Perhaps some element of the vocal opposition to product placement in James Bond films is based in a fear that it subjects audiences to subconscious manipulation.
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Continuing with the Kingsley Amis
Bond-girl has athletic and other abilities, can swim and dive, wields a rifle or a bow and arrow, sets about rescuing herself from danger without waiting for Bond’s help, a couple of times (in the persons of Tiffany Case
and Kissy Suzuki
) gets him away to safety when he’s in no state to move unaided. If this is a dream-girl, she deserves more respect than harem types or gossip-column international-set types, one or the other of which has supplied almost every secret agent … with his lady associates. Bond doesn’t happen to like girls who are ‘in any way public property.’ Good for him.
and Kissy Suzuki
) gets him away to safety when he’s in no state to move unaided. If this is a dream-girl, she deserves more respect than harem types or gossip-column international-set types, one or the other of which has supplied almost every secret agent … with his lady associates. Bond doesn’t happen to like girls who are ‘in any way public property.’ Good for him.Kingsley Amis
Blame this one (too) on Ian Fleming, advised Kingsley Amis
He evolved something approaching a formula for the presentation of Bond’s fair quarry. Its most noticeable feature is that, so to speak, the given girl appears in the first place … she is going to turn up. This is a convention, and as usual with conventions there’s not much use arguing with people who dislike it. Either you smile appreciatively and nudge your neighbor and lean forward when — say — the saloon goes quiet as new marshal and badman confront each other, or you groan and swear. If the second, you don’t like Westerns, and perhaps would be best advised to avoid them.
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