Representation of the Bond Girl

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Representation of the Bond Girl

The first Bond film was made in 1962 which is called Dr.No. This film was based upon the novel which was written by Ian Fleming.

The world during that period, was at a time where after the second world war, there was conflict between Russia and Britain and the United States of America, the period of the "Cold War".

In those times there were lots of secret government, undercover agents and conspiracy theories.

Although the first Bond movie was made a long time ago, and the movies has continued being made until the most recent date of 1999. They are still popular now with the young and old.

The James Bond character is able to appeal to a wide variety of the audience, because the audience can identify not only with Bond but also with an array of characters such as Money Penny, M, Bonds boss, Q, the virtuoso with gadgets and a variety of other characters.

However, there are also things which are expected in each Bond film. Bond's Vodka Martini is "shaken, not stirred", Q's gadgets are expected and anticipated by the audience. Also Bond's theme tune, which