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myLot reputation of 79/100. webearn99 (314)   ranked 17,218 out of 18,994 in questions & answers4 months ago

Why can't Hollywood come up with another such enduring "Brand Phrase"? It has caught the fancy of three generations and will certainly do so in future also. What is the magic about it? Why do you think it survived? Is there an another phrase which also is popular?

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 97/100. vandana7 (1273)   ranked 14 out of 18,994 in questions & answers   3 months ago

Hi webearn99, I thought about the same "Brand Phrase". The background music of these movies too are unmistakable. Well the magic about Bond would be of course the savue sophistication, combined with a couple of beautiful girls (with less clothes to show). However, I think Bond movies also became the first to introduce an entire generation to electronic gadgetry and cars that were so fascinating. It is never the main part of any Bond film, I know. But it is inseparable part! Most men like electrical and electronic goods and cars. The period when such things really took off coincided with the period when Ian Fleming's books came into market. So Bond has become a symbol of all that craze. Knight Rider is another television serial that came up for similar reasons. But by the time it came, we had already set our minds loose in several direction and everything seems so plausible that we were no longer astounded with it, as we were when James Bond made an appearance. That to me could be the reason for Bond's success and in process the phrase. I do however think that Bond's popularity is waning. Harry Potter could be the next big thing.:-)


myLot reputation of 79/100. webearn99 (314)   ranked 17,218 out of 18,994 in questions & answers  3 months ago

I hope Harry Potter does well, but with adult population would it be anybody's guess?


myLot reputation of 97/100. vandana7 (1273)   ranked 14 out of 18,994 in questions & answers  3 months ago

Hi webearn, I didnt know u gave me a BR! thanks. Normally I receive mails about BR, wonder how I missed this one.:) Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it.:)

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2. myLot reputation of 92/100. Hair_of_the_Dog (458)   ranked 2,904 out of 18,994 in questions & answers   3 months ago

James Bond is not a Hollywood creation.

He is very much British, from his creator - Ian Fleming, to the film production, which is mainly done at Pinewood Studios in England.

I hope you are neither shaken, nor stirred at this revelation, my friend.


myLot reputation of 79/100. webearn99 (314)   ranked 17,218 out of 18,994 in questions & answers  3 months ago

My mistake friend, but still why don't we have more?


myLot reputation of 92/100. Hair_of_the_Dog (458)   ranked 2,904 out of 18,994 in questions & answers  3 months ago

In recent years I can think of Arnie and his, "I'll be back"

but as he has given acting up for politics, I don't think he will be.

If I think of anymore I will post them.

In other words..... I'll be back


Possibly!


myLot reputation of 88/100. EnglishTeaDuck (725)   ranked 4,407 out of 18,994 in questions & answers  3 months ago

Yes, its true, it is hard to think of another one on that level.

Maybe just because Bond has been around so long and our generation now grew up with it? Because of the books being around before the movies? Or possibly because they started being made at a time when good writers and quality came into it, rather than throwaway formulaic stuff being churned out of studios?

I hope there will be a turn back to looking at the writing as a priority and then maybe we'll see some more enduring work.

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3. myLot reputation of 97/100. meapas (1179)   ranked 2,858 out of 18,994 in questions & answers   3 months ago

James Bond actually is written by a British author named Ian Fleming. He is no more. It got popularity because of Sean Connery its hero. Now too it is popular with other heroes, but not that much. So there were many factors. Author,hero and photography with classic direction all such things add up. Hollywood came up with Rambo series which they could have continued if not for its aging hero Sylvester Stallone.

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4. myLot reputation of 55/100. sunny400611 (176)   3 months ago

Well,I saw 007 films as well but I know heros like james bond in the movie is impossible,but I just also response this topic because I am here to visit you,webearn.and I amwondering how are you going these days,webearn99?

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