Thomas Ward- In Media Res

1. BOND vs
TORETTO vs
HUNT

3. ANCESTRAL
MANSION
IN THE
SCOTTISH
HIGHLANDS

4. BESPOKE
3-PIECE
by
$6,000.00 US
and he's got a whole closet of 'em

5. That's $17 million
in chips!
→
He romances
Supermodels
←

6. HE HAS A BETTER CAR THAN YOU
(only 10 of these were ever manufactured)

7. THIS IS THE ONE HE DRIVES
WHEN THE OTHER ONE IS
IN THE SHOP

8. ICONICALLY
BRITISH
(Unto itself, this does not
connote wealth or social status,
but it does underscore the point
that he could never be a symbol of
Norman Rockwell's America.)

10. WORKS
WITH
HIS
HANDS

11. WEARS A NAMETAG

12. CAN'T EVEN
AFFORD SLEEVES

13. DRIVES PRODUCTION-LINE CARS
Except for this IRL Super-Car, which he Stole and then Destroyed
(WHICH HE THEN HEAVILY MODIFIES)

14. THE MOST RACIALLY DIVERSE ENSEMBLE
OF HEROES
IN MAINSTREAM CINEMA

16. DRESSES IN A MANNER APPROPRIATE FOR COVERT OPS
(Seriously, have you ever seen James Bond wear body armor?)

17. CHASTE
&
FAITHFUL
HUSBAND
→
FIGHTS
for
HIS
FAMILY
←

18. COVID SAFETY COMPLIANT!
(True, this is extra-textual, but Tom Cruise is so inextricably linked with the character that his actions cannot avoid being conflated with those of his on-screen alter-ego)

19. For the price of
James Bond's Suit
You can have
35 of Ethan's jacket.
MSRP $170 + Tax
From

20. EXACTLY THE SAME DEGREE OF DIVERSITY AS THE SOURCE MATERIAL
… from 1966

21. OH, THE SYMBOLISM!