Why James Bond Won't Die

[@aarondesch]

Wisecrack: "Why James Bond Won't Die" Me having just seen No Time To Die: Oooof...

[@jamesmccallum8641]

Aged like milk lol

[@knowledgedumpingservice2435]

@@jamesmccallum8641 Proof Bond is alive: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaqopp-draZ6psk

[@naki3934]

What the spoiler 😂

[@jjpark98]

It's simple. For him, there is "No Time to Die"

[@LuisSierra42]

He seems to have found some

[@jeddafakee91]

Csi noise

[@karas_kuuhaku7670]

Except at the end of this lastest movies

[@hououinspeigel1861]

HOUOUIN KYOMA

[@CitizenKen01]

Damn! You took what I was gonna say :p

[@ClarkKentsRockandRollRevue]

Wiscrack: Comprehensive ideas regarding Bond. Timothy Dalton fans: ...

[@JaimeNyx15]

I expected them to skip Lazenby (even though On Her Majesty’s Secret Service was actually an underrated film), but skipping Dalton is a bit silly.

[@Segkee]

Great flick. Diana Rigg, great bond girl. Check out The Assassination Bureau. Oliver Reed was up for Lazenby's role based off this flick, they stole Diana Rigg instead! Lots of fun. Has Kingsman's vibes. Dalton wasn't bad, but I get why both weren't included.

[@shadowmyth123]

I agree with you that Timothy Dalton should have been included. Daniel Craig's version of Bond would not exist if not for Dalton take on the Bond character.

[@ingolf82]

OHMSS has a great plot. it's just such a shame it was let down by Lazenby's talentless ass. Diana Rigg carried that movie to the finish line.

[@pip5528]

Glad I'm not the only one who thought skipping Timothy Dalton and not talking about his grittiness before Daniel Craig was absurd.

[@strikerbowls791]

@mr Han Man Best Bond? That is a stretch

[@maorlevavi6077]

Dalton is underappreciated, he portrayed the character in a manner that was the closest to the books more than any Bond including Daniel Craig. Dalton was the change into a more serious Bond

[@misterlee2416]

If you have ever met a real-life Gary Stu, you would understand why Roger Moore's Bond is, funnily enough, more realistic than the others. If you found iife easy, you would be full of jokes. Dalton in contrast plays him as an underachiever who is still a try hard. which he certainly isn't in the books.

[@MrWillcapone]

Craig is Dalton with more development with his internal life, like Lazenby. So basically part of what made him great is the story that was given to him. It is possible to tell Bond's story from another angle, they just don't have to rush it. Wait a good 5 years at least before a new one.

[@howdy4504]

I had to take a class on the genre theory behind James Bond and the theory that our class came up with has to do with the Western perception of hypermasculinity. For instance, we all talked about how Sean Connery was meant to be a sex symbol as Bond and yet today he would have been considered as having a "Dad bod" by today's standards. In our class, we concluded that Bond always represented what the time period considered "the epitome of manliness." So the obsession with sexual conquest was a big part of it from the 1960s-1970s, but dipped off in influence through the 1980s as the cold war began to become the focus of the Bond films. This all culminates in Daniel Craig, who represents the "contemporary manhood" which would be of highly sculpted abs, but a higher focus on fighting terrorism and confronting trauma and vulnerability in male characters. This shift has a lot to do with Austin Powers, which is directly cited as the reason for getting rid of the gadgets because "No one could take us seriously after [Austin Powers]" With that said, Daniel Craig's version is influenced by the crisis of manhood in the United States caused by 9/11 (this is what I wrote my final paper on) and how manliness is confronted by trauma and torture. In Casino Royale, Mads Mikkelsen's torture scene is a direct attack on James Bond's "manhood" (oh...you know ;)). Still, his sexual escapades and risky behavior is shown to be questionable, which wasn't the case in the original iterations. It instead addresses the consequences of these actions, there's a notable scene where James Bond comforts his coworker after they were attacked, showing vulnerability and sympathy that James Bond was never afforded before. Either way I wasn't expecting to give a short version of my James Bond essay, but *TL;DR* Bond represents western society's growing perspective of what manhood really means, and what is the ideal man, and does that man even exist? And is the "ideal man" from the perspective of all of us or from the perspective of men themselves? Pretty cool stuff for a pretty niche topic :)

[@annasanta9103]

I like this study, I am so sick of that old man bond sleeping with younger girls in the movies as sex symbol, so 1950s .... so disgusting like pedoes. Daniel did a bit better at least he didn't sleep around all the time, we always knew in the Bond movie he played in always loved Vesper ❤(in the latest 2021 bond movie even he tells the girl he wishes to forger Vesper and move forward to a new life but he can't exactly forgets her, Vesper had cut James Bond so deep how love did to him . He truly still loves her . ) and both of them seemed more similar age with Daniel Craig and Eva Green , that's a match a really good match in intelligence and age and that's why there is real true vibe between them. Well done. The rest of the other old james bond just slept with people whomever come his way like some rabbit 🐇 We know that Bond girls rarely make a reappearance. James Bond uses girls , give them vanity treats while they’re together, and then leaves the girls he slept with to do his job. The girl he was prepared to give it all up for, though? Vesper. Vesper in the Casino Royale 2007 version defines the modern area of how we view the role from our generation, Daniel Craig and Eva Green are the best match for the Bond Era, and for the first time in the Bond history , a bond really fell in love 😍

[@Chinekeh]

That was well said.

