Bourne Supremacy

I am too analytical when it comes to movies. I’m also addicted to blogging. While watching The Bourne Supremacy I was thinking about how I would write this up. For this reason, I resisted posting until twenty hours after the movie. A few years ago, I had a flatmate studying Film and Performing Arts, and he accidentally taught me to analyse movies. In a great movie I don’t think about it from the director’s viewpoint, I’m just part of the audience. Unfortunately, The Bourne Supremacy is not one of those great movies.

I borrowed The Bourne Identity a few weeks ago so that I’d know the background, as it’s been over twenty years since I read the book. The first movie was good, and I looked forward to seeing the second. The use of “shaky cam” was irritating. Sure, it conveyed a sense of urgency, along with the music. In this film, “shaky cam” was overused. I think it was executed well and fitted in during the chaotic car chase. For the rest of the film, it wasn’t very pleasant, to the point where I was thinking about the direction of the movie and not the plot of the movie.

Perhaps distracting me and other viewers from the plot was an attempt to bypass the plot holes and predictability. I commented to my friend that it was a good thing the car wreck was in Russia and not the USA, as American cars don’t take that sort of punishment and always blow up as soon as the hero is clear. I don’t know why the other cars were staying so near the two maniacs who were trying to wreck each other? I know I’d slow down and let them have their accident well ahead of me.

When the agent reveals that he thinks Bourne was set up, why not tell his boss, or any of the agents he was working with? None of them had a “must get Bourne” attitude. Instead he secretly tells just one person.

In the scene in the hotel the police spend less time in the room Bourne booked than they did in the room across the hall. They didn’t see him there. He could have been in any room.

When he entered to room he wanted I was expecting him to make use of subterfuge and something on the maid’s cart to gain entry. I’m pleased this didn’t happen.

The relationship between the new CIA boss and the old one was somewhat PC in a old boss male = bad, new boss female = trustworthy way. It was highlighted in the manner the old boss to the new boss: I know what you need to know but I’m not going to tell you as it will make me look bad.

While the Marie wouldn’t want me to attitude was clichéd, it was suitable for the hero to follow.

I thought Nicky was supposed to be a trained CIA operative? The way she reacted to his interrogation means she’s not that good at her job, but I can cope with that, she’s not a field agent. Why did it take so long for her to report back after he left her? She could have spoken on the wire if she wanted help. They were listening to her. She had the bosses cellphone so they could call her. She should have been back at headquarters one or two scenes later.

Take it easy Brian, relax, it’s only a movie.