The Best Descripton of Bond I've Heard

BodieBodie Posts: 211MI6 Agent
Just been watching a Swedish series and when one character queries 'James Bond?' the other character replies
'You know, British sociopath, bit anal about his drinks, has trouble with relationships'.

Thought that about covered it.

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) You say that as if it were a Bad thing ! ;)
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  • BroccoliBroccoli Posts: 253MI6 Agent
    Better than "Goverment Assassin of the 00 program." :))
  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    The funny thing is the only actor who really plays Bond even close to a sociopath is Daniel Craig. This goes to show how the term is just thrown about these days without much knowledge of what a sociopath really is.
  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    Here's one opinion from an expert on the overuse of its analog/synonym, "psychopath" in popular culture:

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evil-deeds/200908/masks-sanity-part-four-what-is-psychopath
  • jim78jim78 Posts: 67MI6 Agent
    I don't think Bond is a sociopath, just someone who believes violence is a means to an end.
  • Le SamouraiLe Samourai Honolulu, HIPosts: 573MI6 Agent
    edited April 2017
    Gassy Man wrote:
    The funny thing is the only actor who really plays Bond even close to a sociopath is Daniel Craig. This goes to show how the term is just thrown about these days without much knowledge of what a sociopath really is.

    I disagree. I find Connery's portrayal to have far greater hints of sociopathic (perhaps more accurately, psychopathic) tendencies. It actually negatively affects my enjoyment of his Bond films.
    —Le Samourai

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