[@Llewellyn2844]

Such pretentious, pseudo-intellectual bullshit. Daniel Craig was never James Bond; he was an aging, disillusioned Jason Bourne pretending to be James Bond (and hating himself for it). The REAL James Bond is a suave, debonair, impeccably tailored man-of-the- world with a taste for champagne, caviar, and beautiful women---a licensed killer who drives hot cars through an exotic world of guns, goons, girls, and gadgets (with John Barry's pulse-pounding music playing in the background).

[@Chinekeh]

@@Llewellyn2844 you have a very interesting theory towards Daniel Craig's James Bond. I take it you won't be watching Craig's last outing 😂😂😂.

[@Llewellyn2844]

@@Chinekeh I'm serious. All the other Bond actors give the impression that they are enjoying the role, but Craig acts like playing 007 is a boring chore. Plus, he was never the right choice for the part, anyway. He would've been better cast as the villain's chief henchman. If you replaced Robert Shaw with Daniel Craig as "Red" Grant in "From Russia, with Love," that would work perfectly. In the end, Craig's "Bond" is nothing but an uncultured blond thug who never looks comfortable in a tuxedo---the very antithesis of 007.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

This is basically what mythology is all about. The same characters and basic stories can be reinterpreted for any time, place, or audience.

[@WhyplayGaming]

This is basically what religion is.

[@Kannot2023]

@@WhyplayGaming fairy tales are obsolete religions

[@jmgonzales7701]

@@Kannot2023 isnt religion itself obsolete?

[@jmgonzales7701]

All things must come to end. Seriously they cant keep these forever.

[@agranero6]

In a sense Bond is like Doctor Who, always changing, people always discussing who was better, who is the worst, people hating the new one, always portrayed by a Scottish at some point, etc.

[@vseegobi]

Dalton’s take deserve some respect. This is just clowning around

[@evoste]

Dalton did the brooding Bond back in the 80's shame he only did two films as I think he was the closest to the books.

[@danielland3767]

I likes Dalton, I remember him when I was 7 to 9 (87 to 89) years old

[@40g33k]

I own both movies.... on DVD, don't judge me.

[@avwillis5269]

Dalton's take is very underrated.

[@Calzaki]

@sunbro of astora Yup, skipped over because it didnt fit their narrative of blowing smoke up Craig's arse

[@vseegobi]

The sniper set up scene in Living Daylights is the kind a plot driven scene steeped in realism that Dalton deserves so much credit for. You learn everything you need to know about this principled assassin in 5 minutes

[@Connor-vj7vf]

Conveniently cut out the gritty take of bond from Dalton as it breaks the pattern

[@howkel]

Skipped George Lazenby too.

[@bombapiotr]

Dalton was also the Bond of his time since he didn't sex when there was a AIDS epidemic and worked with the Taliban.

[@jumpkickman1993]

Exactly what I was going to say Timothy Dalton was awesome

[@DorkoDoes]

It’s obviously because we have shit to do and they have a deadline 🙄

[@ingolf82]

@@howkel Lazenby doesn't deserve a mention, he was rubbish. the man literally had to be dubbed over in english because he couldn't do his job, he was a failed experiment, which is why he only got 1 movie. the only reason the movie is half decent is because of his co-star that played Tracy (Diana Rigg), she was a great actress and carried that movie, which is blasphemy. James Bond should always carry his own weight. Dalton on the other hand was great.

[@sebastien-loikntsangou-kan5264]

It's obviously because he's a Time Lord.

[@tragicallyhypno3158]

I want the next iteration of Bond to be a three-way crossover between Doctor Who, Sherlock and James Bond, where it's revealed Moriarity is the Master and also leading MI6 as M and James Bond has been a Time Lord the whole time.

[@40g33k]

Sir Timesalot.

[@Crispman_777]

@@tragicallyhypno3158 You should watch The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in that case.

[@ryzekiv7147]

@@tragicallyhypno3158 i want the crossover have tones That implied Bond might be a Timelord, only for The Doctor to realize he’s not and we end the entire adventure with the doctor completely baffled and even a bit amused by Bond’s existence.

