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Because the concept of "masculinity" and "femininity" is at its core made up, so by just swapping in a woman and keeping everything the same you're showing a massive middle finger to gender stereotypes and roles.
...not necessarily. Some of these gender specific features are made up, but some of them have been hardwired into us by sex selection.
Sure it would, but it wouldn't ring true. James Bond is a product of a patriarchal culture. I don't believe a woman in the same position would be treated the same and ultimately become the same person. I can see it as an exercise in what-if, like Bridgerton, but once again, that's a whole new world and hence new character in that case.
Meh every bond is different, like talk about whiplash look at Sean Connery to Pierce Brosnan. I think the formula works just as well with whatever actor you throw at it. Daniel Craig was probably more off tone than this idea imo.
It's ok if you just don't personally like the idea of a woman bond. It doesn't have to be like a fundamental truth of film that Bond can only be played by Scottish tough guys or whatever.
Personally I find the idea exciting and would love to see the attempt.
Yeah this sort of thing is just a bit annoying to me. Having thought about it more I think the real problem I have with it, is it's always sold with the idea of showing that women can do anything men can do, but then the result is crap and the whole franchise dies so the actual message is the opposite. You had a franchise made popular by men, it's handed over to a woman... aaand it's dead. Which isn't even a true picture because:
a) it's usually a franchise that ran out of ideas anyway so casting a woman was just a desperate shark jumping moment that was the final nail in the coffin, and
b) the reason it was crap is usually not because a woman did it, but rather a female version of male character type show/movie is warmed up leftovers, not the sort of project that gets handled by the best creative talent.
I just wish there were more interesting and inspiring characters that were actually written for women in the first place, instead of trying to put women in the worn out shoes of men.
I agree stunt casting can be used to paper over a weak movie, I just don't view ethnicity/race/gender/sex as critical to most huge franchise movies.
I agree that executed poorly it will be bad and unsatisfying. But if they're out of ideas and shark jumping going with the same sex again won't make the movie any better.
I truly think we're in personal preference territory here
I don't know why, but if they make a Bond movie, make the entire script for a man and cast a woman into it I think it'd be just as good as with a man or better. Having a woman do Bond stuff is less expected so it'd feel fresh.