james bond

1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN
THE DESIGN SCHOOL
FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT
NAME: SONIA MANCXIA BALAGURU
STUDENT ID NO: 0317751
FILMS SELECTED: YOU ONLYLIVE TWICE & CASINO ROYALE
WORD COUNT: 751
ENGLISH 2 (ELG 30605)
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: CONTRAST ESSAY
LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA
SUBMISSIONDATE: 5TH
DECEMBER2014

2. “The name isBond,Jamesbond.”Withthose simple wordsaniconwasintroducedtothe world:
JamesBond,007, the suave international manof mysterywithalicensetokill.The JamesBondfilmsbeing
the longest continually- running filmseries in history, having been in on-going production from 1962 till
2012. Nodoubt,JamesBond filmsare knownas a genre itself atisso significant.The twofilms,YouOnly
Live Twice in 1967 and Casino Royale in 2006 are to be discussed as in this 40 years, there have beena
huge change in the films. This can be discussed in terms of the storyline, the settings and the actors.
Inthe movie YouOnlyLive Twice,anAmericanspacecraftwashijackedfromthe orbitbyanother,
unidentifiedspacecraft.The U.Ssuspectitto be the Sovietsbutthe BritishsuspectJapanese involvement
since the spacecraftlandedin the Seaof Japan.To investigate,MI6operative JamesBond,007, is sentto
Tokyoafter fakinghisowndeathinHong Kongand beingburiedatseafrom HMS Tenby(F65).As forthe
Movie Casino Royale, it is set at the beginning of Bond’s career as Agent 007, just as he is earning his
license to kill. After preventing a terrorist attack at Miami International Airport, Bond falls in love with
VesperLynd,the treasuryemployee assignedtofinance himtobankruptaterroristfinancer,Le Chiffreby
beating him in a high-stakes poker game.
The main actor, James Bond was played by Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice. He has been
actingin4 consecutive Bondmoviesbeforethismovie.AsforDaniel CraiginCasinoRoyale,itwashisfirst
Bondmovie.SeanConneryportrayedaniconicJamesBondwithdarkcolouredhair,browneyesandatall
figure.InCasinoRoyale, Daniel changedthe image of JamesBondasa blond,blue-eyedmanof a shorter
build. Daniel Craig gave a more intense and aggressive approach compared to Sean Connery. Although
Sean Connery set a benchmark of Bond but Daniel Craig changed it to a more engaging and prominent
character. The storylines affected the roles that is portrayed by the two Bonds which then shows a
difference in their acting skills. In Casino Royale, it is more of an action-based movie compared to You
OnlyLive Twice.Thereweremore actionandthrillingscenesthanYouOnlyLiveTwicewhichSeanConnery
played a more slow-paced role.

3. Inanotheraspect,the settingforYouOnlyLive Twice was basedmostlyinAsiancountries,starting
from Hong Kong where Bond faked his death till Japan where most of the scenes took place. This is the
onlyBondmovie thatwasfilmedinJapan. YouOnlyLive Twice showedprogressive elementsof Japanese
culture aspartof the background.Bondhadtofitintotheculturebylearninghow tobe aninjaasdisguise.
In contrary, CasinoRoyale is basedin Europeancountriesand there were many placesinvolvedasBond
had to travel around. It started from Prague, Czech Republic. The settings then changed to Uganda,
Bahamas and finally Italy where the casino battle took place.
The role of a Bond Girl portrays a love interest or sex object of James Bond and are considered
ubiquitous symbols of glamour and sophistication. In terms of Bond Girls, there are a few differences
between the two films. In You Only Live Twice, the Bond Girl, Kissy Suzuki was from Japanese ancestry
while the Bond Girl from Casino Royale, Vesper Lynd is of Swissancestry. Kissy Suzuki was not captured
by any forces and in fact assisted Bond in the mission. In contrast, Vesper Lynd was captured and
eventually died in the end. Furthermore,Kissy Suzuki was married to Bond and were together whereas
Vesper Lynd did not manage to do so.
Over the course of more than 40 years, the James Bond series has defined the quintessential
glamorized spy film. Personally, CasinoRoyale wouldbe more engaging and exciting than You Only Live
Once asthe technologiesandthe wayof filminghasimprovedgreatlythroughoutthe years. Allinall,both
filmsare directedinawaywherebytheyshow astrongmaincharacter whichdominatesthe movie.Even
thoughthere are manychanges,bothfilmsstill givethe thrillstothe audience. Whetheritisthe plot,the
setting or the actors, the directors have brought Bond films to a whole new level.