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It's actually just that Barbara Broccoli hates the main character and ever since she took over as Executive Producer they've been on a mission to destroy the character

But they have no new ideas, and they only make something that feels vaguely like what it was

Bond as a concept is fine, the execution has been trash for over a decade now

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I don't entirely disagree with you, but I would argue strongly that the concept is out of place politically right now.

Maybe not for much longer but since the late 90s, surely. There's also just too much info in the public about how real spies operate. It makes the Bond concept pretty nonsensical. The character has to change to overcome the audience's disbelief.

I think it's ok to have different movie franchises that have different strengths

From my perspective it's the realism, seriousness, and lack of everything the franchise did for like 40 years that has successfully killed the fun

I also love Bourne movies, and I don't need them to be the same

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