What tuxedos are to James Bond, tiny bathing suits are to Thomas Ripley.
The schemes of Patricia Highsmith’s murderous demon twink Tom Ripley have been adapted for screens several times since she first publishedin 1955. Technically, more men have played Ripley than have played James Bond, but the most notable instances remain Alain Delon in the 1960 French adaptionThose three interpretations of the character vary greatly, yet some facets of his story remain the same.
Like the character, the origins of the swimsuit are literary. In her first Ripley novel, Highsmith describes them as “a black-and-yellow thing hardly bigger than a G-string,” and notes that Ripley “hated bathing suits,” especially this “revealing” one in particular. The character Marge seems to like them. She suggests Tom keep them on when they go up for a martini after a day at the beach. Though, maybe she’s teasing him.
Damon stumbles onto the screen in his lime green briefs as wobbly as a newborn giraffe, but you’re also left with the impression that this version of Ripley doesn’t totally hate his swimsuit. In the film, we don’t see him purchasing the item, but you kind of figure he might have even specifically picked it over other options. A calculated sartorial step towards the man he wants to be instead of the result of low stock at the beach store.
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