Bourne Movies

For those of you uncultured and underprivileged readers out there that haven't seen any of the Bourne trilogy, let me give you a brief description of what you are missing out on. Matt Damon plays a man by the name of Jason Bourne. He is found unconscious in the ocean with bullet wounds in his back. When he awakes he can't remember anything about who he is or where he came from. He starts tracing his roots and finds out that he is an assassin. A lot of people want him dead, including his former employers and a bunch of people that frame him for other crap that he wasn't involved in.

The plots are impressive and entertaining as Bourne tries to uncover his past and move on to a brighter future. The supporting cast is full of villainous men in power and heroes that step up when they need to. While you will probably be confused as to what is going on for about 25% of it, and wont remember who is important or for what reasons, you will be cheering for Bourne to overcome all the obstacles and evil people in his path.

The bigger reason to get into this series is the action. The car scenes, for one, are amazing. Never will you see such crazy car crashes that seem so perfectly executed as when Bourne does it. He will drive cop cars, wii cars, motorcycles and taxis. Whatever has wheels and gets him away from you fastest. Bourne is often jumped at a moments notice, and will make do with what he has to fight back with. These include a book, a towel, a pen, and a dead body just to name a few. And when he does have a gun he uses it intelligently and impressively. Maybe he doesn't walk into a room with guns a blazin and decimate an entire army of trained hitmen, but why should he? That's stuff for Bruce Willis and George Clooney. It makes Bourne more realistic. More human. Beyond that he is incredibly intelligent and intricate. Nothing surprises him, it's all part of the plan. He always avoids being captured with a quickly improvised layout and avoids being followed by ditching the dummies in large crowds or complicated transportation units. He is always a step ahead.

When he's hurt he heals himself without faulting. When he's tracked he turns the table to become the tracker. When he is determined you can't stop him. When he is mad he kills you, and when he's is deviant he makes you live with yourself without the ability to cower behind a false image of righteousness. He is a beast, a machine, a person, and a man who wants ever so desperately to get a second chance. He is Bourne.