After watching both of the Moore films and critiquing his
Bond against that of Connery’s; I just cannot get over how attractive (even I saw
it) Connery was and Moore’s character just did not do it for me. Not only did
he look “old” but anyone could tell that his workout consisted of watching TV
and eating the whole bag of chips and then working out. –And I’m not saying
that every man should have a six pack “because that will make hot”, I am saying
that a more in shaped Bond character displays a strong independent spy who can
take care of himself. However the way Moore’s physical characteristics in addition
to his acting skills he displays to viewers a “more sensitive” Bond. Unfortunately,
with having different people playing the same character the notion of having a
particular look of “Bond” it our heads after seeing Connery, when we switch to
Moore he is not what we have connected to the “Bond in our head”. Moore’s Bond
is in a way more feminine, and in Octopussy he is even surrounded by women. Moore’s
traits within the film demonstrate feminine qualities displayed within TMWTGG
by how he stops and thinks his actions through (like a woman would), unlike
Connery’s Bond who may have ended up killed because he would have attempted to
fight the guy in Fat’s dojo. Moore’s character also emphasizes femininity at
the end when he comes down in a balloon a gathers Octopussy. This can be seen
as feminine for his character seems to be used now to attract female viewers,
the directors have to make the Bond character more feminine to relate to female
viewers. Although when watching these films in class all of us women can
address that Connery was a “more attractive Bond” that maybe Moore’s physical
appearance was chosen for a marketing reason?
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