Thursday, 02 December 2021 17:00

The Bond Franchise Needs A New Female Villain

Written by Ben Sherlock
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After No Time to Die improved the Bond series' female representation, the next step is to give a woman the chance to play a megalomaniacal villain.

While the James Bond movies have always been acclaimed for their wry quips, mind-blowing stunts, and catchy theme songs, the franchise has often stumbled in its female representation. Every Bond movie has a one-dimensional love interest with an on-the-nose name like Pussy Galore or Plenty O’Toole. These characters are dubbed “Bond girls” and their entire role in the plot usually revolves around being objectified in crass puns and sex scenes. Britt Ekland’s Mary Goodnight spends the entire third act of The Man with the Golden Gun in a bikini.

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