James Bond, the dashing 007 of British intelligence, is famous for his way with the ladies: smooth, casual, kind of misogynistic sometimes. If you've watched any of the pre-Daniel Craig movies, you know what I mean. The womenfolk in the films tend to be treated a bit like furniture from Ikea: Nice to look at when they're new, but not especially long-lasting and quickly forgotten when gone.
Look, don't take my word for it: Here's M calling Bond a "sexist, misogynist dinosaur" in the 1995 film GoldenEye, which by the way co-stars Famke Janssen as Xenia Onatopp, who kills her victims by crushing them with her thighs while she orgasms.
Casino Royale made a point of flipping the script, to a limited extent, by having Daniel Craig's Bond repeat Ursula Andress' famous 'walking out of water' scene from Dr, No, but even so there's a lot of baggage there—particularly given ...
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