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About TSWLM title...
ggl007
www.archivo007.com Spain, España
In Spain this title has been always translated to "La Espía que me amó", that is, speaking of a femenine spy.
On the contrary, the book is (or should be) "El Espía que me amó" (man-spy), because we all know the narrator is Vivianne and she is talking about Bond.
So, my question is: who do you think the title is referring to in the film? Bond, Anya or her boyfriend? Who is "The Spy"? He or She?
On the contrary, the book is (or should be) "El Espía que me amó" (man-spy), because we all know the narrator is Vivianne and she is talking about Bond.
So, my question is: who do you think the title is referring to in the film? Bond, Anya or her boyfriend? Who is "The Spy"? He or She?
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That´s the problem in Spanish: you can´t left it ambiguous and you have to choose between "El" or "La", "he" or "she"...
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Now seriously, I always thought the Spy in the title was Bond precisely because of the song. Of course, I didn't have the problem of being confused by the title. It was translated in Portuguese as "O Espião Irresistível" meaning The Irresistible Spy (masculine).
Is EON still barred from using any elements of TSWLM novel? I'd like to see "Sluggsy" Morant and Sol "Horror" Horowitz make an appearance.
With the film itself I've always assumed, as QBranch does, that the 'spy' in question is either Sergei or Anya - I err on the side of Sergei, given it's his death that acts as the catalyst for Anya's actions in the final act. It makes narrative sense. As for the theme song, the 'spy' is Bond. It's just one of those things that EON do, probably to annoy those fans who like everything to make some logical sense and get uppity if the continuity is a bit awry. It's like the QoS title having some relevance to Bond's narrative, but also the villains.
Weren't Jaws and Sandor supposed to be based on Horror and Sluggsy, respectively? Obviously they were some way from the literary incarnation, but I think the intention was there, physically anyhow.
In the film I'm pretty sure "The Spy" is meant to be Anya as in the TSWLM trailer Bond walks up to the screen and says "Every job has it's rewards. In this case its the spy who loved me".
It's my very favorite theme song, by the way.
Anya had her boyfriend, who was a spy who loved her, but honestly I don't read that into it. Bond movie, Bond focus.
I'm not implying this is funny at all...
That is how I see it, too. Cannot be a coincidence. They changed the names because of the clause not to use elements from the book. Of course they were working for Mr Sanguinetti in the book and his evil scheme was to burn a motel for insurance money. Wonder if Stromberg actually wanted to burn the whole world for the same reason-insurance fraud? :-?