Doug Liman directed the 2002 action thriller The Bourne Identity, which was written by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron. Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje feature in the first movie of the Bourne franchise, which is based on Robert Ludlum’s 1980 novel. In the film, Jason Bourne (Damon) suffers from psychogenic amnesia and must struggle to reclaim his identity and uncover his mystery link to the CIA.
Attempts to make a feature film adaptation of Ludlum’s novel began in 1981, but languished after being handed around to several distributors, with Warner Bros. releasing a television film adaptation in 1988. Liman restarted the feature picture idea in 1996 and collaborated with Ludlum and David Self on the screenplay after Gilroy first rejected. Gilroy made significant revisions to the script after joining, with further input from Herron. After Damon and Potente were cast, main photography began in October 2000 and continued until February 2001, with locations including Paris, Prague, Imperia, Rome, Mykonos, and Zurich. Production was difficult: the creators constantly argued with studio officials about delays, prices, last-minute adjustments, and unexpected reshoots.
Originally scheduled to be released in September 2001, Universal Pictures released it in theaters in the United States on June 14, 2002. Critics praised the film’s direction, Damon’s acting, action sequences, and characters, describing it as one of the most influential action pictures of all time.
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In the Mediterranean Sea, Italian fisherman save an American guy drifting with two gunshot wounds in his back. While tending to his wounds, they discover he has amnesia but possesses great combat skills and proficiency in many languages. A tiny laser projector discovered implanted in his hip provides the number of a safe deposit box in Zurich, so he travels to check.
In the deposit box, he discovers numerous currencies, passports, IDs with different names, and a revolver. The man removes everything but the pistol and begins using the name on his American passport, Jason Bourne. Following Bourne’s departure, a bank employee calls Operation Treadstone, the CIA’s black ops unit. Its chief, Alexander Conklin, issues alerts to police to arrest Bourne, assigning three operatives.
Public Reviews:
- 1.The Bourne Identity’ is a superb spy film. Gritty, realistic, suspenseful and surprisingly action-packed. `Bourne’ is the kind of spy movie a Bond movie should be, but never is, at least in its entirety.
2.James Bond and Ethan Hunt take note. “The Bourne Identity” is my new benchmark for modern spy thrillers. The spectacular effects on which James and Ethan rely so heavily are gone (or practically gone). Hell, in some franchises, spectacular effects have largely superseded the plot and people. “The Bourne Identity” tells a pretty clear plot about a mystery that gradually unravels. Spycraft is not just about technical gadgets; it also involves human brains.
The images for “The Bourne Identity” are mostly dreary and wet, set in several locations in Switzerland and France during the winter. That’s a benefit because Monte Carlo and similar destinations may grow tiresome. Mat Damon is excellent as Jason Bourne, who was found mostly dead from gunshot wounds in the Mediterranean.
I’ve gotten bored of the conventional formula espionage films like Bond and the immature daredevil show “Triple X.” There have only been a few spy films that include pretty realistic espionage thrillers, particularly recently, with a focus on showy flicks with less substance than cotton candy.
Aside from “The Bourne Identity,” “Ronin” is the only recent spy film I can recall that did not include skydiving, bungie jumping, skiing downhill while shooting innumerable bad guys, laser pens, cars with ejection seats, or silicone breasted women whose names you’d be vaguely embarrassed to say in front of your mother.
