There are still no women in movies. But male characters evolve

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"James Bond, c'est un impérialiste misogyne qui siffle des Martini et bute des gens en sortant des blagues, alors que Jason Bourne est un monogame torturé qui n'ose plus regarder une femme depuis qu'on a tué sa copine".

Matt Damon dans le Technikart de septembre 2007.

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Anonymous said…
Mais quelle caricature!! Ce que tu sembles igorer, c'est que James Bond a été marié et que sa femme est décédée dans des circonstances tragiques; ce qui a conduit à son cynisme actuel. Plus qu'avec Jason Bourne et le parti pris réaliste de on réalisateur, un autre parrallèle est à faire entre Tom Cruise, héros lisse et sans défauts par excellence, et James Bond, qui fume, boit, a de nombreuses conquêtes (ce qui ne veut pas dire qu'il ne soit pas sincère) et développe un sens de l'humour très cynique. En ce sens, Bond est une pure émanation de Mai 68, là où Tom Cruise présente un visage plus tristement conservateur. Voilà, voilà, c'est tout ce que j'avais à dire sur ce sujet...
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