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I can recommend the podcast Kill James Bond! (featuring at least Philosophy Tube's Abigail Thorne) if you're at all perplexed why this monster and the mostly ve
by darthrupert 5y ago
I can recommend the podcast Kill James Bond! (featuring at least Philosophy Tube's Abigail Thorne) if you're at all perplexed why this monster and the mostly very mediocre movies are so glorified.
- blowski 5y agoIs there any great mystery to their popularity? Surely it’s the same reason other franchises are popular - good promotion from the studio, a loyal fanbase that loves the familiar characters, and a wider audience that loves a brainless action-flick with attractive actors.
- akomtu 5y agoI'd make a guess that it's the non trivial plot, outstanding performance and top notch actors that make Bond such a successful franchise.
- watwut 5y agoWut? The plots are fairly trivial and predictable. Bond movies are schematic movies with completely average performances.
- jasonwatkinspdx 5y agoI like Craig's version but agree with you in general. I like the old movies for nostalgia reasons but they are not exactly high quality cinema. That's ok. They can just be fun, but I think it's a little silly to hold them up as more than they are just because they had some cultural cache half a century ago. Brosnon is a fine actor, but I never liked his version. It was like watching a prep school dweeb act like he's a macho badass. Just never came across as particularly believable or compelling. I hope moving forward the franchise continues the trend of getting into some more serious/substantial character development and conflicts. The Craig versions were mostly better on this point, but they could go so much further.
- darthrupert 5y agoOutstanding performances? Perhaps you should check out the podcast.
- beaconstudios 5y agoBond films are glorified for something that snobby elitist critics have disdain for; they're fun. Not a big fan of the Daniel Craig bond films though, they've joined the 20xx trend of everything having to be dark and gritty.
- JKCalhoun 5y agoThe first book "Casino Royale" was in fact extremely dark and gritty. It was the film versions that sanitized the Bond stories.
- beaconstudios 5y agoThen it was an excellent choice to make the films bombastic instead.
- strictnein 5y agoNot at all perplexed. Exotic locales, sex, violence, money, and adventure are why the movies are great. It's a much simpler life to let oneself be entertained at times by the more trivial things. It's a choice you can make, to just enjoy the spectacle of it all.
- rejectedandsad 5y agoAt some point post modernist deconstruction should have logical limits, but I don’t doubt there are a lot of people that want to make sure everyone is as miserable about how Bond is a post colonial weapon of capitalism or whatever.