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“How Safe Do You Feel?”: James Bond, Skyfall, and the Politics of the Secret Agent in an Age of Ubiquitous Threat
College Literature ( IF <0.1 ) Pub Date : 2016-01-01 , DOI: 10.1353/lit.2016.0010
James Smith

When examining the process of the banalization of warfare, the history of the modern state intelligence apparatus provides one of the most significant examples of such a transition. This article, through analysis of the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall , looks at how the world’s most successful spy franchise has adapted to this contemporary paradigm of intelligence and cyber-terrorism. Through examining how Skyfall engages with issues such as the threats posed by the ubiquity of the internet, the accountability of intelligence services in the wake of the War on Terror, and the continued ability of fictional works to depict conflict and the intelligence apparatus in the modern world, this essay argues that Skyfall attempts a significant cultural intervention into perceptions of the contemporary secret state, offering a staunch defense of Western intelligence services while contesting the skeptical visions that have come to dominate recent spy narratives.

中文翻译:

“你感觉有多安全?”:詹姆斯邦德、天幕降临,以及威胁无处不在的时代特工的政治

在考察战争平庸化的过程时,现代国家情报机构的历史提供了这种转变最重要的例子之一。本文通过对 2012 年詹姆斯邦德电影 Skyfall 的分析,探讨了世界上最成功的间谍系列如何适应这种当代的情报和网络恐怖主义范式。通过研究 Skyfall 如何处理诸如无处不在的互联网所带来的威胁、反恐战争后情报部门的责任以及虚构作品描绘现代冲突和情报机构的持续能力等问题。世界,这篇文章认为 Skyfall 试图对当代秘密国家的看法进行重要的文化干预,
更新日期:2016-01-01
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