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Have A Very Merry ChristmasYes Bond is very much a cultural institution in the UK. There are many books written about how the success of Fleming's novels, before they made it to your shores, is attributable to their role in softening the blow to the British psyche after we bankrupted ourselves fighting WWII and saw our Empire and global influence in decline in the Fifties. Then the films came along and celebrated all that was Great about Britain in the Sixties - music, fashion, technology, cars etc. Pre-video, the screening of a Bond film on TV would be a national event and was a Christmas Day tradition - the family would sit down to watch Bond after Christmas Dinner and The Queen's Speech.
We see them very much as British films. Although the films are backed by an American studio and have American producers, they are largely filmed in Britain and by a British crew and mainly British cast and so have (I think deliberately) maintained a British look and feel and sense of humour.
There are times when the films have tried too hard to appeal to US audiences through the introduction of Americanisms in the script (GE for example - no Brit would ever say 'last call' - we'd say 'last orders'. DAD - what was the point of the Michael Madsen character? LTK - would have made more sense if it had retained its original title License Revoked). Personally those things are unnecessary and insult American and British audiences alike. They imply that you can't relate to things outside your own country, whilst they spoil our enjoyment by being obvious reminders that we're watching a movie and also imply that the American audience is somehow more important.
One thing I really like about the reboot is the relationship between Leiter and Bond and their little barbed digs about each other's countries. I think it captures how we, on both sides of the pond, have much in common yet are very different.
But at the end of the day, who doesn't love escapism, action and adventure? And if the hero happens to be British, then we aren't going to complain over here!
What do you think?
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