Would you rather screen Bond have a scar on his cheek OR Bond remain scarless on screen?

AnotherZorinStooge

I'd rather he went scarless

Reflsin2bourbons

I think the scar adds an edge to Bond that perhaps dispels the idea of "an invincible secret agent." Bond has been close to death and it shows.

StirredNotShaken

Probably scarless if only because I shudder at the amount of work it would take to not only apply but match the scar every single day on set.

CraigMooreOHMSS

Depends on the actor who the scar is going to be present on. Ideally you'd want someone who makes the scar look "good", rather than it be a distraction. I think Dalton and Pierce would have made it work, for example - but I'm not sure about any of the others.

RichardTheBruce

CGI scar. Morphs like Rorschach's mask to foreshadow story elements.

That or for product placement.

Seve

thedove wrote: »

Something that Calvin mentioned in his reaction video to First Light was that it was cool to see Bond with the scar on his cheek. He also mentioned that it would be a bit of a nightmare to see it on screen as the make up might be a challenge to do on an actor. He doubts we will ever see it on a screen Bond.

But since we are all about opinions and thoughts in this thread lets see what people would rather...

Would you rather screen Bond with a scar on his cheek OR no scar on his face?

This reminds me of Giuliano Gemma, a very good looking Italian actor from the 1960s/70s. He appeared in many Spaghetti Westerns, however he also did a James Bond spoof called "Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang".

I often notice a small scar on his cheek, a single tiny imperfection on his otherwise immaculate facial features, and wondered about it. Apparently I'm not the only one, as it features in most of his internet biographies...

In 1944, while he was playing in the fields, he found an explosive device that went off in his face, causing several wounds, one of them still visible as a scar on his left cheek.

So yes a small scar can be easily visible in movie closeups, yes a scar does add to the mystique, and conclusively "Fleming wrote that Bond had a three-inch long, thin vertical scar running down his right cheek."

SIS_HQ

Depends, as long as we know where he have got that scar, in the books, it's acceptable of it being a part of his physical description, but in the films, nitpickers would probably ask where Bond got the scar, so, if they would show how Bond got it, maybe I'm all for it, but if the new Bond just revealed himself with a scar already on his cheek, no backstory or whatsoever, then no.

DEKE_RIVERS

Scarless
People would think that the scar is given to make the actor look tougher and more masculine.