Wednesday, July 16, 2014

CMT - Goldfinger

As time passes and actors age, the job of portraying popular characters naturally changes hands. This may also be due, to changes in ownership of the film rights, or a new creative direction. Whatever the case, as long as there is a demand for a character to appear in film, different versions of that character will continue to accrue. Eventually, people will have a debate regarding which performance is the definitive one.



Classic Movie Trailers - Goldfinger (1964)



So, which James Bond is the best one? No matter how you look at it, that's a subjective question, that will produce a subjective answer. However, you can look at certain facts that lead to those opinions. For example, your choice for the best Bond might also be the first performer, that you saw play that role.

That actor doesn't necessarily, have to be the first one to portray the character. He may just be the first that you had seen. So, there is a familiarity and an attachment and an immediate association, that other actors will never replace. If a significant amount of time has passed since that interpretation, nostalgia plays a role as well.

It's also possible, that you've read the books that have inspired the movies. In that case, you may choose your definitive version based on how closely the actor looks, to the image that you have created in your head. That image, would be based on the book's description of the character and possibly the illustrations. Alternatively, it may be that the actor's behavior in the role, closely matches how the character would behave, according to the evidence present in those books.

That actually leads to another point. Your favorite James Bond, may have nothing to do with the actor whatsoever. It may have a lot more to do, with the quality of the production that they're in. Quality is, of course, subjective, and interestingly, your idea of quality may be, the interpretation farthest away from the original source material.

Your favorite Bond, or Batman, or Holmes, or Superman, is your favorite for objective reasons, which shape your subjective opinion. No single portrayal, is undoubtedly the clear winner, so doubt persists and debates return obstinately. As fans, we are extremely fortunate because of this. No answer is right, or wrong, so the discussion and the fun never ends.


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