He goes by the name Bond, James Bond.
The present incarnation of Bond in the 21st Century is a most formidable Secret Agent. Here are some reasons as to why I think so...
The present incarnation of Bond is set in a time when allies and enemies are indistinguishable. This could be a reflection of present times. Our hero appears to be far removed from his emotions and feelings so that he can be ahead of the villains he battles, in this case Quantum (from the recent film, 'Quantum of Solace' [QOS]).
Gone are those days when Bond could rely on the CIA and Felix Leiter. In 1989's 'Licence to Kill' movie, the comradery between Bond and Leiter was such that either would go out an arm and a leg to support each other. In this 1989 film Bond supports Leiter against the evil drugs baron, Sanchez. Contrastingly, in our latest Bond reboot, QOS, Felix [played by Jeffrey Wright] gives Bond a head start to escape the CIA, Felix has become nothing more than a silent supporter who edges a few prompts once in a while as a token gesture to Bond.
This indistinguishing trait between allies and enemies also extends towards the presence of Quantum who may appear in any legit organisation as spies. Quantum is not a publicist for sure, being a very hidden organisation, they promote their notoriety through their surreptitious infiltrations within Mi6 and perhaps in every other organisation. This concept is chilling as it is both dangerous and devastating to know that friends and foes are now practically indistinguishable.
Bond needs more than one ally in this mission and it appears that the Head of Mi6, M is the only ally Bond has got. Things have gone pretty tough for Mi6 and for Bond in recent storylines. Bond, now very much a loner, not knowing who to trust, is in a twisted world where corruption rules.
Bond in the 21st Century is all we have to hold on to in order to uphold the ideals of freedom for all. May Bond never fall, he is still our only hope in the spy genre... The only 'True Knight' of our on screen world in the 21st C.
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Indeed, Bond is a knight, without the steel armour perhaps but a knight nonetheless. That was something I noticed as a young boy. A tux for a chain mail, an Aston Martin for a horse and a gun for a sword. Bond's the one who fights for queen and country and rescues the girl in the process. I'm not sure whether Fleming would have appreciated the analogy, but I truly think James Bond is a modern knight. Not a dark knight, a modern knight.
but in Bond's world, it is (and should be) black and white - ie: in QOS, sure they portrayed the CIA as only caring about their interests (partly true lol) but also willing to assassinate an alley agent to get what they want - now, this wasn't the thought of the whole CIA, just one whack job - thankfully Felix was there to thwart Beam's efforts - and in the end, Beam is removed for his position and replaced by Felix, thus giving more credence to a black and white - good guy vs bad guy world, that 007 exists in..
Absolutely.
Quite :)
http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5539/the-daniel-craig-appreciation-thread-discuss-his-life-his-career-his-bond-films#latest
I love it when people make an Octopussy reference.
:-bd