Jason bourne

Jason Bourne

My favourite film of this summer was Jason Bourne, this is because I have always enjoyed the Bourne films as they are full of tension that grips hold of me from the very start. As per usual, with exception of Bourne legacy, it has Matt Damon in the lead role. As it is in most of the films the CIA has their hand in what they shouldn’t, this time it’s a social network which they are hacking into so they can “keep an eye on everyone”. They do this by the CIA Director Robert Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones) paying Aaron Kalloor (Ruiz Ahmed) to start his business. They do this so they have leverage over him. Dewy decides that Aaron should give the CIA a “back door” so they can hack in.

The good parts of the film;

He’s not a tourist

As he travels throughout the world he doesn’t soak in the tourist attractions, which a lot of films like this do which doesn’t make sense because if he is hunting down the director of the CIA to find the truth about who killed his father and why he was recruited he would not have a quick tour, maybe a quick game of blackjack in Las Vegas. Instead he’s in the lesser seen areas of the popular cities.

Great topics presented

Also it presents more contemporary issues like a large number of apps, that metaphorically eat up your personal details, and a need for patriotism. Not a lot of directors would try to present these issues on such a large scale. This is one of the main reasons this is my favourite film of this summer.

The rally

The anti-austerity rally in Greece that instantly feels important, thrilling and unsettling. As you see Bourne and Parsons at their meet the tension of “will they be seen” as there are multiple teams trying to find them in the crowd. Once they are seen, they split up and Dewey decided its best for the team to follow Bourne. The fight scene shows how skilled Bourne is as he takes out two men without taking a single hit.

The not so good parts of the film;

Asset

Vincent Cassel’s asset feels less threatening and relentless than, Joey Ansah’s Desh from Bourne Ultimatum. If anything he’s reckless and the job is too personal for the CIA to actually hire him for the job, as shown on the roof top scene where the building id being raided by police and he insists to stay and shoot Bourne, disobeying Dewey. He doesn’t really have a name, he just gets called asset.

The underground fight club scenes

They don’t need to be there. They are pointless. For people who have seen the other films they know that he is a very good fighter and if they haven’t seen the film then the director could have left it until the fight scene on the train in Greece. By leaving the first fight scene until Greece it would create extra tension to the scene.