Lew, in Goldfinger Bond is not merely a government assassin — his conventional role, of course — but he’s also the embodiment of the privileged, inept government functionary. Perhaps as a result of his incessant drinking, not to mention his self-intoxication, Bond is consistently out-maneuvered by his adversary. Within the first ten minutes of the film he seduces Goldfinger’s mistress and gets her killed. Later in the film he is largely responsible for the death of that poor woman’s sister, as well. He is tricked into wrecking a priceless, gadget-laden Aston Martin through a gag that plays like something out … Continue reading James Bond as Statist Tool