Live & Let Die’s Bond Girl Jane Seymour Says Role Stunted Her Career

Live & Let Die’s Bond Girl Jane Seymour Says Role Stunted Her Career

While many would consider a part in a Bond film to be the role of a lifetime, Seymour’s comments make clear that the part actually did her more harm than good. While more recent Bond movies attempt to treat 007’s female companions with more respect, often making them complex, three-dimensional characters, many past Bond films struggled to give these female characters much to do. Solitaire, like many Bond girls, was more of a “damsel in distress” type of character, existing solely to become romantically entangled with Bond and to be saved.
Like many stars who break out at a relatively young age with a role in a big franchise, Seymour’s comments make clear that the role she played in Live and Let Die closed more doors than it opened. Gemma Arterton, who played Strawberry Fields in 2008’s Quantum of Solace, had similar comments about her time as a Bond girl, expressing dissatisfaction with how her character was treated in the film and Bond girls in general. With the future of Bond somewhat uncertain at the moment, hopefully, future Bond movies can continue to enhance the roles of “Bond girls” and make them roles to be taken seriously.
Source: EW

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Live & Let Die’s Bond Girl Jane Seymour Says Role Stunted Her Career

While many would consider a part in a Bond film to be the role of a lifetime, Seymour’s comments make clear that the part actually did her more harm than good. While more recent Bond movies attempt to treat 007’s female companions with more respect, often making them complex, three-dimensional characters, many past Bond films struggled to give these female characters much to do. Solitaire, like many Bond girls, was more of a “damsel in distress” type of character, existing solely to become romantically entangled with Bond and to be saved.
Like many stars who break out at a relatively young age with a role in a big franchise, Seymour’s comments make clear that the role she played in Live and Let Die closed more doors than it opened. Gemma Arterton, who played Strawberry Fields in 2008’s Quantum of Solace, had similar comments about her time as a Bond girl, expressing dissatisfaction with how her character was treated in the film and Bond girls in general. With the future of Bond somewhat uncertain at the moment, hopefully, future Bond movies can continue to enhance the roles of “Bond girls” and make them roles to be taken seriously.
Source: EW

#Live #Dies #Bond #Girl #Jane #Seymour #Role #Stunted #Career