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re: James Bond is Not a Code Name
Posted on 8/15/18 at 10:22 am to Rep520
Posted on 8/15/18 at 10:22 am to Rep520
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If Elba is Bond, he could maintain the same personal and professional relationships, indicating he's the same man.
Except Elba as Bond would violate the first part of your post. He’s too old to play Bond now.
This post was edited on 8/15/18 at 10:23 am
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Posted on 8/15/18 at 10:32 am to RollTide1987
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Canon includes the car he drives, the tuxedo he wears, the beverages he consumes, the catchphrases he uses. Take those away and it is not Bond.
Id say that’s all superficial. The only important parts of the character are his personality. Smooth, fiercely independent, and fiercely patriotic.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 10:36 am to Draconian Sanctions
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Id say that’s all superficial.
Bond without his tuxedo would be like Batman without his cape and cowl.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 10:37 am to RollTide1987
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There is a difference between canon and continuity. Canon includes the car he drives, the tuxedo he wears, the beverages he consumes, the catchphrases he uses. Take those away and it is not Bond.
I can see now that you're just trolling us, but I'll play along...
So the Bond movies where he doesn't drive the Aston Martin, doesn't have a Vodka Martini, doesn't say the catch phrases... those are all out of canon?
Posted on 8/15/18 at 10:39 am to SSpaniel
Legacy is a hard thing to do with characters.
Comic fans have been dealing with stupid shite like Riri for years when Lila Rhodes existed.
So we got an asspull Iron Man replacement when a perfectly good character in Lila who can work Starktech was sidelined.
Or god, the 4th Indiana Jones movie where they tried to push a Shia Jones for after. The audience said "no!"
A black 00 is no issue. A black 007 isnt an issue. A black 007 that is James Bond is an issue.
Kill Bond, retire him, do it tastefully. It's not like the current narrative isn't a mess of PTSD.
Comic fans have been dealing with stupid shite like Riri for years when Lila Rhodes existed.
So we got an asspull Iron Man replacement when a perfectly good character in Lila who can work Starktech was sidelined.
Or god, the 4th Indiana Jones movie where they tried to push a Shia Jones for after. The audience said "no!"
A black 00 is no issue. A black 007 isnt an issue. A black 007 that is James Bond is an issue.
Kill Bond, retire him, do it tastefully. It's not like the current narrative isn't a mess of PTSD.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 10:40 am to RollTide1987
I mean they are always going to put “that scene” in the movie where Bond puts on his tux but IMO it’s played out and boring at this point, like most things in Bond movies.
Skyfall was able to balance the things they had to put in there by making it such a visually interesting movie.
Skyfall was able to balance the things they had to put in there by making it such a visually interesting movie.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 10:42 am to Fewer Kilometers
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So the Bond movies where he doesn't drive the Aston Martin, doesn't have a Vodka Martini, doesn't say the catch phrases... those are all out of canon?
I guess you missed the qualifier in the text you quoted.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 10:43 am to Draconian Sanctions
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I mean they are always going to put “that scene” in the movie where Bond puts on his tux but IMO it’s played out and boring at this point, like most things in Bond movies.
If you weren’t a fan of the franchise, why didn’t you just say so from the beginning?
Posted on 8/15/18 at 10:45 am to RollTide1987
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If you weren’t a fan of the franchise, why didn’t you just say so from the beginning?
I like good Bond movies a lot, there just aren’t that many of them
Posted on 8/15/18 at 11:04 am to RollTide1987
So a book series written 50-60 years ago, and a film franchise that has seen multiple men play the lead character over 50 years, can't have a black guy play the lead character because it is too far fetched, more so than any other thing in either series?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 11:25 am to RollTide1987
Wow. Some of you REALLY don't want him to be black, do you?
Posted on 8/15/18 at 11:28 am to lsu1919
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So a book series written 50-60 years ago
Let me stop you right there. While Fleming has been dead for over 50 years, the Bond books have continued to be written. The latest one came out in May of this year.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 11:43 am to Kafka
If they do a non-white Bond, it may be cool to see an Indian actor get the role, considering how many British colonies were over there.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 11:47 am to sicboy
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Wow. Some of you REALLY don't want him to be black, do you?
I think that they've quite proven that his being black is an impossibility.
They have me rethinking my acceptance of blacks in general when it comes to their place in modern society.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 11:53 am to RollTide1987
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While Fleming has been dead for over 50 years, the Bond books have continued to be written. The latest one came out in May of this year.
I have a bigger problem with Bond books written by a different author than I do with a black actor playing Bond.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 12:02 pm to Green Chili Tiger
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I have a bigger problem with Bond books written by a different author than I do with a black actor playing Bond.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 12:08 pm to Green Chili Tiger
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I have a bigger problem with Bond books written by a different author than I do with a black actor playing Bond.
Good for you.
I have no problem with a black actor playing Bond. I just have a problem with Idris Elba’s age. He’s too old for the role.
And I don’t want a black actor chosen for the role simply because “it’s time.”
Posted on 8/15/18 at 12:15 pm to sicboy
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Wow. Some of you REALLY don't want him to be black, do you?
It seems to be an issue doesn't it?
The butthurt is serious
This post was edited on 8/15/18 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 8/15/18 at 12:22 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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They have me rethinking my acceptance of blacks in general when it comes to their place in modern society.
That's quite a response to a fictional movie character that is about as realistic as a cartoon character in the first place.
Hmmm somehow I think your acceptance of "blacks" didn't need much "rethinking".
So what is the next step in denying their acceptance? Voting rights? Employment opportunities? Education? Public transit seating assignments? Water fountain usage? Restaurant access?
Posted on 8/15/18 at 12:25 pm to Crazy Hoss
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Hmmm somehow I think your acceptance of "blacks" didn't need much "rethinking".
So what is the next step in denying their acceptance? Voting rights? Employment opportunities? Education? Public transit seating assignments? Water fountain usage? Restaurant access?
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