You do know that Casino Royale is based on a novel right, the first story with James Bond at that.
And most of the things you call out (like the romance arc) are damn near verbatim from the novel? I don't think there's an attempt to undermine the character because at that point Bond is more inexperienced and the whole him being more dominant force in relationships is the result of Vesper's death and him becoming numb to relationships.
Like it's not subverting decades of established tropes when it's supposed to be the first Bond story. Even the shaken or stirred line has it's origin here and the "do I look like I give a damn" makes sense with the events of the movie at that point.
You do know that Casino Royale is based on a novel right, the first story with James Bond at that.
And most of the things you call out (like the romance arc) are damn near verbatim from the novel? I don't think there's an attempt to undermine the character because at that point Bond is more inexperienced and the whole him being more dominant force in relationships is the result of Vesper's death and him becoming numb to relationships.
Like it's not subverting decades of established tropes when it's supposed to be the first Bond story. Even the shaken or stirred line has it's origin here and the "do I look like I give a damn" makes sense with the events of the movie at that point.