The actress in Haywire is a legit mma fighter. I doubt the same can be said of Mz. Bond.
General / Off-Topic James Bond's Makeover
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Well, new Mz. 007 is a legit F-15 pilot.
...if we can believe Mz. Marvel on that matter.
Being a legit mma fighter doesnt say much for the range of an actor,but then movies aren't actiing,are they?
I'd watch the crap outta that.
I like Gina Carano but Haywire is average, she's more like Jason Statham to me (and Haywire is like a JS film).
Modesty Blaise? Meh.
Well,she's not everyone's cup of tea,i have to admit.
She's my cup of tea
I can not wait to see why James Bond is called to help the agent 007.
you lost me at Teen.
I can not wait to see why James Bond is called to help the agent 007.
The rumours that ive heard are that James Bond is broken and jaded, his retirement is a result of his being beaten and disillusioned, The female 007 comes to him for help on a case which he had worked on from before.
That Broken jaded and disillusioned aspect of a loved male character before handing off to a female replacement is popping up alot recently.
"Broken, jaded and disillusioned" kinda fits with the later bond books tbh
It also follows on to some degree the ending of 2015's Spectre, where Bond was disillusioned with his place in the MI-6, and drove off with Dr. Madeleine Swann, in hopes of retiring and having a successful relationship.
Non the less this Narrative keeps appearing in movies and TV recently. I wonder if its becoming a convenient story mechanic for lazy writers to shoehorn in a new replacement character.
Some examples.
'Then the unimaginable happened... what did that cost you, your faith.... your faith in us.... your faith in yourself.'
'Batman gave up on us... the bats not comig back'.
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Well, that's the narrative, isn't it?Is also follows on to some degree the ending of 2015's Spectre, where Bond was disillusioned with his place in the MI-6, and drove off with Dr. Madeleine Swann, in hopes of retiring and having a successful relationship.
Non the less this Narrative keeps appearing in movies and TV recently. I wonder if its becoming a convenient story mechanic for lazy writers to shoehorn in a new replacement character.
Some examples.
'Then the unimaginable happened... what did that cost you, your faith.... your faith in us.... your faith in yourself.'
'Batman gave up on us... the bats not comig back'.
Men are weak, it's about time women stepped up and showed them how to screw up properly
Yeah. There are badass female characters in films, of course. Not these two, though.Providing she is written fairly and not mary sue.
Ellen Ripley, Sarah Connor, The Bride, Leeloo, Leia Organa, Imperator Furiosa, Black Widow, River Tam, Jen Yu, Samantha Caine, Nikita,...
Characters you can look up to and respect, no matter if you're a man or a woman.
Very few such characters has been written, lately, though. Wonder Woman is one of the few examples that come to mind.
Maybe it's because there simply aren't enough good actresses, these days. You can't replace craft and personal charm with wokeness points.
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Indeed, Alien is my Favourite Movie (and the Aliens Franchise in general), All strong female leads.
Its obvious to spot the politics in writing now and it ruins the show.
Oh yeah, Vikings are awesome.
![[VR] Mad Mike](https://d2aefvhu2f0gi9.cloudfront.net/data/avatars/m/27/27910.jpg?1553527108){kind=avatar}
[totally sexist mode.......... ] mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Katheryn Winnick .................. [/totally sexist mode]
Vikings is not my favourite TV show by a long stretch.... whilst it may be closer to historically accurate than most.... I like to have good guys and bad guys where as in Vikings, they are all bad!.
There is no doubt however that the Vikings - or at least as they are portrayed - are model citizens when it comes to respecting women at the same level as the men. (apart from sleeping around, the men seem to get away with that more than the women)
true... it may be that everyone is treated equally badly, but equality is equality!.
Interesting !
However it seems that James is not totally broken and jaded since in the synopsis of the film, it is said that James as usual tries to seduce the woman.
This James Bond is incorrigible !
Which im sure will be the perfect launch point for her to slap the misogynistic dinosaur down for his inappropriate advances.