[@ryzekiv7147]

Doc: “just…who _are_ you?!” Jb: “the name’s Bond. James Bond. Haven’t we met?” Doc: [visible confusion]>[leads to chuckle and laughter] “I suppose we have.” LATER… Companion: “so if he’s not a Timelord, what is he? Doctor?” Doc: “I suppose…There are some things we may need to leave for the imagination… [look of wonder]” Companion: “But that doesnt make sense!” Doc: “my dear, in all the time we’ve spent, has anything we’ve done ‘made sense’?”

[@Dreadfultime]

I'm exactly 1:48 in and I already feel like this is the coziest, snuggest video ever. The bond franchize takes me back to sunday reruns at my grandma's house when I was like 8 years old and there was nothing else on tv.

[@ROMANTIKILLER2]

As many in the comments have already stated, while Dalton only portrayed Bond in 2 movies, simply pretending it didn't exist because that better fits the narrative that leads to Craig being the grittier Bond does not seem to be too intellectually honest.

[@DVDandFilmBloke]

Yes, Dalton is my favourite as well. Also missing out Lazenby is inexcusable. After watching the Bond films again (ok I'm up to Die Another Day at the moment, god help me), despite Lazenby not being able to act his way out of a paper bag, he actually showed the more human side of Bond that Dalton and Craig would later refine, he's a very different character to Connery. To pretend he didn't happen is also intellectually dishonest. Dalton and Lazenby were both ahead of their time which is why there films are still viewed as the black sheep of the series, which is a shame as Licence to Kill and On Her Majesty's Secret Service are two of the best films in the series and The Living Daylights is very good as well. Also they seem to treat the Dalton era as Ghetto Blasters and explosive tooth paste and nothing more. Dismissing an actually pretty good Cold War spy thriller and a gritty, emotional revenge story because of a small scene is laughably stupid and shows these idiots didn’t get Bond. I’m hardly an expert on Bond but I would never dismiss Lazenby and Dalton just to pretend Craig is the first serious Bond. Unrelated, I actually really like the Q scene in Licence to Kill, it gave him a lot of development and proves he has a heart, he put's his job and life on the line to help Bond.

[@Calzaki]

Disliked for skipping over Dalton... Because that was a very interesting moment where they arguably made an attempt to go back to the roots and self correct the over camp later Moore films with a little more groundedspy thriller stuff while also balancing aspects of what the audience had come to expect. Brosnan's Bond wouldn't have been what it was without that. But feels like you breezed over it because it didn't fit your narrative of "Craig is the gritty one" which is really over simistic for this channel

[@marcusboast1877]

💯

[@strikerbowls791]

Dalton was hardly gritty

[@mariakelly1059]

@@strikerbowls791 But he IS Timothy Dalton, and that's the important part.

[@westhamaremassive8099]

I’m sure he really cares that you disliked neek

[@justalurkr]

Roger Moore was my Bond growing up. Gonna miss Craig, though.

[@mrgreatbigmoose]

Roger Moore for me too. But now that I've rewatched everything again for the umpteenth time I've switched. AAAANNNNDDDD gonna miss Craig too. For the longest time, as good as Moore had been, Goldeneye was #1. Now I'd have to say Casino Royale is the top, led by Craig.

[@elisabethburger9430]

@@mrgreatbigmoose 0nb0kn

[@archer1949]

It’s not complete without talking about Dalton. He did Bond as a serious killer years before Craig did.

[@BlankVideo88]

Really disappointed that you choose to ignore Dalton's version of 007 in favor of the blockbuster cinematic portrayal. Before Craig it was Timothy Dalton's who focused on portrrayimg Fleming's vision for Bond. Majority of the public then may not have been ready for his style or perhaps don't even want him as Bond. But his brief stint actually provided a clear template. Grounded on Bond's humanity, danger and away from camp . His version may be brief and unpopular but it is ICONIC.

[@RumitheBartender]

Craig is no longer the new guy, he's now an OG! I can't wait for this last one.

[@eZU4nQsWN9pAGsU38aHj]

It’s legit good, don’t let it get spoiled for you

[@Lord_of_Dread]

I don't think I've ever been so uninterested in a bond film personally. Casino Royale is one of my all time favourite movies, but the double whammy of Skyfall and Spectre both being the most anticlimatic snooze-fests I've ever seen in the cinema pretty much killed my interest. As soon as there was no more source material (book), the Craig films just fell apart. No real notable plot, no exciting twists or unpredictability, Craig seems as bored as the rest of us, and somehow they even made Christopher Waltz uninteresting to watch. I remember walking out of the cinema after seeing Skyfall and me and my friends were all in mortified silence. We all had the same reaction; we were waiting for it to get good, and it never did. Same with Spectre. I somehow just don't care anymore.

[@speedracer1945]

@@Lord_of_Dread Campbell rocked with Casino Royale and of course I was wary before seeing it but I was sold . Though Mendes could do drama but action , nope . I found his films dull for Bond films for the new generation it was good but I'm a vet of 007 films and came for escapism not a day outta my life .

