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Then what is it he is so taken by?
Yeah, I think thats what I have with Vesper. Its why I can't get invested in the romance like others do.
Yeah, that middle forty minutes is excellent., no question.
Though I like Vesper. I consider Eva Green to be a brilliant actress and she always shines in whatever film she might appear. Vesper is the one that makes the film here, she acts Bond out of the water.
Actually, I get why Bond falls for her but I can’t understand why a smart woman like her would fall for such an arrogant brute. If Bond would have been written like the gentleman spy of the original timeline, I’m sure my feelings would be different entirely.
Bond was hardly an 'ignorant brute' when he sat next to her in the shower. It showed empthy and care, as he knew being that close to violence he was used to, would be severely traumatic for her.
Perhaps that won her over...?
The buildup to and the stairwell fight, followed by the shower scene, shows how Vesper and Bond are very different, yet perfect for each other. Sometimes actors just have that chemistry with each other and it leaps off the screen.
Hell, Connery had it with Jill St. John, and she's hardly a great actress.
I agree on the Craig/Green chemistry. She's a scene chewer and the fact that he held his own with her sold his Bond to me in the film.
Too bad for you guys.
I've always felt their romance was handled with adult gloves, from the script, to the actors, the music and the scenery.
Sometimes I wonder if some on this site ever had a truly romantic relationship with someone? One that goes beyond skin-deep infatuation (although I also wonder if some of the readers ever had anyone reciprocate their infatuations? That would explain a lot of the pseudo-macho talk some revert to while discussing Vesper, or the other bond girls).
Whatever the case may be-- different strokes, I guess. As for me-- love everything about Vesper and Bond.
I enjoy Pryce as Carver but Hopkins would have been fantastic. Agreed on the deleted scenes, mainly Carver's background, Gupta's cards, and the jaguar gag.
As others have said above, the stairwell fight and shower bonded (excuse the term) them, and given he was a man who wasn't open to anything other than a casual relationship, the events of his first big assignment he wasn't as prepared for as he thought allowed Bond to lower his guard as needed someone for the first time and Vesper sharing in it was what set him on the path.
What has always bothered me is veteran Bond being easily manipulated by Elektra in TWINE, one of countless reasons that is my least favorite 007 film. I kept screaming in my mind "You're James f'ing Bond, why are you being so blind to this woman's manipulations?
The only film with a strong romantic angle which continues to work perfectly for me on an ongoing basis on rewatches due to manner in which it's handled and presented is OHMSS. I like how the beach, hotel and Draco birthday instances are used to establish things, then the Armstrong montage is used to briefly but clearly demonstrate the courting stage and finally the closer comes in Switzerland after the chase in the barn. Bond is vulnerable there and she helps him. It's well written and well acted.
It seems to be a common theme with many topics on this site, be it Bond related, cultural discussions or even political topics: Members pretending to be macho strongmen.
Madeleine Swann on the other hand... Now that's a completely different story...
A classic case of Bond and a clueless damsel. And one even completely lacking in charisma at that... not my cup of tea...
Nail on head...
Again: nail on head, lol.
Along with Tanner :
Apologies old pal he he ;)
Yes. And it would have been more usefull for Bond to drag that plank around than XXX in the film... ;)
Well,unlike Tanner,she does have compensations :
Are people actually being fooled by the script writers' minor attempt to give the character some superficioul importance? Are people just aware that it's a nonsensical fantasy story to begin with, so they don't care? Or are they so blinded by nostalgia towards Spy that they cannot come around to see it's obvious flaws?
Well, Triple X is an obvious candidate for the worst Bond girl in my book. The character is completely useless! Remove her from the plot and it would make absolutely no difference (well, Bond wouldn't have to risk his life to save her at the end of the film...). The attempt, however serious it was, to make her seem like a competent agent is an hilarious joke! To make matters worse she has absolutely no charm or charisma either.