6. James Bond Constantly Jeopardises His Missions & Defies The Most Basic Spy Principles
The Movies: Too many to list (but there's 23 of 'em) The only reason James Bond, who is supposed to epitomise the world's best spy (or something), has been allowed to keep his job all these years is because, presumably, he has prevented global catastrophe on a number of occassions. But no matter which interpretation of this iconic character you opt for, each and every incarnation of Ian Fleming's character - be it the corny, bumbling adventures of one Roger Moore or the hard and serious missions assigned to Daniel Craig - is plainly terrible at their job. In real life, they'd all be sacked.
But Bond plays by his own rules, you say.
That's the way it is. I get that part - what I don't get is why Bond purposely makes things harder for himself no matter what mission he's on. He can't seem to do anything without bringing large amounts of attention to it. And I'm not just talking about all the kills and explosions and abandoned vehicles and broken gadgets (sigh) that this man leaves in his wake, but in his complete and utter failure to comply to even the most basic of rules from the international spy handbook. Has he even read it? Take, for example, the fact that Bond constantly sleeps with anybody and everybody, no matter if they're aligned with the good side or the bad side. MI6 protocol surely denotes that it's a terrible idea to sleep with the enemy - what if you form an emotional attachment? You could jeopardise the mission. There's also the little matter of Bond's name, which he proceeds to tell everybody to the point that it's actually a catchphrase: "Bond. James Bond." Sure, it sounds good, but aren't you suppose to be a spy? Where are the alias'? The codenames?