From perfectionism to realism, from JB to JB

Elinor 2022-03-19 09:01:02

James Bond and Jason Bourne, perhaps the two most famous agents in the world, their acronyms are all JB without exception. Is it a historical coincidence, or is this abbreviation more in line with the temperament of an agent? In fact, they have always been two relatively independent legends, and they did not have much overlap with each other. However, after the quantum crisis, they suddenly became afraid. Are the two JBs originally the same person?

For more than 40 years, what is our impression of Bond?
Gorgeous appearance, meticulous hairstyle and dress, always associated with adjectives such as handsome and handsome or Yushu Linfeng, like Conan, there are always people who provide a variety of high-tech equipment for emergencies, and there are beautiful top Ass Dun Martin is with him, and at the same time, he can go in and out of bed with a different but always the same hot beauty in each episode. Of course, he obviously should have absolutely extraordinary skills to solve various problems.
My 007 enlightenment came from Pierce, so I always insist that the existence of Bond is perfectionist. It must be handsome and charming. Even if you get out of the bullets and bullets, you can flick the dust on your suit. He is quite meticulous. He doesn’t. You need to worry about what kind of hotel you live in, and you don't need to worry about what kind of car you drive. The agent he performs should be perfect and gorgeous. It is an ideal perfectionism that fascinates a young girl with a smile.

On the contrary, what is our impression of Bourne?
He has lost all his memories, so he can't understand himself clearly. He didn't just travel across Europe by train and subway. He didn't have a woman. The first woman he met was in a lot of trouble at the time. He wasn't abusive. He had hoped to protect that woman, but she died because of him. He walks fast and never looks back when he walks. There is never an expression on his face. He can use alcohol to relieve pain, put the magazine in the bread machine and turn on the gas to make an explosion. He understands the role of the Internet, he finds an address on the Internet, and then quickly leaves without hesitation.
Matt Damon, never connected with the handsome cream, he seems to have always made himself look like a tough guy, Bourne's existence is realism, he has no money to be chased and then desperately ran away, he was wounded but unable to heal , His deduction agent has almost no sense of beauty, and is always accompanied by life-and-death struggles, even because of cruel realism.

The quantum crisis, Daniel Craig, actually connected two JBs.

The appearance of Daniel Craig disappointed many people and surprised many people. He disappoints those who are addicted to Pierce, because it seems that he has not inherited the mantle left by Pierce at all. He is not handsome enough, not handsome enough, and the means of playing women are quite ordinary. He is a tough guy, more and more realistic but perfect. Doctrine is totally out of bounds. But because of this, people who are tired of playing handsome and cool Pierce on the screen cheer. He broke everything that Pierce left behind. He looks more flesh and blood, more affectionate and righteous, and his inner world is fuller, of course, more Reality. Bond has love and hate like everyone else, and can get hurt, not a perfect image of aloft.
At this point, we see a certain convergence with Bourne. The same fall in love with a woman, the same revenge for the one you love, the same bruise and blood, the same escape from the dead, the same intermittent betrayal organization. Bond has fewer and fewer high-tech accessories (although he still drives Martin and Land Rover, using super phones), he fights and chases more and more with his bare hands, and he finally returned to the world and landed on the ground. In terms of production, his revenge also used two movies to complete, and even changed the director in the same way.

The opening scene of Quantum Crisis was a Bourne-style car chasing scene. The footage was quickly edited and did not have the Michael Bay-style explosion scenes, but it was still very compact. The narrow mountain road just rightly contrasted the tension of the car chasing and also showed Bond as a The good car skills of excellent agents, and the appearance of the four million Aston Martin also has a sensational beauty, although he quickly lost one door.
Later, you saw Bond's live-action cosplay of what Bourne did in Tangier, Morocco, chasing on the roof, jumping around and flying around, amazingly similar. Then they met the heroine in Haiti, but they didn't even go to bed. Instead, they exchanged their own thoughts about revenge.
So far, we have only seen Bond wear a suit once, and the time is extremely short. He also lost a dedicated employee and a good friend. He chased all the way into the desert in a bloody shirt, and then he was covered in blood. Ash will crawl out of the sea of ​​fire, like a tough guy.

Perhaps Jason Bourne's new action film aesthetics has become a mainstream, or Pierce's so-called romanticism has already caused the public's aesthetic fatigue, but this is the theoretical basis for the two JBs to finally merge into one person?
007 is a legend that has lasted for more than forty years, while the Bourne series has only three in total. The former is more profound, so 007 has blood. His fans span multiple ages. He should be traditional. It can’t be said that after forty years, Bond suddenly stopped being a tough guy. Bourne should pay tribute to Bond like the older generation of revolutionaries, instead of Bond abandoning his excellent traditions. Otherwise, why do everyone even watch Bond and watch Bourne Well, at least Matt is a bit more handsome, fights a bit more, and has a richer story structure.
Daniel Craig’s subversion of Pierce’s Bond’s image can be seen as an improvement or as a retrogression. I make no secret of being a Bourne fan, but I am also willing to see a perfectionist image completed in the film. My various beautiful imaginations about agents, the cruelty of realism and the romance of perfectionism are a kind of beauty, but now, at least from the quantum crisis, I only see the same realism and the same cruelty, even though they are both very similar. nice.
To be honest, Quantum Crisis can be regarded as a good commercial film. The criticism of him is nothing but his nostalgia and review of his more than 40 years of history. Bond is not handsome, Bond does not play with women, Bond is a tough guy, there is nothing wrong with it. But for those who watched the first 20 movies, it is not easy to accept, at least I can’t.

What should Bond do? There is no answer. The answer is in everyone's heart. Obviously some people think he should be romantic and some people definitely think he should be as real as he is now. Everyone has a Bond in his heart, which is important.

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Quantum of Solace quotes

  • James Bond: How much oil did the Americans promise you?

    M: This isn't about oil.

    James Bond: Well, that's good because there isn't any.

    M: It's about trust. You said you weren't motivated by revenge.

    James Bond: I'm motivated by my duty.

    M: No. I think you're so blinded by inconsolable rage that you don't care who you hurt. When you can't tell your friends from your enemies, it's time to go.

  • M: It'd be a pretty cold bastard who didn't want revenge for the death of someone he loved.