Interesting thought of the day

[andrewducker]

In CASINO ROYALE, James Bond is the Bond girl. Look at the way they even show him emerging from the ocean like Ursula Andress. Sexual torture, too, if less creepy-glam than being stripped and painted gold. Vesper Lynd is Bond: never not in control, never without a plan, seducing to further her goals. She has to die so Bond can become her.

From on Ubergrid, Warren Ellis' Tumblr.

Comments

[eatsoylentgreen.livejournal.com]

holy shit

[chuma.livejournal.com]

The thought dies the moment she gets traumatised by bond killing people in front of her. Also Bond would never sacrifice himself for another.

[marrog.livejournal.com]

I'm inclined to agree. I felt like there was no 'Bond' in Casino Royale - but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

[supermatt41.livejournal.com]

Great Cesear's Ghost, you're right! I never noticed that! I'm totally okay with Daniel Craig emerging semi nude from the surf, but still.

[d-c-m.livejournal.com]

Cool. :)

[undeadbydawn.livejournal.com]

after watching Casino Royale for the first time, I thoroughly enjoyed it, my housemate sat looking very sad

because now she knew Bond had been in love for real, and spent the rest of his life having meaningless, dead hearted sex with every woman he went near.

He became the Bond we all know and love, but in the worst possible way.