007之诺博士

The inaugural movie of the James Bond franchise, Terence Young’s DR. NO sets the general tone and constitution of our beloved spy thriller, from its Maurice Binder designed, polka dots adorned main title sequence, its proverbial auditory theme, classic catchphrases like “Martini, shaken not stirred”, “My name is Bond, James Bond.”, to Bond’s raffish personality and his penchant for never allowing any carnal pleasure slip through his fingers during his precarious missions, and a small handful of Bond girls whose loyalty and fate might differ, but nonetheless, are all sexy symbols who have no moral oscillation to come across in front of such a specimen of gentleman, oozed with equal quantity of danger and appeal.

As a paradigm entertainment establishing the West’s nonpareil supremacy and superiority over the rest of the world, the franchise’s first outing is set in Kingston, Jamaica, where a Chinese-German criminal scientist, the titular Dr. No (Wiseman) has built a secret base operated with radioactive matters, and whose agenda is to sabotage USA’s Project Mercury. Sent to investigate the disappearance of a MI6 chief, Bond, deferential towards his superior M (Lee), takes the mission in stride, and is capable of smelling any funny business at short notice, even when facing a pestilent tarantula, he is phlegmatic enough to bide his time to turn the tables.

The impact of the iconic scene of a bikini-clad Honey Ryder (Andress) emerging from the sea wears off considerably for its pure female exploitation and unsparing male gaze, not that Connery is too niggardly to show off his well-built physique, only the fact that Honey doesn’t contribute anything to the plot is gnawingly sexist and patriarchal, she is advised by Bond to keep silent, carted away unceremoniously when Bond and Dr. No finish their cornball small talk and start to mean business.

Not that ethnic characters are treated with sizable respect or felicity, John Kitzmiller’s local ally Quarrel is the unsung hero with equal moxie but less fortunate kismet (and who can not tell a souped-up tank from a dragon); Wiseman’s Dr. No comes rather late on the scene and whose menacing guise plummets immediately into a laughing stock in a jiffy, when all he wants to do is to recruit Bond to the vile SPECTRE organization, it is really not worth the fuss for a mastermind of his caliber.

Grandstanding a rushed but functional action-packed climax, DR. NO might be the best outcome borne out of its very modest budget, but it does strike gold by finding a strapping leading man who hasn’t yet been hardened by the cynical nature of espionages and endless treachery under the pall of the Cold War, and Connery, is the ultimate coolth of any heterosexual man’s consummate ideal, who can always have his cake and eat it too.

referential entries: Guy Hamilton’s GOLDFINGER (1964, 6.3/10); Sam Mendes’ SPECTRE (2015, 6.3/10); Terence Young’s WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967, 7.4/10).

印象最深刻的是邦德的风度，尽管他从事的是见不得人的职业，可他举止谦恭，衣着讲究，说话彬彬有礼。一改人们心目中那些间谍密探的猥琐形象。和我们通常所见到的那些举止粗野不修边幅的美国人也不同。影片中，邦德从潜入的海中一露头，全不顾周边危机四伏，第一个动作就是反复梳理他的头发。在匪穴里，没有了西服可穿，也要立刻选一件唐装穿上。更显得英姿勃发。在和诺博士的对话中，依旧是那种绵里藏针玩世不恭的态度，大有驴倒了架子不能倒的气势。或许是视死如归，或许是对自己手艺的自信。打斗场面和追车场面显得很初级，但是在六十年代时，已经算的上是惊世骇俗了。也很适合那时人们的观影习惯。

因为肖恩·康纳利去世了所以又来重温这部，初代007一路走好。

虽然现在看觉得有点套路不过放在当年应该说是开创了特工电影的模板？

当时的007还没有那么多花里胡哨的小道具，杀毒蜘蛛靠酒店拖鞋，从密室脱困也要靠抡起布鞋砸铁丝窗，打斗质朴得像女子防身术示范，但就这样居然还挺好看。

虽然都是上线晚又基本上没怎么在线的角色，不过女主角和Boss的人设都挺有意思，女主角哈妮是一种没有太多道德感（无贬义）的残忍的天真，Boss诺博士则简直是要素不要太多——父亲是德国科学家，母亲是中国的大家闺秀，被父母抛弃后进入黑帮做会计，之后被幽灵党的领导支持，建了个海底堡垒研究核武器报复社会，还有机械手……这人设要是出现在2000年以后是要和邦德在同人里组CP的。

另外就是外国人对把旗袍魔改成高开叉包臀小短裙真是充满了执着啊。