Dr No
Ian Fleming is said to be one of the best writers to come out of England. He was born on May 28, 1908. His love for adventure was attributed to his brother the traveler and co-author Peter Fleming. He served during WWII as an assistant to the director of Navel Intelligence with the rank of commander. During this time he was very much like the legendary character, he created agent 007 James Bond of the British Secret Service. After the Navy in 1953, he wrote Casino Royal. Many Bond books were created after this best seller. Including The Spy Who Loved Me, Live and Let Die, Goldfinger, From Russia With Love, For Your Eyes Only, Diamonds Are Forever, Moonraker, and Thunderball. Eventually Hollywood caught on and James Bond hit the big screen with Dr. No. Based on the book starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andrews. The film Dr. No was more action packed than the book by Ian Fleming because of action scenes, plot, and settings. In the 90's and perhaps for many years past the new millenium action is a four-letter word, Bond. James Bond symbolizes everything a modern man wants to be, handsome, with action in is life, and always getting the girl. It is the action scenes, which make Bond enjoyed by all. The action scenes a
In conclusion, it is only fair to give credit where credit is due. The book Dr. No was good but the movie was better and more action packed. The book can be liked or disliked. For instance this book review from Richard Mc Laughlin "Mr. Fleming despite pandering now and then to low tastes, writes extremely well. He knows how to keep his readers hair literally standing on end. The next element that makes the move more action packed then the book is the plot. The book and the movie start out basically the same. Strangways is killed by three blind beggars. They then kill Mary Trueblood, but in the book, they burn the house down. After Bond finishes a card game with Silvia Trench, the character or the game are not in the book. Bond goes to M's office where he is told that Strangways was checking out something for the United States about massive interference with some Cape Canaveral rockets. In the book, M tells Bond about the disappearance of some birds and the death of two scientists at a bird sanctuary at Crab Key. M tells Bond that he thinks Strangways and Trueblood ran off together, but Bond does not think so and find the situation strange. "It just strikes me that four people seem to have more or less died because of the birds. Perhaps two more did - Strangways and the Trueblood girl. I agree it sounds ridiculous, but we got nothing else to go on." (pg.30) He also says that the birds dung is a powerful natural fertilizer worth a lot of money. In the movie this part is more interesting, M tells Bond the rockets at Cape Canaveral are being toppled. Toppling is throwing the gyroscopic control of a rocket off course with radio waves. This and the disappearance of Strangways and Trueblood make for a more action packed plot. The next part of the action packed plot comes when he find out no driver was sent for him. The plot thickens when the driver kills himself instead of being questioned by Bond. After he meets Quarrel and Felix the same girl from the airport takes Bonds picture again. They grab her and find out that she would rather have her arm broke then talk. Then the morning after they arrive on Crab Key they meet Honey. She reveals she has been to the island many times without being caught. She also says that she thinks Dr. No killed her father. The next part of the action packed plot comes after they are caught and decontaminated. They are served breakfast and they both pass out. A mysterious man comes into the room lifts up the sheets and takes a look at Bond. The hand has a black rubber like glove on it. The next part of the plot we find out who the man behind the strange glove is, as Bond and Honey come face to face with the evil Dr. No. They sit down and have drinks. No is somewhat stiff and has rob
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