DIRECTOR'S CUT: 007 Dating Advice from a Relationship Therapist
Added 2022-09-21 13:03:18 +0000 UTCJames Bond might seem suave and debonair, but he's got some pretty toxic traits when it comes to relationships.
Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright talk about all the reasons you definitely shouldn't model your life or relationships after the way James Bond approaches relationships or treats women. They look at various iterations of Bond over the years - from Connery to Craig - breaking down some of the character's most unhealthy approaches to relationships and how he treats women (hint: consent is key!), and some of the things he actually gets right.
Comments
With regards to an older, mature woman in a relationship with a younger man, the current president of France, Emmanuel Macron, is married to Brigitte, his senior by 25 years.
Aneurin Jackson
2024-06-17 21:46:43 +0000 UTCUgh. The world in which we live.
Cinema Therapy
2023-02-13 15:25:53 +0000 UTCWhen they cast Monica Bellucci and an interviewer said "that Bond in this film was shown “succumbing to the charms of an older woman”", Daniel Craig said “I think you mean the charms of a woman his own age,” Craig responded. “We’re talking about Monica Bellucci, for heaven’s sake. When someone like that wants to be a Bond girl, you just count yourself lucky!” For reference Monica Bellucci is only 4 years older than Daniel Craig.
Esra
2023-02-10 21:01:01 +0000 UTC