[@d2k82]

Well he's dead now so get used to it.

[@jackbauer5455]

@@Lord_of_Dread Interesting Skyfall is one of the best bond movies its not a debate if you look at statistics not just by box office but also how the reviews of critics and fans alike but I would agree that Spectre could of been much better but I disagree on no plot or twists I think M is dying is pretty much very few excepted also most Bond movies have a simple plot so I’m not sure what you mean by notable . What’s your though on Quantum of Solace ?

[@Mike-wf1nm]

I hope Bond continues beyond my lifetime. "James Bond Will Return." I hope so!

[@plebhead_]

I don’t wanna spoil stuff so I’m dumbing it down: I think the woman’s mini woman who was bond’s will be the new one

[@funfairs__uk]

@@plebhead_ I don't think so

[@plebhead_]

@@funfairs__uk but that’s just a theory, a film theory.

[@gabbar51ngh]

I wish Simon Templar gets as much attention as James Bond

[@Braskevful]

He wont, he dies in new film xD

[@yousifnash5378]

Bond is all about modernity. He is a reflection of the times, what the audience finds most entertaining in their films.

[@MrJimeih]

I recall in one of the Bond novels Bond was offered a knighthood, which he refused, stating something along the lines of, ‘I am a British peasant and always will be.' I'd submit that Bond wasn't quite the love letter to British Imperialism that the video suggests (in fact the novels seem to look longingly to the United States and CIA, deploring that the British are not so well equipped with gadgets, etc). I think it was Thunderball that opens with Bond despondent that the girl he was seeing left him for a young American sailor. So Fleming's Bond had emotional continuity between stories and plenty of interesting and very human foibles. It sounds like this video has made some assumptions based on what people suppose the source material is. I don't think this represents a good representation of the literary character but it's otherwise a good analysis of the film eras.

[@DiasThiago100]

Dalton really deserved some love here

[@samfilmkid]

I think toughness had been done before with Bond. Dalton and even Brosnan had his dark moments. The real unique thing Craig brought to the role was vulnerability.

[@DracoMagnius]

Honestly I always loved the silly gadgets I'm sad they've been taken away.

[@alexgratzaTV]

I mean the watch from no time to die is kinda silly

[@alexgratzaTV]

also the db5 with the machine guns is pretty goofy as well

[@DracoMagnius]

@@alexgratzaTV I mean yeah, but it's not pen laser or spider mine silly. (The spider mines were in one of the video games, but I'm still counting them.)

[@politereminder6284]

@@alexgratzaTV I Know. Camp for life!

[@venomgeekmedia9886]

when they brought in Daniel Craig they took the oppotunity to fully reboot the timeline. strange as it is every bond from Connery to Brosnan is the same man at different points in his life (don't think about it!) Craig's bond is essentially a completely separate timeline and unlike the previous incarnations they were free to make drastic changes to the character whereas before there had to be some consistency between portrayals. with Craig's departure the producers are free to pick and entirely new bond and start totally afresh as they did in 2006. And No thats probably not gonna take the form of a Jane bond. maybe they could try a female led spinoff but there's plenty of other female spy movies out there.

[@Klipschrf35]

Ive also heard it that bond is just a codename and these are respectively different people

[@venomgeekmedia9886]

@@Klipschrf35 yeah NO. the various bonds all up to craig all show a connection to the past films. there are several videos debunking this theory.

[@grantmcroberts4089]

@@Klipschrf35 bond is not a codename they killed that theory in skyfall when they showed his parents grave

[@LuisSierra42]

Bond vs Ethan Hunt

[@danielland3767]

@@Klipschrf35 I keep saying it on various comments here but I do think Double "0" 1-6, 8 & 9 will start to show up more. The movie titles will be similar to The Fast & The Furious presents: Hobbs & Shaw. So probably "Her Majesty's Secret Service: 001,002,003,etc" both ushering in various other "Double 0" agents while paying homage to the 1969 Bond flim "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Just a thought I have to fix the debate & based off the line Bond said to Lashana Lynch character in one of the trailers Lynch: "try anything & I'll shoot you in the good knee" To which Bond replies "Your a Double 0?" Edit: but I do find the use of "Bond" being a alias a really neat way of explaining why so many actors have played Bond & definitely can cast Idris Elba, Daniel Kaluuya or John Boyega in that role. But it's up to the Flemming's Estate to decide on which path to take.

[@drewcampbell8555]

A co-worker is a Bond fanatic and told me (early) Connery was the best because while some others might be better actors, you always believed Connery had it in him to actually kill someone in real life - and not worry about it afterwards.

