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Skyfall: how James Bond became a poster boy for the new serious

Started by quantumofsolace , Nov 03 2012 01:31 AM

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#1 quantumofsolace

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Posted 03 November 2012 - 01:31 AM

http://www.guardian....p=ILCMUSTXT9390

#2 Safari Suit

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Posted 03 November 2012 - 09:00 AM

Would have been a good article circa-2008, but I don't think it accurately reflects Skyfall or, indeed, the current climate of popular film

#3 SecretAgentFan

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Posted 03 November 2012 - 09:17 AM

What I found even more enlightening: before the Craig era people (and journalists in the first place) were quick to dismiss Bond as fluff. Now that Bond offers more they complain it´s not fluffy anymore.

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Posted 03 November 2012 - 11:27 AM

What I found even more enlightening: before the Craig era people (and journalists in the first place) were quick to dismiss Bond as fluff. Now that Bond offers more they complain it´s not fluffy anymore.


Infuriating, isn't it?

#5 MarcAngeDraco

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Posted 03 November 2012 - 02:39 PM

I see 'guardian' in the link, and I know that I don't even need to bother reading it...

#6 marktmurphy

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Posted 04 November 2012 - 12:12 PM

Isn't Skyfall quite funny?

#7 AgentBentley

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Posted 05 November 2012 - 07:03 AM

The mainstream and especially the leftwing media used to hate Bond as an immoral, sexist, capitalist cold warrior, now he's suddenly sensitive, modern, gayfriendly etc.
Those descriptions came to mind when I saw CR last night - Craig was anything but sensitive in the early scenes in the bathroom.

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Posted 05 November 2012 - 07:34 AM

The man who wrote this is article (probably) hails Roger Moore as the best ever Bond.
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