The first three films of "The Bourne" are the most professional (in terms of genre production, not so close to reality agents) and the most plot-oriented spy war suspense films that I have ever watched. In other words, it is not expensive. It does not have the super big scenes of "Avengers", nor does it have the futuristic high-tech gimmicks of "Mission Impossible", and it does not have the hot girls of the "007" series. Most of them rely on quick editing and camera shakes to pave the way, without fancy kung fu posture, and the tricks are practical and deadly to stimulate the audience's adrenaline. At the same time, this series shows the secret agent (not only the protagonist Byrne)'s peerless skill, neat style, quick thinking, and cold temperament in various details. Looking at the entire series, a collection of textbook examples of professional skills of secret agents, including reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance skills, logical thinking skills, fighting and racing skills, emergency treatment skills for injuries, and escape skills with girls, and so on. Just give a few examples, the first climax of this series-the Swiss consulate escaped, threw guns, seized the walkie-talkie, tearing up the map for research, all in one go, experienced and professional. In the second episode, I copied the opponent's mobile phone card at the Italian customs, stolen the car to change the fake card, and monitored the enemy's phone. In the third episode, Byrne travels through a crowded train station, plugging his cell phone, looking for cover, and diverting his eyes. Various counter-reconnaissance methods are eye-catching. In a word, it's fluent.
Of course, all of this is inseparable from the careful design of action scenes at a limited cost. For example, the attack of falling from a building with a dead body at the end of the first episode is a classic, and it is not as messy as the catwalk hairstyle like 007. It's not like Mission Impossible to go to the realm of fantasy. It's amazing to be so creative within a realistic framework. In the car crash in the Russian tunnel at the end of the second episode, Byrne was seriously injured and had to withstand the double pursuit of the police and the assassin. When the assassin was pacing along the bloodstains, the audience’s heart also mentioned his throat. Taking advantage of the counterattack is also wonderful. The third episode of the hopscotch chase in the old city of Morocco highlights the accuracy of the scene. The chaotic and crowded crooked alleys and continuous bungalows, Bern, Nikki, killers, and police shuttle between them. You chase me, make People are dazzled.
And there is also a romantic show, such as the Greek island of Mykonos at the end of the first episode (I have been to wah haha).
However, the most critical factor that made this series ascend to the altar is the narrative. Nowadays, the tastes of audiences are rising day by day, and suspense films are becoming more and more difficult to shoot, so many countermeasures have emerged. Let’s not talk about magic sticks or haunted ones, the better ones are "Inception", which uses a unique worldview or background setting to design a series of plot structures; it is also like the Hong Kong movie "Chill" In this way, using super complicated conspiracy and character relationships to build on one layer after another, it was enjoyable when the answer was revealed, but many viewers have been stunned. "The Bourne Flyer" sharply insists on adopting a classical plot mode. In terms of characteristics, it is the protagonist's amnesia. A person with amnesia is hunted down, it is easy to make a suspense film, but it is not easy to shoot well. Everything in this series is like a traditional story. Byrne wants to find the truth, and the CIA also doesn't know what Byrne wants to do. Multi-line suspense interspersed one after another, cleanly and neatly. The whole trilogy was completed without dozens of layers of conspiracies to confuse people, but no one said his plot was boring or unreliable.
Based on the solid basic skills of the spy movie, rich and credible professional details, the meticulously designed action scenes are the backbone, and the suspenseful narrative is fascinating. On top of this, this series also wants to add another layer of connotation-Berne's personal tragedy, as the spire of this gorgeous pyramid. The trilogy is the process of Bourne's search for identity-keep thinking about who he is, search for salvation-apologize to the victims and descendants, find the source of everything-return to the starting point of the road of no return to complete the process of reincarnation. From the beginning to the end of this series, the CIA has referred to agents as "Asset", which is a destructible asset that can be discarded at any time. Byrne seems to be its deepest victim. However, when Byrne finally found out that everything started voluntarily, the meaning of personal tragedy became clear. Of course, this is the tragedy of an invincible agent, far away from our real life, and such a fast-paced movie has no space to discuss in depth, so the tip of the pyramid is quite satisfactory. But its cornerstone is not only extremely solid, but also too groundbreaking.
It can be said that these trilogy have completed a reincarnation-like story, and it is quite difficult to shoot a sequel. But no one can stop the commercial interests, and the sequel to "The Bourne" is still launched. The essence of the fourth episode is to borrow the name of Byrne, and the plot is irrelevant. The director is changed, and Byrne does not appear. The essence of the above series is almost unretained. The suspense almost disappeared, replaced by a simple story of chasing and killing the mouth, which dragged on for more than two hours. As for the agent's methods, I will tell you the ending. The cold-blooded killer who was blown up was very awesome. After chasing for most of the day, he was unfortunately kicked to death by the female protagonist who could not martial arts.
finally the fifth part, which will be released recently. Matt Damon has returned, and Paul Greengrass, the director of two or three films, has also returned to sit down. The basic quality of the brand is guaranteed. What is particularly commendable is that the latest work remembers to keep up with the times. I have found an informant to go to Syria. When talking about confidentiality, I will talk about Snowden. It also arranges a whole branch plot to talk about the Internet era, and the CIA further invades. People’s lives are attempted, and Silicon Valley has the determination to protect privacy for young people. A larger space shows the riots that took place in Greece, and through the same level of scene management as always, a climax scene was integrated into it. The protesting rioters and the police have become participants in this climax chase, not just the background image. Coupled with the classic Bourne + protected object + killer + flexible interaction behind the CIA, the familiar spy shadows are back again. And the car chase in the last part of the scene has driven a new trend, more collisions, more exciting than light racing (speaking of rampage with armored vehicles on the blocked street, it is also a yy scene for many people for many years). Byrne's wrinkles are a bit more, and his face is always tired, but the methods are still fluent, the editing is still fast and sharp, and the production is still the conscience of the industry.
Okay, let's say something bad. From the perspective of action movies, there is no waste shot or garbage time in the whole movie. Until the moment when you catch up with the big boss, the whole team suddenly stopped. The longest shots of the whole movie are concentrated here. Action movies love nonsense. The same old problem was also committed, but the flaws on this level are not concealed. The bigger problem lies in the plot. After all, it is difficult to get around the hurdles that the first three parts have already told the story. The plot of this episode does not have much information. More importantly, the third episode has revealed that Byrne joined all of this voluntarily, and this episode adds a motive for this: revenge for the father (also recognize the thief as the father). This realm dropped suddenly. It turned out that it was hacked after all, not a tragedy made by myself. Fighting for survival and truth in the first three works has also turned into revenge. Another feature of this series is that the Boss in each episode is just the younger brother of the Boss in the next episode. By the fifth Boss, he has been promoted to the director of the CIA, and the director Tommy Lee Jones also likes to play in public places. The credibility of the assassination suddenly went down, and the Dongchuang incident was still waiting to be killed, and the IQ went down suddenly. Fortunately, Alicia Vikander joined, and her looks improved.
But, however, this editing, this production, this method, you don't care much about the plot, no matter how bad the plot is. Go on to the next episode.
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