I’m totally in agreement that it’s an interesting exploration of a character archetype to conduct, just that it just can’t be done on a specific character because by altering the character in order to conduct the experiment, you’ve altered the character past the point that you’re conducting the experiment on the original character.
Sure. I tend to define “original” character about more loosely (again, don’t have much respect for source material). It sort of depends on the character too. I’d say with a character like Bond it’s hard to really say your altering the character beyond his original characterization considering that was done in a book in the 50s and we’ve had so many various portrayals of him since. I’d argue putting the character in the 21st century or making him as funny as say Roger Moore are changes of roughly close to the same magnitude as changing his gender. But that’s just my opinion, of course.
I will say when I first considered the concept of a female Bond I was very much against it for these same reasons - thinking it’d change the character too much. But after much thinking, I’m not sure that’s entirely true (or, if it is, if it really matters as much as I thought it did).
I may also just be really taking this way overboard because it’s late and I’m punchy, haha
That’s fine. I’d suggest we fight each other but I’m team Iron Man too.