Saturday, December 29, 2012

Sunday, December 02, 2012

Name is Bond, James Bond!!!

Have been thinking about this for some time now. Who is the best Bond and whobis the best Bond girl? While I like Bond movies for Bond, the women also play an important role in these movies. And of course the cars. :).

I have googled on thoughts from people and found that a lot of people go with popularistic approach. 

Most of the men have named Sean Connery as the best Bond and Ursula Andress as the best Bond girl.

I disagree with this. I am not sure if Bond is about handsomeness or Bond girl about being sexy and good looking. I think Bond is about preciseness and coldness.  The feeling of detachment is Bond for me. Sean Connerry fails as he is not detached but holier than thou. He is the smart guy in the room who has it all figured out.  And that's stupid.

The beauty of Bond is not about having it figured out but about making mistakes and learning from them. Its about being unemotional. Bond is stoic and cold. Bond is not Sherlock Holmes. He makes mistakes but has this innate ability to bounce back. He loses control and then with great effort, gains it back. Sean Connery on the other hand always seems to be in control.

I think the best Bond so far is Daniel Craig.  Undoubtedly.  For all the reasons above. He fits the bill perfectly.

Similarly,  the best Bond girl is not Ursula Andress. Ursula Andress is undoubtedly very beautiful. But a Bond girl is someone who is confident and intelligent and not only beautiful.  Ursula Andress fails to impress in intelligence department. A Bond girl is opinionated, understands what she is doing and sharp. Razor sharp. 

I think the best Bond girl till now is Eva Green in Casino Royale. She is tough, has a air of intelligence about her. In the "I am the money" scene, she is an equal of Bond. And even in the rest of the movie for that matter.

I think she is the best Bond girl till date. She is mentally strong, intelligent,  opinionated and beautiful. If I make a Bond movie in the future,  this type of cast it will have.

Here's to Bond. And his Omega :).