EXT. DAY. MANHATTAN STREET.
Eyes at every window, he imagines. Look at them. Wide open, narrow, tearful, angry eyes. The eyes of young and old. And the two of them, husband and wife, facing each other in the courtroom of the street, she above, he below. Turn over. Action:
“I have a gun in this bag somewhere,” she says. “You’re surprised? Why? Sure, I have a gun, like everyone else in America. I’ve always had it. Walther PPK. It has always amused me that this is the gun James Bond prefers. A little effeminate for 007, don’t you think? It’s always described as the perfect gun for a woman’s handbag. For a woman’s hand. You want me to get it out? I’ll get it out.”
I love that line, "Isn't that a little effeminate for James Bond." I think you might have said this before, because I haven't been reading as of late. Apologies for that. Been busy. It reminds me that James Bond used to carry a Beretta 418. Beretta itself sounds sexier, as James Bond is the king of sex pots, so why not have that? Even in the Departed, Leonardo DiCaprio carried a Walther PPK. To me, The Departed was Scorsese's deconstruction of the spy thriller, and done magnificently, too. I tried watching the Chinese version, and for some reason, the dubbing didn't feel right. If you want to watch the most entertaining dub of all time, watch John Woo's the Killer. Funny enough Dumbo, as the cop calls the Killer, uses a Beretta too. So, guns are as much a symbol in art as dialogue is to a conversation. I could go on and on, but you get the point I guess. Great ideas, and keep up the great work.
Louis "LtB" Bruno, Esq.