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The Bourne Identity
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?
Release : | 2002 |
Rating : | 7.8 |
Studio : | Universal Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Hypnotic, |
Crew : | Art Department Coordinator, Art Direction, |
Cast : | Matt Damon Franka Potente Chris Cooper Clive Owen Brian Cox |
Genre : | Drama Action Thriller Mystery |
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I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Great Film overall
Best movie ever!
Absolutely Fantastic
The Bourne Identity introduced Matt Damon as Jason Bourne and he is simply amazing. Doug Liman is great at action sequences as well as pacing the film and he excels here. Damon is, as already enthusiastically mentioned above, really good as the spy Jason Bourne who is found in a state of confusion when the film begins. I never got the chance to see the rest of the films but this was a very good thriller from Liman which reminds me to go see them.
It's interesting to reflect on Bourne I and how social media was in its infancy, and then full blown by the time Jason Bourne was released in 2016. Here there are no CIA close-up shots of Jason running through the streets of beautiful Paris, getting dressed, utilizing his mobile, and so on. It's sort of gumshoe surveillance for the times, 2002.There's full blown plot and action in Bourne I, and I was impressed big time. If you need Bourne to sort out a dispute for you, he won't let you down.Bourne I was released in the era of Bush II and Blair, and by the time we get to Jason Bourne in 2016, Trump is on the brink of being elected to the White House.
Matt Damon's character is hunted because reasons. If "they" had just left him alone, he wouldn't have bothered anyone, and would've just lived his life the way he did at the end. And, I guess the reason the lemming who fights him in the apartment, jumps to his death, is so that that there can be some kind of mystery. I fight with assassins, but "I wonder who I am", because I have amnesia, conveniently.
Not that there is any bias intended against the spy film genre, far from it. Nor with films that contain a good deal, or a lot, of action. There are some good, very good even, ones out there. There are also however ones that are too derivative, are basically style over substance (a few not even executing the style particularly well) and favour can-see-it-coming "thrills" and "twists" and bombastic action over telling a good story.What a pleasant surprise that 'The Bourne Identity' turned out to be. Had heard next to nothing but good things about the Bourne films and had been meaning to check them out for a while, while worrying as to whether they'd be my cup of tea or not. 'The Bourne Identity' not only does what it set out to do very well, with lots of fun and intrigue, but it is also a film that has a brain and respects its audience. It clearly knew what it wanted to be and who to aim it at.Sure, the basic story is not exactly original, occasionally there is a little routine-ness. This doesn't really matter all that much though, because 'The Bourne Identity' succeeded in giving the genre a considerable freshness on the whole. It does lose its way a little towards the end, when things do become a little too cliché and some things could have been explained better and felt less confused. While still doing a good job, Clive Owen did deserve more to do than what he got, a come and go character that disappears too quickly and early.However, visually 'The Bourne Identity' is very slick and stylish, special effects very wisely kept at minimum. Am not always a fan of the camera technique used here but here it added to the intensity and didn't feel that excessive or abused, certainly didn't look amateurish either. A reasonably dynamic soundtrack and authentic sound quality helps too, as does astute direction that keeps everything moving along with confidence.'The Bourne Identity' contains a sharp and well written script that provokes thought, with nothing being confused, rambling or cheesy. The story for much of the length is exciting and has a considerable freshness that is really refreshing. The pacing is relentless, while avoiding the traps of being too hectic or being dull, neither of which it ever is. The action is very well choreographed, confidently performed and keeps one on the edge of their seat.Matt Damon carries the title role with ease, and Franka Potente provides gutsy support, their chemistry to me was believable. Chris Cooper is fun, and while a little too briefly utilised Clive Owen and Brian Cox both do very good jobs.In summary, surprisingly good and entertaining and a very good start to the Bourne films. 8/10 Bethany Cox