The 25 Best Movie Heroes of All Time, Ranked?

[@Horridfilms]

Wow, I did not expect a long tangent about how awesome License to Kill is. I love License to Kill, it's badass, one of my fav Bond films. My top 3 are Casino Royale, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, & License to Kill.

[@yourcultboyfriend]

Licence to Kill is so badass. On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Casino Royale are really good too.

[@yourcultboyfriend]

Licence to Kill is so badass. On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Casino Royale are really good too.

[@aaronmurray4624]

I'll make a pitch for Marge Gunderson, mainly because of her place in the Coen Bro's body of work, a body of work that seems to constantly be grappling with nihilism. That's their boogeyman, for sure, just look at Miller's Crossing, Baron Fink, Fargo, No Country, A Serious Man, Inside Llewyn Davis. They're always digesting that same meal. I mean, they've got a film called The Man Who Wasn't there, for fuck's sake. And of course they know it and make fun of themselves, just look at Flea et al in Lebowski. And they always seem to bring in home in the final scene, the beach in Fink, Ed Tom retiring and telling his dreams, Llewyn Davis stuck in a loop, the kid staring at the tornado in Serious Man, even JK Simmons' hilarious speech at the end of Burn After Reading, and of course the iconic push in on Tom Reagan lifting up his hat. They all have nothing when they leave us. But Marge wins! It's not the scene where she lectures Buscemi about the money, it's the scene with her and John Lynch at the end. She's got her husband and his stamp painting and the world didn't beat her down to nothing. What a hero! She defeated the nihilism! And I feel a lot of John McClane in her. Cop, but not super cop. Smart but not Sherlock Holmes smart. Quotable. Different styles, for sure, but both just ordinary folks doing what has to be done

[@yourcultboyfriend]

It's a very solid defense!

[@LiquorSandwich]

Not knowing your audience wants an hour long analysis of License to Kill might mean you need to go on a nice long honeymooooon

[@yourcultboyfriend]

LMAO!!

[@frederickrawlingswyatt6256]

I personally would love if you did a full on analysis of licensed to kill. My favorite Bonds are George Lazenby and Timothy Dalton. I thought that George Lazenby brought a sensitivity to Bond that was much appreciated and wasn’t reignited until Dalton took on the role. Dalton brought both a sensitivity and brooding to Bond. In both cases I feel they transcend traditional ideas of masculinity that are usually portrayed in action movies. They’re not your typical macho man. Which gets boring at times in fiction and can be just pitiful in real life. Dalton and Lazenby were the most interesting portrayals of the charterer. Everyone else pales in comparison. Its been argued that the best James Bond movies tend to deconstruct the action genre and help to then reconstruct it. Which is interesting because most work that deconstruct a genre tend to leave everyone else guessing on how to forward with said genre. James Bond will deconstruct the genre and then give the genre a new blueprint all in the same film.

[@yourcultboyfriend]

I also really like On Her Majesty's Secret Service! I think I personally appreciate Craig and Dalton's Bond films the most. Stay tuned. I'm going to be posting a video discussion about my top 3 Bond films. There will undoubtedly be even more Licence to Kill analysis there. I think you made some excellent points here. I liked reading what you had to say about Lazenby and Dalton's expressions of a more brooding and sensitive masculinity. James Bond can be extremely fascinating to interact with.

[@frederickrawlingswyatt6256]

Definitely look forward to it.