[@themaninthechair4338]

I do believe this video hits the nail on the head. I loved Pierce's Bond as a kid but I tried to rewatch Goldeneye a few weeks ago and... I just couldn't finish it. The settings, the character, the speed of the plot and the plot itself didn't strike a chord with me. Because we're living in a different time to when that movie was released. Where the cold war fears have gone and the larger fears over resources, medicine, proxy wars and such are a lot more prevalent. Where the lines are so much more grey. And it seems that every day has the potential to be difficult for no reason.

[@quintenwhyte6660]

And the Goldeneye N64 game is....a timeless classic!!!😎👍🏾

[@haoszeraphim8969]

Beautifully said

[@politereminder6284]

People weren't really into the goldeneye era. It's the camp of Moore and Connery that were an attraction. I personally never got into Craig's Bond, though I love home as an actor. I'm holding out for a future campy Bond 🤞

[@SweDante]

…Well the title of this video won’t age well.

[@SacClass650]

I mean, you do realise that the analysis still applies. The whole thesis of the video is that Bond is an avatar, an idea, capable of transcending actual death.

[@danielland3767]

Bond will still be in play as a white male for MI-6, but the other agents (1-7, 8 & 9) will be anything else to adapt to current times.

[@SweDante]

@@SacClass650 Yes of course, and I totally buy that thesis. It’s just the title of the video that makes it quite ironic because of…

[@Ad3tr]

@@SacClass650 He’s male toxicity and terrible western foreign policy made flesh. Fun fact, the real British agent he was based on was tricked by the Checka and shot. They baited him with a fake anti Bolshevik militia.

[@Ad3tr]

@Hunterkage Joestar The character is not salvageable. It needs to die.

[@evanclp514]

James Bond will never go away. he brings a level of comfort to the audience. he helps us believe that there's always someone out there fighting for us and that good will always triumph over evil. that's why the movies always end with the line "James Bond will return."

[@kieran8984]

the only things that last in anything are things that adapt and evolve. So if bond keeps being reimagined for new audiences he will never die

[@augustopoliche8908]

Your take has killed franchises like no other in the last 4 years. Audiences don't want to see their favorite characters changing into something politically correct.

[@kieran8984]

@@augustopoliche8908 I never said he needs to be PC. the reason why bond is still massively successful is because they changed him but kept what made him bond the same. All they did was change the tone that's what I'm saying

[@augustopoliche8908]

@@kieran8984 he was. Now they've re invented 007 as a female and bond is no longer a seducer. The movie needs to be a billion dollar success to not bomb. It was a success, just like star wars, now it's another titanic going down.

[@seanjonesy180]

@@augustopoliche8908 hmm I can link to a video from dalton on release of living daylights saying how the female relationships have moved on and criticising the sexism in early Bond films.. That's nearly 40 years ago and Bond is coping.. Maybe you should cope better too

[@augustopoliche8908]

@@seanjonesy180 bonds essence is being a seducer. The only woke remake that succeeded is mad max and it's not that extreme. I wish it was just me not coping.

[@dennismason3740]

Timothy and George are feeling ignored!

[@0712Coockie]

So James Bond is like the spy version of Sherlock Holmes.

[@scottgrohs5940]

No, he was a druggie.

[@MatthewSmith001]

You guys forgot to mention George Lazenby... but then I myself had forgotten him enough that I had to look up his name.

[@BodyByBenSLC]

Sean Connery had super human charisma.

[@jlrob85]

It’s criminal how Dalton is so underrated! He had two great films where as Brosnan had 1 1/2 good ones. Dalton is the best adaptation of the Bond in the books

[@stickmanbw]

Bronson and 2 1/2 good films

[@kindofabigdeal7284]

Facts

[@johnnycalvino7490]

@@stickmanbw *Brosnan

[@strikerbowls791]

Brosnan had 3 great ones. Learn to count

[@jlrob85]

@@strikerbowls791 okay. Goldeneye, The World is Not Enough (was okay but not a classic). Did I miss one? Lol

[@fireaza]

If anything, I can foresee a future where people want the campy Bond back. Movies have all gotten pretty gritty, something more fun and light-hearted could be a breath of fresh air.

[@wattsnottaken1]

I just watched all 4 Brosnan Bond movies and I absolutely love how campy and “too smooth” Brosnan Bond was. Also super nostalgic I used to watch them with my cousin back in the early 2000s. Having said that. I’m also going to miss The cold and gritty Daniel Craig Bond.

[@politereminder6284]

I miss the camp. I love Craig as an actor, follow him in everything, but I just can't get through his Bond films. Boring as hell.

[@onetripwonders]

Why'd you skip Dalton? After the last movie, I'll take a guess that they'll make a retro bond of the 60s, as it doesn't seem possible to have a current iteration. It would make a better spy thriller with anachronistic tech.

[@Starwarsdude8221991]

And yet I still find myself watching the old stuff more

[@satyarthsingh2276]

In a world where anyone can become "James Bond", there are less and less "George Smiley's"

[@veramae4098]

Yes. Brilliant. Smiley is still haunting me.

