The Bourne Identity (2002)

This thriller is about Matt Damon's character Jason Bourne. Jason was part of a program created inside the goverments defence system. But after an assassination attempt goes wrong Jason is thrown overboard and shot. Found by another ship Jason remembers nothing of his life and so sets out to track down information and piece back his life together. With the help of flashbacks providing vital information and a Swiss bank account with the number implanted into his hip.
The twist in this film though is that Matt Damon who plays Jason in a very naturalistic role, is being hunted by the US government. With the skills he knows making him a threat of the highest calibre. Along his journey Jason reveals his past which is not all easy for him to accept but finding a companion in the form of Marie played by Franka Potente creates a friendship in the times where it seems to be him against the world.
The shots used in The Bourne Identity are varied but mainly medium shot, showing most of the characters, enough to give details and show action. But also close enough for the dialogue to be effective, also long shot are vital in this film because there is a lot of different settings and various types of locations which when shown help the viewer to keep up with the films fast paced action sequences and storyline.
The film uses a variety of shots, from the long establishing day for action scenes to the close up dialogue parts. There are plenty of shots that we believe we can use in our own story which will hopefully create the right intensity and tension. We will also use some ideas from this such as the idea of a government agency tracking someone or something down that was once theirs.