motifs james_bond film series james_bond series films contain number repeating distinctive motifs date series inception series consists films produced featuring james_bond character fictional agent recent instalment film released cinemas october independently features satirical casino released film whilst element appeared bond film common threads run films motifs vary integral plot points assignment briefing sessions attempts kill bond enhancements dramatic narrative music aspects visual style title sequences motifs serve enhance excitement plot chase sequence climax film bond girls villains present stories whilst role changed time shape follow contemporary elements formulaic bond films tend follow set pattern limited variety following strict order number elements altered removed reboot series casino elements involved result production crew earliest films series work original production designer title designer composer continually updated adapted series progressed opening sequences gun barrel sequence bond films feature unique gun barrel sequence created graphic artist called british media historian trademark motif series bond walks screen viewed audience barrel gun trained unknown bond wheels shoots directly gun viewer followed assassin blood barrel screen originally filmed putting camera inside actual calibre gun barrel stunt man playing bond accompanied opening bars composed orchestrated composer death responsible gun barrel sequence including casino design house supervised graphics quantum suggested sequence significant james_bond motif looking central spy film genre gun barrel imagery carried film posters promote bond films including element introduction living sequence traditionally placed start film instalment casino appears cold open incorporated plot film quantum sequence placed end film incorporates film title design pre title sequence film series gun barrel sequence followed main titles starting russia love subsequent films titles preceded pre title sequence teaser contents sequence relate main plot film number ways including related loosely connected world fully related plot seen licence kill majesty secret service die day gun barrel sequence pre title sequence having opening shot sighted barrel beginning spy loved emphasised action sequences stunts practice prevailed casino sequence world unusually long fourteen minutes times length title sequence main title sequences incorporate visual elements reflect film theme showing nude clad women set images example film features scenes deep sea diving reflected associated opening sequence similarly opening sequence film shows clips bond films projected gold painted silhouette actress titles described bond scholars smith gorgeous iconic seminal concept titles came designer worked russia love fell producer left series creating titles inspired seeing light projecting people bodies got left cinema influenced artist projecting light clouds 1920s effect poster created designer worked bond film unable work russia love returned retained concept titles eventually worked thirteen bond films death opening credits changed quantum studio taking control returned direct title sequence title sequence contemporary artist usually sings title sequence instrumental version main track featured film repeats moods writing rolling_stone says james_bond title songs rule movie chorus notes case majesty secret service entirely instrumental credit sequence film features alternate theme time world sung provided title song music films composed musical score songs produced films nominated pop hits including paul_mccartney live let die better film spy loved eyes writing wall eventually winning award plot elements flirting exception films casino quantum bond film sequence bond personal assistant bond superior portray fourteen produced bond films view kill opposite moore followed played opposite respectively arguably interpretations personality actors played bond running joke film series love bond playful flirting jokes hoping proposal wedding ring fantasy sequence die day marks occasion film series actually shown romantic embrace bond branch virtual reality machine receiving assignment early plots bond called head known office receive assignment films bond receives assignment outside offices local secret office meeting bond finding subdued state new threat world peace typically shows confidence service best agent feels need bond risky methods actor portray appeared bond films lee illness stomach cancer unable appear scenes eyes died january respect new actor hired assume role film instead script written character said leave letting chief staff takes role acting head briefing bond alongside minister defence lee replaced films previously appeared series admiral took role played takes end film death character code books films universal exports featured repeatedly films ways russia love brass plate majesty secret service bond helicopter eyes academic paul stock argues office extension england whilst sees iconic representative technical briefing getting assignment bond sent technical briefing receives special equipment mission pre mission quickly motifs ran bond series provided spy related counter industrial designer observed onscreen spy case shown russia love described classic product assumed higher profile film film success encouraged espionage equipment supplied bond increased use technology led accusation bond reliant equipment particularly later films starting russia love branch involve technology referred credits film bond film die day contains technical briefing kind usually given exception live let die appear majesty secret service brief demonstrating shown joining bond field taking portable workshop staff workshops established unusual locations egyptian tomb spy loved south american monastery occasions licence kill takes active roles bond missions casino reboot subsequent instalment quantum character like dropped bond receives supply mission equipment technical briefing shown screen technical resume running jokes series established continuing disgust equipment lost damaged destroyed bond missions easily distracted bond lab pay attention details use equipment bond needs commit memory customary bond bond reaction latest devices response joke work sight gags showing prototype equipment field bond remembers details takes advantage tools supplied played seventeen bond films appearing bond films actor worked james_bond actors film second series russia love actor played unavailable filming schedule burton character called instructed bond new appearing assistant world appeared film die day film character introduced playing guns cars aircraft guns bond film saw ordering bond leave film bond eighteen films tomorrow dies bond main weapon semi automatic pistol driven number cars including martin 1980s 2000s lotus needed drive number vehicles ranging bus bond famous car silver grey seen later featured casino films number different filming publicity sold january auction unnamed european collector shows taste aircraft little features seaplane licence kill jet space shuttle tomorrow dies meeting allies field bond frequently meets local ally arrival foreign counterparts like japan cia like staff secret location characters female bond allies provide bond information complete mission additional allies number western friendly chief general sir minister defence bond closest allies novels films cia operative wrote novels appears second book live let die attacked shark lost right arm half left leg subsequent appearances