[@ace_degenerate09]

Because he’s awesome

[@LuisSierra42]

bc he's bond, james bond

[@livootherworld5756]

He might of made a deal with Hollywood.

[@strikerbowls791]

He WAS

[@talideon]

Skipping Dalton? That's harsh!

[@MatthewSmith001]

They skipped one-Bond-wonder Lazenby, too.

[@Muskateering]

And a bit stupid 😕

[@MatthewSmith001]

@@Muskateering definitely the least notable

[@Calzaki]

Edit the facts to meet their over simplified conclusion... Craig is the "gritty" one. Same conclusion the entire Internet has had for 10 years, pity as this channel is usually more nuanced

[@shawnsarver343]

Why did you skip the Timothy Dalton James Bond?

[@williamblack2904]

Brosnan was the bond I grew up with and will always have a special place for me.

[@nolanmcdonald2498]

the title hasn't aged quite so well

[@Alex00789]

No love for Dalton? He was gritty before it was cool. He was the closest Bond to the book version.

[@BrandonWristband]

Because no matter how much people want the world to be nice, they still need someone to do their dirty work.

[@Laffingbooda777]

This is the best analysis of all bond films fitting the era of history ... as an astrologer ... I can also say The planets Neptune...Uranus and Pluto are also responsible for shaping The Signs of The Time or Trends in movies ... culture and fashions... your analysis is right on cue...example are the Moore Bond films mostly flippant humor and less serious when Neptune the Lord of Illusion n fiction like movies was in Saggitarius The sign of The Traveller...Teacher and Comedic unseriousness rather than the earlier Connery films in the Neptune in Scorpio era of more serious n deadly passionate era ... Bravo ... highly enjoyed it

[@LezCharming]

This was really good. My fave Wisecrack vid so far.

[@PatrickAllenNL]

All I will say is..James Bond enters the public domain in 2034

[@gabbar51ngh]

He won't. There's even Conan's works in public domain but doesn't mean you can make movies or toys on him. That's all trademarked. Similarly you can reprint some old superman or some other comics but try making a superman movie & WB lawyers would be up your ass.

[@ENLIGHTENMENT789]

@@gabbar51ngh The copyright is on that film, OR item ; not on the character, thus come 2034 i can make a tv series on the character, but i can't make a remake of NO TIME TO DIE.

[@Sebbir]

We all know Richard Ayoade should be the next James Bond

[@LuisSierra42]

Damn right

[@pradyumnnahata9665]

He went there to drink milk and kick ass.

[@majacovic5141]

@@pradyumnnahata9665 and he's all out of ass

[@avwillis5269]

As long as he doesn't get the two mixed up. Drinking ass and kicking milk is an all around mess.

[@steele8280]

No thanks.

[@dd-uf9nw]

Timothy Dalton should have been mentioned in this video too . I watched first bond movie other than Brosnan's was his movie and his character was totally different than Brosnan's bond character then Daniel Craig arrived and his character was little bit similar to Dalton , darker and more human.

[@UnimpressedViking]

because James Bond is a title rather than a single person? we needed an entire video for this?

[@themanwhosoldtheworld3284]

Connery might be more iconic, Moore might be more marketable, Brosnan might be more well balanced, and Craig might be more gritty.. But the truth is, every time I read the novels, I can't hear or see anyone besides Dalton. He had more of an effect in 2 movies than others did in 5, 6 or 7.

[@nb-pl1zj]

Brosnan Pierceman tomorrow never dies I love that movie. N64 golden eye is the greatest Nintendo 64 game ever

[@jackrotz2139]

Maybe greatest FPS, those multi-player 4 screen death matches OMFG Definitely overhyped but man when i went from sega genesis games and doom on the computer to the N64 and 007, MY 12 yr old self was like THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!

[@rafaelfarias4359]

The thing about Brosnan is that while all other actors since Sean Connery were interpreting James Bond, Brosnan IS James Bond. He really never left the character. He is Bond even in movies that he is not supposed to be Bond. Hell, he is Bond even in an animated gif disturbing a cup of coffee.

[@ty-guy4458]

Can't be bothered to take 3 extra minutes to include the other Bonds, but KEEPS SOUNDS AWWWWWEEEEESSSSSOOOOMMMMEEEEE!!!

[@benmarkus3675]

Great video as always

[@KSchawacker]

007 and the James Bond franchise has always survived through evolution. I'm sure if Ian Flemming was alive today, he'd be quite pleased with what has become of his work. So damn good. Can't wait for this Friday and No Time To Die.

[@unknowncreature-0069]

I hate it when things get altered "for the American audience" like GOD FORBID we learn about other cultures

[@terryh1451]

Did you purposely leave out Dalton?

[@tonybaihao4178]

I think so, as they showed extract from his films in the video introduction.

