The evaluation of movies
When the Bond film series celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012, the comments from outsiders were almost clichés, nothing more than lack of breakthrough and creativity. However, things have two sides, viewed positively, all of which prove the enduring popularity and influence of 007 on spy concepts in the United Kingdom and the United States and on a global scale.
As described in this article, the role of James Bond is a mysterious and perfect agent, through the imagination, maintenance, deepening, production and reproduction of Bond and Bond in the film not only in public but also in policymakers and Core intelligence narrative among intelligence officers. The words "Bond", "James Bond", and "007" have cultural resonance in their own right, and their meaning goes far beyond fictitious agent names or numbers and penetrates the public domain and the secret intelligence community. People will have some yearning and curiosity about the words "secret spy", and the 007 movie is an excellent platform to satisfy people's imagination. But it also plays a productive role, affecting intelligence agencies’ behaviour in some ways. Some inventors can draw inspiration from the wild Bond films of the Connery era in the 1960s and develop more props suitable for use in reality. This can also force filmmakers to invent more weird spy gadgets to attract people’s attention. For example, the white lotus that Roger Moore’s Bond transformed into a submarine in "The Spy Who Loved Me" Esprit is a perfect example of the feedback loop mentioned above.
Given that this movie has been on the air for more than half a century, and in the past sixty years, the Bond series has provided unclassified public answers to the five core intelligence questions we discussed in this article. First of all, on the first fundamental question of "What is intelligence?" Bond expressed a consistent view in various forms; intelligence is a profession vital to national and international security and is essential to contain and overcome existential threats. Important. Although people seem to understand but not understand, they have been inspired. In addition, lethal force is used appropriately, and there is no doubt about its legality. The latter point leads to the second question of how ethical a spy should be at work. Bond, especially his superior M, is portrayed as a professionally trained, disciplined, and honest professional. Although Bond sometimes appears rebellious, he is always loyal to the queen and the country; he also knows what boundaries can be crossed and what cannot be crossed.
Throughout the series, mainly since the restart of the Craig era, 007 provides a clear answer to the third question, "How important is human intelligence?" In almost every task, Bond’s success is rooted In the necessity of human assets and allies; in the movie, the doctor provided him with nearly all the props and facilities needed to accomplish the task. The country provided him with diplomatic and more support. The effectiveness and power of peare personal skills depend on technology and the efficacy of lethal force by agents who are finally permitted to kill; reasonable force is needed. The fourth issue Bond resolved was how important British intelligence is relative to the services of other countries. The clear message is that cooperation is usually the key to success and can also make a unique contribution to global security. The United Kingdom should recognise its position in the international arena. As one of the five permanent countries, the United Kingdom has unique advantages. Although other departments, especially the US intelligence department, may have superior resources and firepower, Bond novels and movies are a The epitome represents the culture of the importance of the UK on a global scale.
Finally, Bond showed the audience the answer to an eternal fifth question: what threatens contemporary society? For us living in an era of peace, war is too far away from us, but war often happens around us, and we don't know anything. From the Cold War nuclear annihilation threats to the so-called "new" global security threats, many of which are terrorism, biological threats or transnational crimes, the Bond series has always been good at keeping up with changes in the perception of security concerns. This has to admire the director and screenwriter's ability. Therefore, for millions of readers and movie viewers, whether for good or bad, Bond’s "imaginary" world and the "real" world of intelligence influence each other in a significant way. It is better to have a certain amount of truth. The structure of the illusion will make the audience more immersive.
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McCrisken, T & Moran, C (2018) James Bond, Ian Fleming and intelligence: breaking down the boundary between the ‘real’ and the ‘imagined’, Intelligence and National Security, 33:6, 804-821, DOI: 10.1080/02684527.2018.1468648