The name of the protagonist of a novel is important and difficult to think of.
Jin Yong created many good and meaningful names with the help of ancient poetry, but for retired Captain Ian Fleming, he couldn't think of a concise and powerful name if he wanted to break his scalp.
At the age of 45, he wanted to write a novel based on the first half of his spy career and create a secret agent adventure story.
Just when he was unable to confirm the name of the protagonist, perhaps a little discouraged, he found a boring bird science book and found that the author's name was quite appropriate.
Anyway, if you think about it, you will find yourself troubled.
Just call Bond, James Bond!
Years later, James Bond became a globally popular name.
Not only that, but the name also brings up an enduring genre film.
That's the Secret Agent blockbuster.
However, the real originator of the secret agent movie is not the "007" series.
When Christopher Nolan also made a secret agent blockbuster called "Creed", it was not "007" that was first mentioned, but "North by Northwest" directed by his idol Hitchcock.
Unfortunately, the producer of this movie is MGM, the copyright holder of the current "007" movie IP.
That's right, it was Hitchcock, the king of suspense movies, who came up with a commercial masterpiece in 1959, in which the scene where the male protagonist is chased by an airplane becomes a classic.
During the same period, Ian Fleming's novels had already sold well in the UK, and he created his 007 series at a rate of almost one a year. When two producers, Albert Brockley and Harry Salzman, bought the rights and wanted to make a film, North by Northwest became an important reference object.
They even went straight to Gary Grant, the male protagonist of North by Northwest, to play James Bond.
Gary Grant said yes, but as we all know, he wasn't the first 007.
Because the filmmakers wanted to make a series of movies from the beginning, but Gary Grant was only willing to sign one film. And then, just as difficult as Ian Fleming had when he came up with a name, the actors looked for one after another and didn't work out.
Albert Brockley and Harry Salzman even went to the audition themselves, and ended up spotting a male model who resembled Gary Grant.
Unfortunately, this male model's acting skills are too poor to play the style of a secret agent, and he was eventually abandoned.
It was hard to find a person who passed the appearance temperament and acting skills, but Ian Fleming felt that it was not OK.
In the original, James Bond is a typical, elegant English gentleman who is English.
Like Tom Hiddleston, who plays "Loki" in the Marvel Universe today, because he has this temperament, he has become one of the hot successors of the next Bond.
The guy named Sean Connery was Scottish, and the overall look was a bit rough, to put it simply, too strong and not elegant enough.
But the casting matter is not up to Ian Fleming, just as he wanted his cousin Christopher Lee to play the main villain, but this proposal was rejected by the filmmakers.
Presumably, Sean Connery's audition was so good, as in the movie, he performed a kind of "graceful violence", so the film gave him a chance.
Some people say that Gu Long watched the "007" movie starring Sean Connery to create the role of Chu Liuxiang.
One theory about why James Bond's code name is 007 is that Ian Fleming's British intelligence agency deciphered a German code system during World War I, and a similar plot can be referred to the movie "Imitation Game" starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Ian Fleming was impressed by this, and it happened that the system, or deciphering the code for the operation, was 0070, so the code name of the protagonist of his novel became 007.
Ian Fleming incorporated many of his personal experiences, and it can be said that james Bond's prototype is himself.
Of course, he added a lot of romantic and exaggerated imagination, and achieved a combination of virtual and real, otherwise his novels would not have sold well.
James Bond made his big-screen debut in 1962, and Dr. 007's Noir made more than $16 million in the North American market and nearly $60 million in the global market, reaching a blockbuster level.
In fact, viewers who have seen this original work can feel that this is actually not a blockbuster.
Most of the scenes are interiors, like the room where Dent met Dr. Noor, which cost just £745 to complete the set.
The two producers approached United Pictures to fund it, but the old Hollywood company, founded by Chaplin, Van Punk, Peckford and Griffiths, was only willing to pay $1 million.
Although the director Terrance Young was already very sparing, he eventually overspended.
At that time, United States was also planning to divest, needless to say that it was Albert Brockley and Harry Salzman who came out to get it, and the budget was increased to 1.1 million, and it was successfully completed.
Later, Lianmei Pictures was poorly managed and was acquired by MGM, and the copyright of "007" went to MGM.
MGM became a veritable secret agent film originator.
In the beginning, the most attractive thing about "007" was not the big scene comparable to "North by Northwest", but the character of James Bond, which satisfied the fantasies of many people at that time.
After the end of World War II, the standard of living was restored, and it was getting better and better, and people began to have a need for entertainment. James Bond drives a luxury car while holding his sister and saving the world, men want to imitate him and become him, and women have a perfect virtual object.
Yes, "007" is the cool text of that era.
It's just that as times change, so does James Bond.
Various changes are inseparable from the development of society and film trends.
So when exploring this series, the story is often secondary.
More importantly, through this cultural symbol, more issues are extended.