Monday, March 17, 2008
Double 0 Fleming
Well seeing how you've made it clear that "seeing the movies" isn't sticking with the novels I guess i find myself fortunate enough to say this is the one Bond movie I haven't seen yet (I had a thing against Bond being blond). With that said I am a huge fan of the Bond movies. Now ironically unlike my normal tradition I started reading the book first, prior to the blurbs and critiques that usually shower the covers and book jackets. In finding myself at completion of the reading I decided to read the inside cover page with the comment on the life of Ian Fleming. As the "What is an Author?" article addresses, "What does it matter who is speaking", the quite obvious answer in this regards is Fleming's personal history. Regarding in particular his time as, "Personal Assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence at the Admiralty", to which he rose, "to the rank of Commander", the suave, heroic, debonair characteristics produced by Bond build upon the seemingly factual, "that could really happen" events obviously suggest a large chunk of Fleming's life married to the character of Bond. Questions I've been pondering, though no real answers can truly come about, regard if such events actually have some factual basis, and even more equally important, is the character of Bond a projected version of what Fleming wished his life had been or is it truly an actual portray of Fleming in his earlier years?
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2 comments:
Steve, first of all, nice title!
To answer your question: Why can't it be both? From what I have read, the events are really Fleming's fantasy, but that is what makes (as Doug pointed out in his thread) for great detail which shows the true genius and even excitement of the author. I doubt a different author could have written such a great novel without the expertise of Fleming. Do you agree?
I agree. Knowing that Fleming himself was involved wit Navel Intelligence adds to the excitment and authenticity of the novel. It detail brings the reader into the story because it is more believable.
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