[@zinuru2707]

No time to die is the end for bond

[@harrybriscoe983]

I’ve got bad news for you fellas

[@MrMrchatcity]

One of the best breakdowns Wisecrack has had since Jared left. Wonderful job guys!

[@Ash-ww8xg]

Jared left?!

[@namaskaracharya3782]

It seems you haven't watched 'No Time To Die' yet .... I've got some bad news for you 😅

[@Sherrbrrt]

What is the bad news

[@Zeverinsen]

Spill the beans

[@larsdahlgren739]

@@Sherrbrrt it was s bit more like the older ones! Less gritty and all that! 🥰

[@darthnazgul]

SPOILER: He dead.

[@mikehall7189]

If he’s now deceased , and it says at the end of ‘No time to die’ that Bond will return, will they just give someone else the 007 designation? Which would be a major break with Bond formula.

[@miles8085]

No they’ll recast bond, it’ll be a reboot, new universe.

[@shanepeterson7328]

I've always like the fanfic theory that "James Bond, Agent 007" is not a person, but a title. Something that was designed to create an almost mythological status with the enemy. An agent who never dies and doesn't seem to age. So different spys have assumed the identity throughout the decades. It explains why he's been around so long, why he looks different over time, why he's the same age in the 1960s as he does in the 2020s, and why for a 'secret' agent he's so free with telling everyone his name. I know it's not cannon, but it's fun.

[@muhammadresky2300]

In the film No Time To Die James Bond finally died

[@ace_degenerate09]

The real question is why you would want him to die ?

[@JohnnyElRed]

So he wouldn't get in the way of their world domination plans.

[@LuisSierra42]

Wisecrack is the front of a world domination organization

[@BygoneT]

For the same reason any other entertainment product shouldn't go on forever and ever and ever and ever like comic books. You can't guarantee it will be good, nor that it won't just become a staple money milking product. It's so painful to watch what has happened to Marvel Comics, they started basically 100 years ago and now they're only putting out hot trash with a few exceptions. Bond isn't exactly my favourite secret agent but his cultural significance shouldn't go on forever to end up where almost every other long lived franchise ends up. A huge mess where the spirit goes away with time more and more.

[@Т1000-м1и]

1 week ago. I see you've done some good stuff while I wasn't there

[@teej008]

Craig’s Bond follows on from Dalton’s grittier edged take on the character. Why was he left out?

[@Kannot2023]

You didn't do your homework, you skip Timothy Dalton.

[@Manlowkeysus]

"The proper function of man is to live, not to exist," he says. "I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."

[@ajithsidhu7183]

simple he has built an immunity to bullets , blast , STDs and alcohol like archer

[@Eleyrica]

AGED WELL

[@ItsMathematics]

Did you just skip Timothy Dalton?

[@tonybaihao4178]

...and George Lazenby ? Yes they did ! They must have deemed their Bonds quite insignificant as they said 2:18.

[@ak19910716]

Haven't watched any Bond movies or played any of the games. Now there's too many and it's overwhelming to even start.

[@MortRotu]

Start at the beginning, read the books, then watch the films in release order, then if you feel like it play the games. Good luck finding a working n64 with goldeneye on!

[@cianconachy2510]

This will age greatly ;)

[@williamng378]

oh my goodness, this is such a great analysis of the Bond franchise. Personally I think Daniel Craig's Bond is the coolest lol

[@lacrartezorok4975]

If he can't be the tuxedo wearing gentleman anymore, then what's the difference between him and Ethan Hunt?

[@OUTSIDER40]

Thank you for making this video 🇬🇧👍

[@henriqueaugustus1761]

Bond is an idea much more than a character. This is why it is easy to reinvent and update him. The problem is that most people are used to characters with long backstories that create a story, instead of characters that serve only as tools for a story.

[@OrcinusLaryngologist]

“Tomorrow never dies” that’s why. 💪

[@jontyrosenow9396]

James Bond reflecting the times is very on point, it'll be even more true to theme after Hollywood kills the franchise by replacing the character with someone more 'with the times' in this godforsaken era

[@Farazkhan-ys4ce]

Bond forever

[@agranero6]

Very good analysis: "Bond is not the collection of various characteristics; rather he is the blank middle they fill in.".

[@ufailowell]

This is a great video for the people who say bond can't be black or a woman cause it would change to much

[@pip5528]

2:18 How is Timothy Dalton not influential? He did some things such as portray him as a cold killer which is closer to Ian Fleming's original vision and later accepted by the general public by the time Daniel Craig was cast and came into his own. Theoretically I feel like Bond could be reinvented forever but it would take some creative geniuses to do it since there weren't a whole lot of Fleming novels and the 90s already started to deviate from Fleming's works.

[@strikerbowls791]

Connery already portrayed him as a cold killer

[@pip5528]

​@@strikerbowls791Seems unfair to skip over him regardless.

