Every few years people around the globe anxiously await for a leader to emerge, and save us all from the depths of evil and despair.
This November was no different, and people from every corner of the world were transfixed by the victory of the man we have come to know and love as he narrowly defeated a challenger who could only have brought doom and disaster to the entire planet.
Yes, James Bond won again.
Also, Barack Obama won the US Presidential election. You may have heard something about it.
It also happened to coincide nicely with the release of the newest 007 adventure: Skyfall.
I consider these two events to be more closely related than from just a chronological standpoint. James Bonds are like Presidents. Each actor who has played James Bond gets a shot at fighting evil and defending the free world and if they do well, they get to stick around for awhile and do it some more. And if we, the public, don't like them, they get relegated to obscurity and replaced by someone more competent.
Also, they both get to wear tuxedos and blow things up from time to time.
I think the parallels go deeper, so I would like to compare the six men who have portrayed 007 with their US Presidential counterparts. And if Bonds are like Presidents, then the various actors who have played M are like Vice Presidents, The Moneypennies are sexy Secretaries of State, and the actors who have played Q are like...the Secretary of Transportation, maybe?
Let's just stick with the Presidential Bonds:
This November was no different, and people from every corner of the world were transfixed by the victory of the man we have come to know and love as he narrowly defeated a challenger who could only have brought doom and disaster to the entire planet.
Yes, James Bond won again.
Also, Barack Obama won the US Presidential election. You may have heard something about it.
It also happened to coincide nicely with the release of the newest 007 adventure: Skyfall.
I consider these two events to be more closely related than from just a chronological standpoint. James Bonds are like Presidents. Each actor who has played James Bond gets a shot at fighting evil and defending the free world and if they do well, they get to stick around for awhile and do it some more. And if we, the public, don't like them, they get relegated to obscurity and replaced by someone more competent.
Also, they both get to wear tuxedos and blow things up from time to time.
I think the parallels go deeper, so I would like to compare the six men who have portrayed 007 with their US Presidential counterparts. And if Bonds are like Presidents, then the various actors who have played M are like Vice Presidents, The Moneypennies are sexy Secretaries of State, and the actors who have played Q are like...the Secretary of Transportation, maybe?
Let's just stick with the Presidential Bonds:
Sean Connery being awesome.
Sean Connery is George Washington
The first to take on each position, both of these men defined their respective roles and then voluntarily stepped aside, allowing other men to step in a take their places and try to measure up to the originals. Few of them have. Also, the both cut a pretty dashing figure holding a gun.
The first to take on each position, both of these men defined their respective roles and then voluntarily stepped aside, allowing other men to step in a take their places and try to measure up to the originals. Few of them have. Also, the both cut a pretty dashing figure holding a gun.
George Lazenby is William Harrison
I bet you're wondering which one was the Bond, and which one was the President, right? You don't know, do you? You have no idea who either of these men are!
I bet you're wondering which one was the Bond, and which one was the President, right? You don't know, do you? You have no idea who either of these men are!
Gipper Bond
Roger Moore is Ronald Reagan
Roger Moore played Bond the most amount of times, and just like Ronald Reagan, is known for being pretty solid, albeit rather goofy and over the top at times. A certain portion of the population reveres him as the perfect man for the role, while others somewhat hate the man, and try to forget that he ever happened.
Roger Moore played Bond the most amount of times, and just like Ronald Reagan, is known for being pretty solid, albeit rather goofy and over the top at times. A certain portion of the population reveres him as the perfect man for the role, while others somewhat hate the man, and try to forget that he ever happened.
Timothy Dalton is Howard Taft
Both of them stepped in to take over the role after the retirement of a very successful predecessor. Both of them were...fine. And that's it. And then they went away.
They also both have a butt chin.
Pierce Brosnan is George W. Bush
Two men widely considered to be terrible at their respective roles. They stuck around for way too long, and each of them only had one bright spot in their Presidential or Bond careers.
Brosnan's bright spot was Goldeneye.
Bush's bright spot was February 19th, 2006, in which he accidentally locked himself in the bathroom of his Crawford Ranch, and failed to screw anything up for 9 hours
Both of them stepped in to take over the role after the retirement of a very successful predecessor. Both of them were...fine. And that's it. And then they went away.
They also both have a butt chin.
Pierce Brosnan is George W. Bush
Two men widely considered to be terrible at their respective roles. They stuck around for way too long, and each of them only had one bright spot in their Presidential or Bond careers.
Brosnan's bright spot was Goldeneye.
Bush's bright spot was February 19th, 2006, in which he accidentally locked himself in the bathroom of his Crawford Ranch, and failed to screw anything up for 9 hours
Four more years!
Daniel Craig is Barack Obama
Both of these men are considered a departure from the normal look of their roles. Craig has blond hair. Obama is black.
Despite reservations about these things, both of them picked up the pieces of the failures that came before them, and now continue to lead us into an exciting new future. Obama was just given four more years, and I after Skyfall, I think Daniel Craig deserves the same.
(A big thank you to Damien Galeone for helping inspire this blog. Check out his recent blog about Presidential badassery. It's pretty bad ass.)