James Bond’s Move to Amazon Could Be a Good Thing
So far, you may have heard that Amazon has obtained the right one James Bond Franchise In a new joint venture with long-term rights holders Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, they decided to take a step back. After the news blow, a reaction from shock to curiosity to full-blooded anger appeared on the internet. In short, all the fanaticism is unhappy.
Look, I understand. James Bond The limits of direct espionage narrative have been exceeded. He is the man who draws lessons and draws the modern era on the big screen. This is where he endured for the past sixty years. Thanks to the broccoli family’s control over the franchise, 007 avoids the trap of large companies mining iconic IPs, whether it’s a prequel or a spin-off.
It’s easy to get angry at the news. But what if the deal is a good thing?
James Bond’s future is anyone’s guess. Is this the latest intellectual property to get Marvel and Star Wars treatment through the small screen assisted story universe? Bond’s location has been on the big screen, and many (me included) fear that the deal will firmly go from cinema art to serialized products. Or is Amazon keeping James Bond’s narrative machine on the way through decades – and putting his adventures on the big screen until the designated streaming release?
After scrolling through countless articles and comment articles, you may land on this page to see how horrible this move is. Instead of leaning towards all negative speculation, we explore some of the ways this deal can benefit the James Bond franchise.
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Sean Connery has been James Bond since 1962 for Dr. No. James Bond.
Attract young audiences
I don’t think anyone wants James Bond to be a shareable Tiktok meme. But for years, we should not ignore the downward trend of box office returns. Putting James Bond on the big screen is a gift for the franchise, but perhaps transferring property to streaming is the right move to keep the franchise’s heart beat.
Full disclosure: I’m going to get close to the 50 mark, so I’m not here to assume what younger audiences want. But let’s recognize a bigger picture: streamers like Prime Video and Netflix solidify the attention of family audiences, and this entertainment trend has not disappeared.
There is less waiting between sequels
As the production value of James Bond movies has increased over the years, the wait between sequels has grown longer. If you look at the early days of the 007 movie series, a new part appears almost every two years or two. This turnaround no longer exists – the audience expects larger set pieces and riveting action sequences.
Pierce Brosnan served as Bond in 1995 in Goldeneye.
In recent years of Bond Daniel Craig, fans have waited for the longest movie between movies. Waited four years between quantum and the quantum of the sky. Waited six years between ghosts and no time to die. In an era of short-lived rules of focus, reducing the amount of time fans have to wait between installments is key.
Serialized TV puzzle
Let’s talk about the elephants in the room. Before Craig’s role, James Bond’s films did not bring an ongoing story journey to the famous spy. Although his views on the character are controversial, this narrative decision undermines the expectation of the story and potentially opens the door to a story arc in the future of the franchise.
About Amazon’s potential for potential to develop derivative products that could expand the potential of the story universe to focus on iconic figures like Moneypenny and Q. I’ll be here. It all depends on the story.
This brought me to the concept of focusing TV series around 007. Let me remember that this is Amazon, which increasingly provides a bastion of the “Dad TV” show. The success of properties such as Jack Ryan, Reacher and Cross shows that the need to follow the hero’s serialized adventure is the only mission to fight evil and sustain greater interests.
It works. However, it repeats: it all depends on the story. James Bond is an idol. He goes beyond this genre and if Amazon believes it is good for itself and the franchise, the company will not wave a lot. At least not yet. You know the saying: If it is not going bankrupt, don’t fix it. No matter what Amazon chooses to do next, I can’t help but hope it’s all worth it.
