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Puzzling Thing About James Bond?


Sohan

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I've been in a 007 movie mode for the past few weeks, and a thought occurred to me last night:

Why does "Q", the gadget guru, get older in every film, but James Bond always remains the same age?

:-?

I know it's been the same actor since the second film, but still, it's a little odd to see when you watch all the movies together in a short time period. Perhaps 007 has taken tips from Dorian Gray....

:lol:

With respect,

Sohan

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That's a good observation there, Sohan. Never occured to me. The original Q passed away a few years ago, and was replaced by John Cleese. A good fit, I thought.

Dorian Gray, that's good stuff!

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hm. while not a very fun answer, i think this may explain somewhat: our vision of james bond is one of the youthful, womanizing, independent rogue who can single-handedly dispatch dozens of opponents and hold his liquor to a stupifying amount. james bond must remain young, otherwise he no longer fits into the caricature that the myth is built around.

q on the other hand is not a character to be admired for any of those qualities. in fact, the only two qualities that we can hold him up for are his intelligence (gadgets, advice, wisdom, et cetera) and his dark humor (ghetto blaster, for the americans!) those two qualities do not require him to be young or even youthful. but in the myth, old age and treachery seem no match for youth and skill.

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Lifestyles! "Q" works too hard and 007 plays too hard :D Besides the young ladies keep him young :D :D

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As I recall, Q is actually an elderly man in the books, which were written before the films. So it was normal for the original Q to be an older man, and he'd "grow" into the part. He was a father figure of sorts so it was necessary to have him be much older.

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hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.

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The reason that James Bond is the same age (around it) in every movie is because he is able to escape from time. Although time has tried to corner Bond, he's been able to escape and keep on the run.

On a different note, after college I plan to make my own "James Bond" movie. This is the story line: James Bond is cornered by the bad guy. Bond tries to escape using high tech gadgets but is shot 5 times and dies. (That is the first 5 to 10 minutes). The rest of the movie (which will run about 1 1/2 hours) is just the bad guys dancing on screen :)

The movie will be highly acclaimed and will win all types of awards thanks to my brilliant story board and story line!

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The reason that James Bond is the same age (around it) in every movie is because he is able to escape from time. Although time has tried to corner Bond, he's been able to escape and keep on the run.

On a different note, after college I plan to make my own "James Bond" movie. This is the story line: James Bond is cornered by the bad guy. Bond tries to escape using high tech gadgets but is shot 5 times and dies. (That is the first 5 to 10 minutes). The rest of the movie (which will run about 1 1/2 hours) is just the bad guys dancing on screen :)

The movie will be highly acclaimed and will win all types of awards thanks to my brilliant story board and story line!

Good luck with that. :)

On a side note, there is a remake of Casino Royale coming out. It looks promising.

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