The James Bond film series has captivated its audiences for decades with the eye-catching gadgets, explosions and heroism of Agent 007. Over the years that these films have been produced, a variety of actors have played James Bond and many actresses have played his love interests. Male roles are portrayed as overly masculine and all women are overly sexualized. It seems like in every James Bond movie the special agent beats up twenty guys and saves the lives of several beautiful women who immediately go to bed with him. Portraying men and women in this way sets expectations and standards that are too high for both genders. The characters in the James Bond film series are portrayed in ways that negatively influence today's youth by sexualizing and domesticating women, while men are violent and chauvinistic. Everyone would agree with the statement that James Bond is portrayed as an alpha male. He is a dominant character. Bond has physical and social power, he has control over his emotions and he has his own way of treating women in films. In the film's opening scene, James Bond is chasing a suspect he has been ordered to capture. Instead of capturing his target, Agent 007 kills this man. Faced with his killing, Bond replies with ease: "I thought the world could use one less bomb maker." This man defies his commands and takes human life without reason and without remorse. In another scene, Bond participates in a high-stakes poker tournament. After winning a man's car, he has sexual intercourse with that man's wife just to get information from her. Are kids getting the right message by watching these films? That using women and killing men on a whim aren't just... half the paper... The Last Line of Defense: Miss Moneypenny and the Desperations of Filmic Feminism. " Hecate 24. (1998): 93. Academic research completed. Web. February 24, 2012. Casino Royal. Dir Martin Campbell. Perf. Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen and Judi Dench. Columbia Pictures, 2006. DVD. Tompkins, Aimee. “The Psychological Effects of Violent Media on Children.” All Phsych Journal (2003) WebSharon Snyder-Suhy, et al. “Shaken and Stirred: A Content Analysis of Representations of Women in James Bond Films. " Sex Roles 62.11/12 (2010): 747-761. Academic research completed. Web. February 24, 2012. Online The Jackson, James. “The Inherent Sexism in the James Bond Films.” Suite101.com. July 15, 2009. Web. March 02, 2012.james-jackson. suite101."Movie body counts: Charts: Top: Franchise: James Bond. "Movie Body Counts. Web. March 04, 2012. moviebodycounts. com/franchises-bond. html