the quips and charm.

Moore made no secret of his discomfort in kicking Loque's car off the cliff in FYEO, but some of these deaths were equally cold and I don't think he's ever commented on those.

Sorry, I didn't answer the question directly, but I'm guessing it's her or him and she's the shield. In many films, he shows a bit of remorse at a death he's caused and there's not even a second glance at her.

mtm

BT3366 wrote: »

Moore made no secret of his discomfort in kicking Loque's car off the cliff in FYEO, but some of these deaths were equally cold and I don't think he's ever commented on those.

It's a good point. It is pretty identical to Sandor, really; although I guess that was a little jokier perhaps- maybe that's why he seemed more comfortable with it? Mind you, it's not as if he didn't toss a quip in after Loque too. Odd isn't it.

DarthDimi

"Why does Bond use Fakesh's secretary as a human shield?"

Because he's Mister Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

DEKE_RIVERS

Because it worked in Goldfinger.

I think she's bad but she liked Bond at the last second. Too late for her..

007HallY

At risk of dying on these fields of the human shield debate here…

I think Sandor shot first to silence the secretary. Bond wasn’t at fault.

We’ll see whether I’m wrong or not, haha. I do wonder what a rewatch of the footage says.

Creasy47

I've always seen it as her having a change of heart at the last second, for whatever reason, and sacrificing herself in the process. Illogical, but Bond has that magic way about him.