"Brave New World": The New Q, Masculinity, and the Craig Era Bond Films. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hines, Claire
• Is Part Of: Journal of popular film and television. Volume 46:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 46
• Page End: 55
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: masculinity -- James Bond -- Skyfall -- Spectre -- Q -- geek -- technology; Motion pictures -- Periodicals; Television broadcasting -- Periodicals; 791.4305
• DOI: 10.1080/01956051.2018.1423209
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0195-6051

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article examines the significance of the new Q in Skyfall (Dir. Sam Mendes, 2012) and Spectre (Dir. Sam Mendes, 2015). It explores some of the ways that the new take on Q in the Craig era has not only adapted the dynamic between Bond and the MI6 gadget-master by turning him into a young tech geek, but also speaks volumes about masculinity and the Bond franchise.