my take, for whatever it’s worth, is that Bond is a manifestation of the British need to feel like they’re still in control of the world after having lost it, and as long as that feeling remains a guy in a suit can drink vodka martinis and shoot people in any setting
@anforsorrow.bsky.socialA bit of a hot take. I don't know if the James Bond franchise can be modernized anymore. The Craig movies were a good attempt at bringing Bond to the 21st century, but now not only the idea of James Bond is very antiquated, his "style" of espionage is also impossible in our era.