Watch: 11-Minute Video Explores James Bond’s Relationship With Women

To put it gently, James Bond is a misogynist. The iconic spy, who has become one of the longest lasting characters in cinematic history, has never had a good relationship with women — or rather he’s always been a bit of an asshole to women. Especially pronounced in the earlier films, Bond’s hyper-aggressive masculinity and utterly unforgettable treatment of all Bond Girls — which in retrospect makes many of the Sean Connery and Roger Moore movies difficult to watch — has tapered off in recent years with Daniel Craig’s iteration of the character. And, in a move that seems almost designed as a moral life raft for the character, his relationship with women, especially Judi Dench’s M, has been redrawn as troubled and complex, stemming from a traumatic past.

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To delve more fully into Bond’s (mis)treatment of women, a new BFI video, “The Unloveable James Bond,” takes a long, sobering look at 007. The 11-minute video runs through...