It is no secret that the James Bond series of novels and films seeks to portray a powerful and efficient United Kingdom, particularly through the character of Bond himself as a member of the Secret Intelligence Service, otherwise known as MI6. In For Your Eyes Only, the film series attempts to recover from the Moonraker campier that preceded it by once again adopting a serious and dramatic tone. Although the series is known for pre-title sequences distinct from the film's plot, these are extremely important in setting the tone of the film. In the pre-title sequence of this film, two relevant themes are dominant and make their way into the rest of the film: brutality and reactive violence, best characterized as revenge. Bond (Roger Moore) gives up a character the audience assumes they know. being Ernst Stavro Blofeld (John Hollis, voiced by Robert Rietti) has a rather callous manner. The seriousness of this film is introduced quickly with Bond escaping from an evil trap and instead terrorizing the villain and instilling fear in him by flying high in a helicopter, all before leaving him to die in a smokestack. Fans of the series will recognize Blofeld as the man responsible for the death of Bond's wife, Teresa, in the film and novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service, thus making it clear that Bond's tormenting of Blofeld appears as an act of revenge . This introduces the point underlined here. The film creates a clear image of the seriousness and acceptability of punishment. It's no coincidence that this film precedes Octopussy, where the Soviet Union is first considered an evil entity with some significant frankness. This causes Bond to be recognized as an agent of British foreign policy. Post-imperial Britain needs its gr... middle of paper... ionalism. Sure, Havelock is half English, but, unlike Bond and his late parents, his fight isn't officially on the Crown's side. It echoes American deference to the United Kingdom throughout the series and showcases the idea that Bond doesn't necessarily have to play by the same rules as his friends; Havelock herself defers to Bond about forty-five minutes into the film. Rather, as an MI6 agent, the very nature of his work is often reactive and creates an officially sanctioned performance of British forces as a counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism power. This power is what encourages Bond here, and it means that Britain is a long-lasting power in its own right. The film vindicates the United Kingdom in the real world by using Bond as a dangerous, destructive and sometimes callous force, but as a force that acts with a right, a responsibility, to do what it is doing..