Their wrongdoing is also of interest in that their ruthlessness represents the film’s clear critique of the implicit inhumanity of such organisations. The pen-pushers trying to kill Jason Bourne are intriguing, in that they are clearly acting out of fear for their careers rather than pure evil. Though fresh-faced, he is convincing as the badass action hero and he is also likable, which is hugely important to the success of the overarching story. Matt Damon is an unlikely choice as Jason Bourne but he is exceptional from the get-go.
He doesn’t remember anything about who he is, yet he quickly discovers that he not only has special abilities but that the CIA is chasing him. The franchise kicks off with The Bourne Identity, a film that boasts an immediately exciting premise for the rest of the trilogy: ex CIA agent Jason Bourne is found at sea with two bullets in his back. Subscribe to Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Related article: MUST WATCH – Hollywood Insider’s CEO Pritan Ambroase’s Love Letter to Black Lives Matter – VIDEO Join me as I revisit each film in the trilogy, from The Bourne Identity to The Bourne Ultimatum. It even has a great soundtrack, held together to the tune of Moby’s ‘Extreme Ways ’. Though Bourne is often thought of as being more serious, it still boasts that witty dialogue you want from spy films and is more playful than it is given credit for. Bourne obviously has a similar template to Bond but uses it to tell a more humane story, which seems to have fed back into the more recent Bond films, which themselves have been retroactively inspired by Bourne’s more earnest and gritty tone. I use Bond as a point of comparison because the way they interlink is interesting.
Unlike Bond, the assassins fighting Bourne are human beings and are always suggested as questioning the lifestyle they have adopted in the same way that Bourne is forced to do. Unlike Bond, Bourne is concerned with questioning the ethics of the spy lifestyle and the bureaucracies controlling it rather than simply glamorising it – the sense of an inner moral battle within the CIA is a continuously interesting feature. In fact, for those seeking an antidote to Bond, Bourne is incredibly fitting, especially since at the time of release Pierce Brosnan was still getting chased atop CGI waves. Related article: James Bond Books and Movies: The Evolution of our Favourite Spy Since Ian Flemingīourne was influential in fuelling the fast-paced, realistic action that so many similar movies adopted since its release- James Bond is the most notable example ( Casino Royale ’s opening bathroom fight scene has got Bourne’s fingerprints all over it). Related article: The Rise of Matt Damon: A Tribute to the Highly-Deserving Hollywood Star Damon also grows in toughness to become thoroughly believable as an action hero. His fresh-faced sense of youth is key to his likability in Identity and throughout the films, you increasingly come to care for him. Matt Damon’s contentious casting as Jason Bourne has clearly proven to be genius. The Bourne Supremacy is a taught thriller and The Bourne Ultimatum is a great full-throttle action film. The Bourne Identity is surprisingly effective as a straight drama. Though similar narratively, they all benefit from occupying a slightly different sub-genre within the spy genre.
Each film is entertaining and dramatically engaging, often in equal measure. The combination of the original three Bourne films constitutes one of the best trilogies you will find.
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