film series shark attack occurred fifteenth instalment series following licence kill appear reboot franchise casino total appears films films film moore bond cia contact returned sole bond film series film appearances appearances recurring characters series continuity actors character films makes appearance seven actors playing role actors played twice wright appearances african american actor play series played american actor films chase scenes keeping greater hollywood tradition bond film features chase scenes usually film bond allies evade wide variety vehicles including custom trucks tanks moon chase sequences feature bond getting chased villains martin ski sequence majesty secret service feature bond chasing villains tank pursuit sequences casino series progressed chases repeated variations increased unusual chase sequences include sequence leaves canals venice continue land cello case chase living double bus live let die international locations bond adventures taken countries outer space locations described attractive exotic locations primarily real places occasion live let die destinations fictional locations filming altered effects bond presence hideout thai man golden gun referred locals tourist similarly revolving restaurant located atop near village majesty secret service retained filming took place noted aspect locations pre issue film example film title villain disruption space launch atomic powered radio beam mirrored claims american rocket testing problems rockets going anti heroin mission live let die coincided president nixon declaration war drugs whilst played backdrop ronald_reagan strategic defense initiative characters larger life villains series bond novels realised threatening villains bond heroic tradition strong literary villain brought screen series bond film set pattern having main villain loyal dangerous model followed subsequent films whilst bond scholar argues bond villains note fellow scholar identified path development villains adapt contemporary model facing seven times freelance villain false ally villain fulfilled operation villain modern king bond adversaries characterised unusual physical example suffered causing tear blood villains unusual physical traits depicted characteristics instead inspired employed villains unique weapons carries bowler hat razor sharp blade concealed rim known crush victims death intercourse addition weapons physically different large iron jaws assassin steel teeth played actor whilst main survived shot head progressively killed senses ability feel pain bond adversaries meet deaths hands bond uses environment equipment kill opponent big killed bond force fed compressed gas causing explode whilst ejected outer space villains actually survive course bond assignment deaths come final scenes film noted number villains met deaths bond technology villains include communications dish sea drill nuclear fuel rod bond girls point mission bond meets principal bond girl character portraying bond love interest main sex objects bond girl central plot cross path helpful victims rescued bond ally agents partner bond assignment solely passive participants mission generally degree bond girls pivotal plot forward varies film bond girls bad girls working villain turn good switch sides usually bond influence bond fallen love tracy majesty casino die near end respective films screenwriter said given formula work film girls girl number pro bond stays roughly reel picture enemy bond arms girl normally captures bond save charm sexual normally killed mid way film girl number survive end film bond embrace academic notes james_bond promotes stereotypical sex male attitudes especially interacting women demonstrates western society culture academic sees bond masculine sexually desirable bond girls major theme bond film posters beginning images toned countries bond girls highly suggestive names including american censor refused allow promotional materials market subsequently referred miss personal pilot took delight embarrassing repeatedly mentioning character double names included man golden gun plenty diamonds forever world humour elements bond series humour particularly liners delivered bond killing enemy end film woman humour present film series bond leaving corpse car outside asking duty sergeant sure didn away whilst bond man bath commenting shocking positively shocking bond films humour delivered violent situation electrification shooting villain spear gun saying think got point humour changed self films jokes delivered media historian considered audience suggestion violence joke shown live let die threw villain train removing prosthetic arm process moore commented took role humour bringing character line novels humour returned films bond admitting kisses enjoyed studying new tongue similarly called bond interrupted lesson danish language teacher happy humour films particularly stupid liners felt films include liner sexual nature close final line caught woman keeping british end sir considered new depths similarly closes distracted answering question think attempting entry sir line described barnes sheer films contain elements visual humour jaws dropped shark pool jaws bites shark following film sees bond comic chase scene continuation bond author considered dumb wonders age group film aimed music sound effects comic effect films laboratory opened play tune close encounters kind whilst bond seen walking desert spy loved theme heard protracted attempt kill bond films main villain captures bond kill quickly attempts slow protracted death bond escape come scene villain explaining master plan bond bond nuclear bomb vault tied unconscious bond helicopter programmed fire missiles gave bond lunch proposed duel fun room trapped bond beneath exhaust rocket burn death convention bond canon spoof films including series climax climax bond films final confrontation villain entire army hard reach villain retreat private island man golden gun underwater spy loved retreat majesty secret service eyes volcano live twice underground base live let die ship tomorrow dies oil rig diamonds forever space station variations bond usually time dispatches rescues principal bond girl escape place blows cases villain primary escapes launch final attack bond lover final scene ending films bond series majesty secret service casino ended central bond girl deceased films quantum bond kissing making love implying embarrassed catches bond endings feature double films bond girl james title film produced usually named format james_bond return james_bond incorrect spy loved promised james_bond return eyes success star wars producers decided instead eyes followed quotations bond film included introduction character james_bond bond introduced exchange near beginning film famous nightclub sequence featuring makes immortal introduction second line film following release quote bond james_bond catch phrase entered western popular culture writers said introduction signature introduction famous loved film line voted best loved liner cinema british cinema june line honoured 22nd historically greatest cinema quotation american_film_institute years series films contain introduction quantum example mocked villainous character saying big live let die bond introduction names baby waste bond usually preference instruction prepared quickly instruction honoured afi memorable cinema quotation order distance version bond order present novel casino bond eventually named recipe film novel ordered bond
Motifs in the James Bond film series