A summary of the superior nature of the new James Bond character.

I think the reason that this new Bond is so different and foreign to people is because series creators finally caught on to the whole, "we can start over and remake a series with planned progressive sequels" craze that has swept Hollywood, specifically concerning comic book style action heroes.

I think that the old Bonds were tall and dark haired without any sense of humanity in their being. This new Bond really does seem like the character he is summed up as by Vesper in Casino Royale, an orphan type who has been raise in a high class setting with a huge chip on his shoulder, and one who sees right and wrong very clearly.

The entire plot thus far of both of these series start-over movies is wrapped up in a simple and very emotional plot. Bond is originally a man who believes that good is good, bad is bad, and they are always black and white. He has no remorse when bad men die, and he really expresses a sense of justice being accomplished in the few glimpse we see into him. The reason he seems so cold-hearted seems obvious to me. Assuming that Vesper's assessment is somewhat correct, Bond has truly been raised as a product of the system. He has never had any family life, and everything he knows as truth is taught him by the system. This is the new starting point that this series has taken on.

From there it only makes sense that when someone dies, Bond is quick to put on a face that says he didn't care anyway, trying to convince himself to believe the same. But we see certain cases when this is just proven false. From the scene of sitting in the shower in Casino Royale and the scene in the burning room in Quantum (interestingly parallel experiences of comforting someone he loves in water and fire...), we know that Bond truly wants to protect those he values. The entire second movie, which is admittedly sparse in plot development in comparison to the first, is about Bond trying not to let his intense emotions of revenge and justice take hold of the situation. All in all, this new Bond is truly summed up by emotion. While the old Bonds had gadgets, girls, and wildly disfigured villains, this is a man in the real world, who actually carries a past with him into each movie. He's learning to care, and that right and wrong and good and evil are not as clear as he thought before becoming a double O.

This Bond is human.