The Next James Bond - Her Story
Lynch is an enthusiastic supplement. With the development of the times, she brings more diversified charm and wisdom to us in new movies. Her role in acting felt like a symbolic achievement, not apart. This is a creative achievement. We have seen and been told about her abilities and the respect she has gained, but we don't know anything about her inner life or the background story. Understandably, this film wants to tell the audience that a black woman has penetrated and promoted the position of such an institution, but what is uncomfortable is that the audience may pay too much attention to her race. But in fact, the only attempt to directly recognise Nomi’s race in the movie was a glib moment. Seeing her catharsis of racist remarks not only gave us more thoughts.
The actor made many changes when she starred in this movie. She was willing to transform herself into a more progressive shape, but her hard work behind this could not directly measure her success. We think that Craig's success is a large part of the film’s success. He managed to play his role in the masculinity of Bond. He did not inherit the style of the previous one but has More traces of my thinking. Throughout his tenure, the actor dug into Bond's inner turmoil and then revealed his humanity; James Bond is not a perfect person; he also has weaknesses. Especially in No Time to Die, Craig opened his heart to the audience for the unprecedented, revealing that he also has a fragile beating heart under his indifferent and weather-beaten appearance.
Lynch’s appearance is more like an old-school Bond model; with less depth, she is more inclined to resemble a smooth, charming and mysterious code. Despite this, the film itself tentatively sees her as Bond's successor. It needs to be emphasised that although she may be an actor in the new 007, the title is just a number. We can understand 007 as the outer shell will always have only one James Bond, but the inner surface can be replaced.
Picture1, Source: Never mind the explosions – how sexist is No Time to Die？
Of course, if we know about Bond, we can understand this legendary character. Since the British agent debuted in "Dr No" in 1962, he has changed many actors. And Craig's farewell will be even more unique. The director will let him face off against Safin, the anarchist villain played by Rami Malek. At the same time, he will get some help from the two Bond women of Ana de Armas and Lynch, but it is more ground-breaking than stale-Bang German "girls" have become a thing of the past.
We can notice that one of the 007 movies has also attracted the public’s attention, 007: Skyfall, which was released in 2012 and just marked the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise. At the same time, its box office performance is not bad, the global box office revenue exceeds 1 billion U.S. dollars, and it has won two Oscars simultaneously. In the popular and critical reviews, some people questioned the representation of women in movies, and the diversity of female roles is lower. The most well-known are the limited roles from the old lady M to the Bond girl and the part of Moneypenny. The young lady is described as a disbanded field agent. The shaping of female roles is limited, and Skyfall developed Bond's legacy at the expense of women. However, there are traces to follow. As early as 2006, Skyfall constituted the restart of the franchise due to the filming of Casino Royale. New filming companies and directors have been tested more. With the rise of women’s status and the improvement of women’s rights, it is time to question whether women have a place in James Bond’s new world and what they will play. Role. Regarding the future of the 007 film series, there will be more diversified shapes, more three-dimensional rather than flat. These roles have considerably contributed to the international success of 007 movies. Whether it is the plot or the personality, this is worth thinking about.
Reference list
Hans. S, Never mind the explosions – how sexist is No Time to Die? Guardian, Available November 11, 2021. Form: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/sep/30/never-mind-the-explosions-how-sexist-is-no-time-to-die
Lewis. T, Lashana Lynch, the first female 007: ‘I never had a plan B, Guardian, Available at November 17, 2021. From: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/sep/12/lashana-lynch-first-female-007-i-never-had-a-plan-b-no-time-to-die
Funnell. L (2021), For His Eyes Only: The Women of James Bond ， Columbia University Press. From: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ABER/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=4103757
