Call it the 007 Syndrome: A man starts out his career as a chiseled and ideologically motivated killer, the sort of guy who goes on outlandish missions for God and Country, the kind of man who is particular about his drink and liberal about his bedmates. Then he grows older, and the world changes around him. His theme songs, previously roared by Shirley Bassey, are now whined by Sam Smith. Instead of fighting villains with mechanical hands in underground tropical-island lairs as atomic weapons launch sequences count down in the background, he struggles with bureaucracy, political intrigue, and other micro-aggressions so popular these days.
This is why Spectre, the latest Bond film, was one of the most coldly received in recent memory. It’s why Daniel Craig is abandoning his post as the world’s most famous spy. And it’s also probably why Bibi Netanyahu should soon step down as Israel’s prime minister.
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