Bond, James Bond. All the Bond. (no, really, this is work-related!)

[lagilman]

So, this is very cool, simply for what it is.  But it's also neat to look at the difference stance-choices, and what they say about each interpretation of the same character, both from a timeframe perspective, and the actor himself.

Personally, the only one I 'believe' is shooting, rather than posing, is Craig.  His stance, and the leashed violence in his movement, sells it for me. How about you? And what does the choice of movement tell you?


(and yes, as was pointed out on Tumblr, Roger Moore is the only Bond whose gun does not actually fire)


image source: http://jtammanyhall.tumblr.com/post/35805505134/all-the-bonds

Comments

[etcet.livejournal.com]

I knew this looked familiar... found my reaction to it in November:

You what struck me most about that gif? The fact that Roger Moore is the only one who doesn't fire (and he's alone in taking a two-handed grip on the gun). He also, to my untrained eye, is in the best shooting position. If I had to guess, I'd peg him as the actual shootist of the bunch.

[lagilman]

Interestingly, to me - considering he's supposed to be shooting in an active position (while presumably either taking fire or about to)- the two-handed stance is what made me NOT believe it, from a man trained to kill, and trained to do it quickly.

*does some quick research*

"The New York Police Department's long-term study of thousands of police combat cases confirms it: most officers engaged in an armed confrontation with few exceptions fired with their strong hand. " (http://www.pointshooting.com/1a2hands.htm)

"...being able to shoot one-handed, especially if you can use either hand, facilitates evasive movement and helps with being able to shoot on the move" (https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/ccm-columns/features/shoot-with-one-hand-why/)

[batwrangler.livejournal.com]

I am not convinced that police officers are actually very well-trained for combat shooting. The people I know who practice tactical shooting do it using both hands, their dominant hand only, and their support hand only. As an interesting aside, if you are cross-eye dominant, you may well be more accurate with your off hand.