Posted on 09/01/2015 9:35:10 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
CNN)Have we seen the end of James Bond, the ladies' man?
Probably not, but the actor who currently portrays him would like to think his version is more of a modern man.
Daniel Craig recently told Esquire UK that he has some very specific thoughts about the character he will next portray in the upcoming "Spectre."
"Hopefully, my Bond is not as sexist and misogynistic" as earlier incarnations, he said. "The world has changed. I am certainly not that person. But he is, and so what does that mean? It means you cast great actresses and make the parts as good as you can for the women in the movies."
Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in November's "Spectre."
It's been a decade
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Well, some people do pay attention to it, because it is an indicator of attitudes in general.
How many influential or normal people in 1968 viewed the James Bond character as misogynistic (as it was normally defined before liberals and feminists decided to commandeer the word, as they have with so many others to suit their corrosive agenda) as opposed to how many people today would use it. As an indicator of where we are as a culture, it is a small but telling piece, and I don’t think it is worth belittling.
I do take issue with the assumption that people cannot do two things at once, view this as an indicator of a problematic mind set in the western cultures, and at the same time, be able to view treatment of women in Hip/Hop/Islam and other things and keep them in context? Granted, there are some that cannot, but I think most people can manage it. There is plenty of bandwidth for outrage at Hip/Hop and Islam for their treatment of women, but be able to, at the same time, look askance at a celebrity who influences people with that rubbish.
It doesn’t mean we have to flagellate ourselves or hit our faces with boards in outrage because a film star said something stupid, but it doesn’t mean we have to be catatonic because we have to save the “outrage” for ISIS the Iranians, the Russians, or anything else.
Those who don’t look at the canary in the coal mine are going to wake up dead before the end of their shift.
LOL! OMG...SURELY you can’t forget Roger Moore!
“Those who don’t look at the canary in the coal mine are going to wake up dead before the end of their shift.”
I agree with the canary in the coal mine analogy, but kind of feel that we’ve ignored a significant number of major mine accidents, let alone ignoring the canary.
Funny thing is, after reading the Bond novels (now on my third go-round, just finished Goldfinger), Craig's Bond is by far the closest to the Bond of the novels with respect to the coldness of the character and the desire to finish the mission, but Connery's bond is who I see when I read passages dealing with the Bond's wit, determination to win, and womanizing.
Connery wins, but Craig's right up there.
Especially if they were true to the novel.
One must admit, there is a lot going on in the world.
The point I was trying to make is, people can look at what comes out of the mouth of Daniel Craig or their next door neighbor and make a judgment, but still keep their perspective on the bigger things.
I just didn’t think it had to be an all or nothing situation.
Dalton did a fine job. The Blonde thug, not so much.
Just what women want, a metrosexual.
ping
Maybe this is one rare time where Hollywood improved a little on the book.
I suppose Craig is a decent actor, but appeal for the femmes, no go.
I understand, and agree entirely.
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