I'm curious about the hype over the Bond films.*I've only just recently been properly introduced to them, beginning with Sean Connery, and I just can't get into them. I've always been aware that he's the epitome of the Gary Stu trope, and this is actually what's always intrigued me about the character. I know the Stu/Sue types lack so many elements that would make a character intriguing, but his success caught my attention, and so I was more than willing to watch a few films when my boyfriend brought them to my attention.
After watching a few, with an open mind I should add; I find them to be completely terrible. There is nothing about these films that appeal to me whatsoever. Here you've got a handsome man with charm and wit that would catch any beauty with the highest success, is talented with weapons and gadgets among many things, has all the money anyone could ever ask for and more, and is just all around flawless. I, as a woman, cannot relate to that. Not to mention, I find his lack of flaws incredibly dull, so my attraction toward the character is non-existent, and I can't even at least fangirl over him.*And aside from being total fanservice, the Bond girl should be interesting enough for the female audience, right? Wrong. Everything about these women exist to not only stimulate the male audience's unrealistic fantasies, but to prove to them that James Bond is a magnet to such graceful babes who have never known an unattractive moment.
I think these movies are a pile of rubbish. The only explanation I can come up with is the nostalgia factor.*Like I said, I've only just recently watched them, so there is nothing in my heart for these films at all. There never will be.
After watching a few, with an open mind I should add; I find them to be completely terrible. There is nothing about these films that appeal to me whatsoever. Here you've got a handsome man with charm and wit that would catch any beauty with the highest success, is talented with weapons and gadgets among many things, has all the money anyone could ever ask for and more, and is just all around flawless. I, as a woman, cannot relate to that. Not to mention, I find his lack of flaws incredibly dull, so my attraction toward the character is non-existent, and I can't even at least fangirl over him.*And aside from being total fanservice, the Bond girl should be interesting enough for the female audience, right? Wrong. Everything about these women exist to not only stimulate the male audience's unrealistic fantasies, but to prove to them that James Bond is a magnet to such graceful babes who have never known an unattractive moment.
I think these movies are a pile of rubbish. The only explanation I can come up with is the nostalgia factor.*Like I said, I've only just recently watched them, so there is nothing in my heart for these films at all. There never will be.
