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Yeah they definitely needed that one.
I can think of two henchmen that made strong impressions in their films. Jaws and Hinx.
It got me to thinking...
Would you rather Jaws is only in one film OR Hinx returns for another?
Jaws was a terrifying character and one that audiences loved. So it was a no-brainer he would return. Some say his character in MR was not as well executed as in Spy. That he either should have perished in Spy, as one draft had happen, or simply not come back for MR. But some see his redemption arc as a highlight of MR.
Hinx was one of the bright spots of a movie that left many feeling cold. Hinx was a call back updated for audiences. He fought Bond with a bruising ferocity and yet had style and lethal force combined. A call back to other films in the franchise. Many have suggested he never died from being thrown from the train and could have, should have come back.
Obviously neither will happen, but what would you rather, Jaws in one movie only? Or Hinx returns to make Bond's life hell in another film?
Hinx was a hugely underused and underdeveloped character. It wouldve spiced up the fourth act run around the old MI6 building if Hinx was chasing Bond down at the same time.
Hinx , should have returned either, ,in Rosa Klebb like fashion, for a climactic fight with Bond at the end of SPECTRE or in NTTD . He would have been wearing a bionic, mechanical, neck collar as a result of the train encounter.
One scene that I wish they had added to SPECTRE is that following the killing during the meeting, Hinx would have taken a seat at the table and an assistant would have come over with a folding; opening it he says something like, ‘ let us discuss our Central American operations’.
Even that would have given the character a bit more depth.
Personally, I think it was a misstep casting an actor as charismatic as Bautista (who genuinely has a good bit of dramatic and comedic talent) and making him play this near silent, Terminator-like goon. I know some complain about how comedic Jaws was, but there’s a good bit of personality in the character even if he doesn’t speak. With Hinx they had the opportunity to give us a Bond villain with a level of personality - wise cracking perhaps, a sense of humour to rival Bond’s, or even just someone who could intimidate Bond not only through his hulking presence but how he spoke. I mean, Bautista was a pro wrestler so it would have made sense to go that route instead of giving us a rather generic strongman henchman. Just a missed opportunity.
Yeah I'm even kind of weighing up whether he could do main villain: a sort of Bane-style big hulking main threat for Bond is slightly different to what we usually get (although I guess nothing very new in terms of action adventure movies in general).