Bond Who?

Dr. No and many other James Bond films share similar concepts. The first being the exotic atmosphere, riveting stories and plots. Then there’s also Bonds exotic women and even more exotic are their names. However, disagreeing with the idea of Ian Flemings novels creating racial sovereignty in eastern cultures. The books and films can only be held accountable presenting an idea of Oriental/Eastern cultures. The novels are fictional along with the Hollywood films that were made to follow them. The interest of learning about a new culture shouldn’t be grasped by an action film. Sensitive idealist need to keep in mind that the true conventional ways of eastern cultures along with western cultures wouldn't be as interesting if they weren't dramatized. Possibly the only thing to judge from the novels/films are the female character and their roles. It seems as if every film and novel there’s a significant amount of sexism and anti-feminism. The names given to the female characters are offensive enough - correction they cant even be considered names but actually more of an object than anything else e.g. Pussy Galore, Honey Rider, Octopussy. Ian Fleming pushes the boundaries of sexist material in his novels. If this material now considered offensive, you could only wonder what were the effects of the books when the first of the series was released in 1954!!!. How could society accept these ideas in a time when its current culture was so conservative? The novels are provocative and filled with sex, alcohol and gambling. Ian has gone against the social norms by exploring into a secret agents life of danger and exotic fantasies. His success may have been developed by this same reason, as he has created a remarkable franchise of entertainment.

--Producer Defends Bond Girls--

Barbara Broccoli, the joint owner and producer of the James Bond franchise, has publicly defended the depiction of women in the secret agent's early adventures.

 She told The Sunday Telegraph: "The women were unique for their time. Pussy Galore, for instance, was a female pilot. A lot of them were sexual predators who gave as good as they got. They had professional careers and did extraordinary things. I think the early women were very progressive."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3024355/James-Bond-girls-are-feminist-icons-says-Cubby-Broccolis-daughter.html