[@rodaxel7165]

The real question is who is the next actor to play James Bond?

[@Lazslo_L]

Lashana Lynch

[@dnost6452]

@@Lazslo_L you misunderstand. He said James Bond. Not Jane Bond

[@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667]

Even Daniel Craig says that they don't have to change the gender of James Bond. Heck why changed it? Do you have many spy women and you can created more so why in the hell changed bond? it is just lazy. I heard time ago about a spin off of John Wick called Ballerina that sounded bad ass. I don't know what happens to that idea

[@Lazslo_L]

@@dnost6452 we get it, you're conservative. Take a seat, no one cares

[@dnost6452]

@@Lazslo_L no

[@TheCreepypro]

as a fan who has seen all the movies multiple times I appreciate this a shame you didn't talk about George Lazenby who Roger Moore took more inspiration from then Sean Connery or Timothy Dalton who Daniel Craig definitely was more like than Pierce Bronsnan but hey you still did a good job

[@rjmacready9828]

Brosnan is my favorite

[@maniaccop3403]

Bourne: "Why don't you just be a good boy and die?" Bond: "You first" (then points to the Wick series) "And you, second"

[@hamsterpaj111]

Brosnan will always be my Bond, but thats only because i grew up with him being it.

[@Michael-gm2ly]

Who’s here after No Time to Die….

[@blakel29]

Really missed out on a joke about Sean Connery having to wear wigs as bond in your keeps commercial break. Haha

[@droidseller]

Always felt like since 007 James Bond was a code name, he doesn't always make it out alive. When he doesn't, new Bond

[@jimgreen7477]

That's not true. Movies have long since debunked this. Connery all the way up to Brosnan were the same thing. Craig's run was the only reboot. Besides, Craig's run also reintroduces Blofeld and Leiter in New ways, and those aren't codenames either

[@kyleandgwen4507]

I think every Bond played by different actors were different people. They just retain the name and the code 007, but they are not the same person. They had the same training, almost the same characteristics but they have different styles which is quite hard to distinguish.

[@Halkin85]

You are completely off about the origins of Bond. He was meant to be a dull tool that things happened too and not a symbol of Britishness. Bond was Scottish/Swiss. Flemming also started writing Bond well before the British Empire had been disbanded, for the average Brit WWII, WWI and Spainish influenza had a WAY bigger impact than the death of the Empire. Not everything is about colonialism. Flemming wanted to write a spy novel to beat all spy novels with a protagonists who was unremarkable but had remarkable things happened to him. Flemming talks about this often. Bond was a meant to be a tool of the British Empire not some self actualised representation of British pride.

[@evoste]

I agree I always thought it was after WW2 to have something of a fantasy travelog type adventure after a brutal world war the same way you had the horror comics in the same period people wanted to be taken away from reality and the art forms of the time did that. Wisecrack are post modernist hipters who apply revionism without understanding context like saying the female characters only being pro active in the 90's/ I don't agree I remember XXX being Bonds equal in The Spy Who Loved Me which is 70's....

[@joshuasgameplays9850]

I'm pretty sure he was talking about the first bond movie

[@politereminder6284]

I always found the novel bond truly boring. Total snoozefest. But I was a teenager in boarding school with no access to tv or gadgets, so I read several of these to kill the time.

[@Professor_Fate]

Your analysis of FLEMING would have greater weight if you spelled his name correctly.

[@politereminder6284]

@@Professor_Fate 🙄 That's shallow

[@WisdomMastery]

Wait till you see No Time To Die. The title is an oxymoron because I guess there really is a time to die for Bond.

[@MrEab2010]

Moore is on record as saying he played Bond as a cartoon character because he thought the concept of a famous secret agent was ridiculous to begin with.

[@Mjolnir877]

He's obviously got No Time To...

[@rmod42]

This is rather simplistic and selective in its analysis. Especially when disregarding Lazenby and Dalton. Lazenby was arguably the most emotionally complete and "human" of all the Bonds. A real shame he only got to appear in one film. Dalton could be said to be the prototype for Craig's Bond. Though I suppose by ignoring those two it serves the video's narrative better as the emotionally engaged bond of OHMSS can be ignored along with one of the biggest call backs to it, with Dalton's Bond's feelings around marriage & seeing his friend and colleague suffer similarly and that triggering *checks notes* the entire plot in Licence to Kill Goldeneye is all about Bond dealing with the traumas from his work. Granted the Brosnan era got progressively sillier but its hard to paint the entire period with that brush. That goes for all the eras of Bond really - the low key, spycraft focused From Russia With Love is very different to the over the top Diamonds Are Forever. Moonraker has a wildly different tone to For Your Eyes Only. And are we forgetting the extremely capable women of Bond films past such as Agent XXX, Dr. Holly Goodhead or Mayday?