I thought that the Bond in Motion exhibit was very interesting. Though it was smaller than I had expected it had a lot of interesting materials from each Bond film all through out the years. In my own personal opinion I found an interesting link between James Bond and his cars. I found it amazing how, as a class we were all able to look at each car in person. As we were looking at each of the cars and the different outfits in real life that he had worn in some of the films we were able to watch a clip of the film. Specifically for each clip whichever car that the screen was near they would show that car being displayed in scenes from the film. It shows a link between Bond and his cars which is like a symbol of the films. Each car spoke to different generations of each film. The 60’s Bond was completely different from the Bond that we know now. There is a symbol of masculinity with the cars in relation to Bond as well as his suits and a sort of professionalism.
In 1953 the first James Bond film, Bond drives a 1930 Blower Bentley. “This car was driven hard and well”, which is what Fleming wrote. In the second James Bond film a similar Bentley was driven. Only in this Bentley there was a very new and stylish gadget that not many cars had in this time period, a car phone. This car gave Bond almost a sort of sensual pleasure and displayed a luxurious sort of lifestyle to those watching the film.
In 1964 the ne plus ultra made its first appearance in the Bond film Goldfinger. This silver Aston Martin DB5 had a revolving license plate and machines gun as well. One of the famous features of the car in the movie was the ejecting car seat.
In 1974, a deal was made with American Motors for 007 to drive their cars. This made Roger Moore the only Bong who did not drive an Aston Martin in the James Bond film.
In 1977 the Bond cars reached a high point when Roger Moore drove a white Lotus Esprit S1. In the Bond film the car also turned into a submarine.
In 1987 the Aston Martin was back. Timothy Dalton drives a V8 Volante convertible. This new car had missiles, lasers, and a rocket booster. The tough masculine 007 car was a great form of symbolism for the Bond film.
In 1995 Bond drives his Aston Martin DB5 in GoldenEye, but for the next two movies he is shown in a BMW Z3. This car came with an ejector seat and was worth about $25 million.
In 2015 it was Daniel Craig’s first time being Bond in the new film, Casino Royale. In this film Craig drives a silver 1963 Aston Martin DB5 similar to the car driven in the 1964 Bond film, Gold Finger. Except in 2015 film it gets a more modern upgrade.
References:
Madigan, D. (2013, November 24). Coolest Features of the James Bond Vehicles. Retrieved from https://infinigeek.com/coolest-features-of-the-james-bond-vehicles/
Solomon, M. (2015, September 09). Luxury Lineage: A Brief History of James Bond’s Cars. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/msolomon/2015/09/09/luxury-lineage-a-brief-history-of-james-bond-cars-spectre-aston-martin/#5c17b7647a4a
James Bond: A history in 25 objects. (2015, October 23). Retrieved from https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/james-bond/37356/james-bond-a-history-in-25-objects
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