I’m not a James Bond fan, but I think the genre works better in the ‘50s to ‘60s. I would fix the character in Ian Fleming’s time. Superman should probably be fixed to about 1940 as well.
Agree. Bond was a cold war kind of guy.
Bond gadgetry of yesteryear has been replaced with “there’s an app for that.” Mini cameras and audio recorders are everywhere. Location devices are on every person.
As far as the sophistication of his character goes, consider the fact that you want the audience to understand what they’re seeing. Just like our voters have been dumbed down, our audiences follow.
You look at those old Bond movies and see the way he would directly hit on the women...people are “used to” those films, but if that came out today, I bet the fems would be furious.
I agree. Retro is Cool!