"I'm Bond, James Bond"

Taedo Choi
Manuel A. Perez Tejada
Engl 1101 B1
September 8th, 2008
“I’m Bond, James Bond”
“I’m Bond, James Bond” is a famous line that aptly depicts the character of the charismatic childhood role-model for various audiences. Wholeheartedly experiencing the great Bonds, such as Sean Connery and Pierce Bronson, jump and dive to create the heart-beating scenes, the audiences undergo unfamiliar tingling feeling made possible through the awe of visual and audio enhancements. With the unobstructed mind of a child, I also witnessed the amazing effects of the 007 actions and gizmos that introduced to me the world of creativity and hobby of watching films. However, the sleepless hours spent watching films unveiled the hobby to be time consuming.
Fully equipped with rocket launcher, automatic machine guns, thermal detector and invisibility system, 007 automobile exemplify the highly advanced technologies which are some of the inspiring origins for creativity. Not able to afford such extravagant items, I substituted those with my highly imagined and intangible apparatus. “Pow! Pow!” With my “handmade” handgun, I claimed the enemies to be dead. Among my peers, 007 role-playing caught on and soon we were all 007 agents out in a mission to save, capture or destroy. Through the imaginations, my youthful mind with infinite potentials had expanded further in creativity. Furthermore, the films’ gallant and heroic plots, usually of Bond running to complete his mission at the verge of death, created hype for an adventure. Being imprudent elementary students, my brother and I set out on our bikes and pedaled continuously for five hours to moderately simulate the ventures of James Bond. After completing the arduous adventure, my amplified confidence encouraged me to pursue further. As youth, I felt the startling but inebriating effects of the 007 films; however the time has dulled my creativity and crave for adventure.
Finding my creatively-enhanced self on the couch watching the 007, I realized the uncontrollable allurement of the film that misappropriated my time for study. Unlike James Bond who completes his tasks with unwavering successes, I procrastinated on my own works while watching the agent completes his. To mend the concern, self-control was needed to straighten the habit of jumping onto the couch and turning on the newly released 007. Calculating the times I have spent watching movies and receiving “F’s” on assignments, I regretted that 007 enticed me to gaze my eyes upon the colorful screen instead of the black and white pages in the textbook. Recently, I have been searching for atonement of the past through the black and white pages. However, the argument can be made that the movies with some useful knowledge and bits of practical pedestal for ideas are not waste of time. Nevertheless, I deemed myself a 007-holic rapt by the film to disregard the gravity of studying.
Although the 007 films have exposed me to the world of creativity, its’ time consuming characteristics impeded me from advancing further academically. In accordance to Yin and Yang, the 007 series had positive influences of exposing creativity and adventure but also had negative influence of hindering my study through time consumption. Originally based on novels, the series of films has reached the entire globe through successful distribution. Watching the most recent 007 film at the theatre, I attempted to once again experience the creativity and adventure that motivated my youth. Like the times I have viewed the world of creativity with a Golden Eye, numerous youth will experience the great console through the Quantum of Solace.