``Kingsman: The Secret Service'' A new spy movie that brings back its light and playful charm

The women of Kingsman: The Secret Service

With a secret weapon, fun action, and an attractive villain, this film is filled with hints of the old Moore Bond, but it is not just a parody or pastiche, but is a true and beloved piece of entertainment. One issue is the position of women.

Roxy, one of the few female participants in the Kingsman: The Secret Service Newcomer Selection, is from the upper class like the other participants, but she cares about Eggsy, who has no class, and sometimes takes sides with him, and even during the HALO jump during the exam, she stands by Eggsy until the end. If Bond was interested, he would have immediately invited her to bed and spent the night with her. However, they do not develop a romantic relationship until the very end, and their position with Eggsy remains equal.

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The aforementioned Gazelle does not back down in the face of male agents, and in fact shows strength to the point where she can kill many of them at once. However, it's not just his murderous skills that make him strong. He also plays the role of Valentine's butler, but perhaps because he is confident that he can kill him at any time, he even makes fun of Valentine, who complains about the biometric authentication, saying, "You made the decision yourself, right?"

And the ultimate one is Princess Tilde, who was kidnapped from the Swedish royal family. He continues to resist until the end, cursing the Prime Minister for turning over so easily. And this is what he says to Eggsy, who came to stop Valentine's crime. "If you save the world, we can do it in the asshole."

This scene is a regular scene in 007 movies, and is meant to show Bond that he flirts with a woman after destroying the enemy's fortress, but in Bond's case, he is trying to "save" the woman and act as his own initiative. Com. On the other hand, in ``Kingsmen,'' the person who is in charge is a woman: Princess Tilde, and the ``play'' is more extreme than Bond's.

As a response to the 007 series, which continues to be steeped in machismo, Kingsman: The Secret Service brings back the humor to espionage and continues to respond to the times with its women.

Text: Samurai Isao

Designer by profession, film writer by profession. He is working hard to promote Indian films in Japan.

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