Unlike agents like 007, Byrne has no help from anyone, nor is he a darling. He does not have high-tech weapons, he does not have a car that can be controlled with a mobile phone, and there is no woman around him. He doesn’t even know who he is. I don't know, therefore, Byrne is a transcendence of the image of an agent. We can't see Bond's aura in Byrne. Byrne is more real and ordinary, even though he is equally skilled.
Let's see what Bourne is like. He was picked up at sea and his memory was lost, but fortunately his stunts were not lost. He is proficient in multiple languages, he has keen observation, extraordinary skill, and precise marksmanship, but he is always helpless because he cannot clearly understand himself. He has no means of transportation. In the three movies, we saw him travel around almost the entire Europe. His means of transportation is only trains and subways. He needs to steal a key to grab a motorcycle on the streets of Morocco. He uses wires to drive more than once. Drive a motorcycle. He has superb driving skills, so every time he chases the car, it is the opponent who is unlucky. He would lie down and drive without looking ahead, because he has to avoid bullets. He has no weapons on his body, every time he grabs the opponent's weapon after hand-to-hand combat. He didn't have a woman. The first woman he met was in a lot of trouble at the time. He wasn't sentimental. He had hoped to protect that woman, but she died because of him. He walks fast and never looks back when he walks. There is never an expression on his face, and all his feelings are hidden in his heart. His skills are very practical and not fancy, he can use alcohol to relieve pain, put the magazine in the bread machine and then pull the gas to make an explosion, all of which seem to be very real. He would slip the door and pick the lock, he always sneaked into other people's homes and said softly when others opened the door, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. He understands the role of the Internet, he will find an address on the Internet and leave quickly without hesitation.
Okay, these are enough. He is very concise, whether it is his actions or motivations; he is calm, because he can always predict danger as quickly as possible and find ways to avoid it; he is very delicate and sensual. His woman was sad though he didn't show it on his face. He was very lonely, he kept the people around him away again and again, whether it was Mary or Nicky.
If James Bond is perfectionism and Ethan Hunt is idolism, then Jason Byrne is realism.
To watch the movie.
As a Hollywood commercial film, a special agent action film, the story itself is not a selling point, but the structure of the story is still good. After reading the three movies in full, you will find that the three have formed a complete story, and the amnesiad agent is recovered. The memory, I found myself, and the person who should be arrested also deserved the crime, and was very complete. In fact, I personally feel that the first part of the story itself is relatively complete, and it is acceptable to assume that the ending is at that time. The second part and the third part are more closely connected, and the two films are even connected at the beginning and the end. The success of the film story is that he caught a good clue, that is Byrne’s amnesia and his constant attempts to retrieve his memory. Amnesia is not a new gimmick, but the director still used three. The length of the movie tells the story, and no matter which one it is, it does not deviate from this main line, so the story is naturally very compact. The purpose of each attack by Bourne is very simple, time and time again to where he has been. The place (the second Neschi’s hotel, the third building that accepts the mission), squatting on the ground again and again with headaches, all in order to find yourself.
The rhythm of the narration is very fast, which is in line with the rhythm of the film itself, which is also a rhythm that the director hopes to achieve. The development of the story is not procrastinating and there is no nonsense. It comes up to chase and escape, looking for clues related to your past, and go directly if you find it. If you go, you will start fighting, you will run after you finish the fight, and then you will chase. It's very coherent, so it makes people feel very enjoyable and refreshing.
As an action movie, the highlight is of course the action. There are already many genres in the Hollywood action world, such as Jackie Chan’s funny fighting, Fa Ge Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’s elegant play, Kill Bill’s gorgeous play, Bourne’s play is a bit close to Jet Li and even surpasses Jet Li. The style of play is very practical, very simple fighting, he doesn't need martial arts or Muay Thai and other renderings, and he does it directly. And the movements are basically close hand-to-hand combat, punches are fast and capable, there are no extra movements, not good-looking, only practical. Practical enough that all things can be used as weapons, pens, rolled books, towels, and things around you can be used.
The roof chase and indoor fighting in Morocco in the third part is the highest point of the fighting scenes in the three movies, and it is even known as a rare classic fighting scene in recent years. The previous chase was very exciting. Byrne flew around on the roof, rushed into your living room and then fell into his bedroom. On the other side, Nicky is desperately avoiding Desh's pursuit. Before the climax, there was still a short period of silence. In the dim room, the previously compact music disappeared and replaced by Nicky's horrified gasps. Then the camera returned to Burne's music and started again, and then the music stopped again, which increased the tension. The action of this play is fast and you can’t see clearly. When Desh is using the razor, Berne’s weapon is a towel. The strong shaking of the camera will make you lost in the action, but the sound of the razor is somewhat amplified, so When he couldn't see it clearly, he heard clearly, and the tension increased. In the end, Desh was strangled in the bathroom by Berne, which was far more cruel than the romantic shot from a distance.
While watching this long period of chasing and fighting, my palms were sweaty. You must know that this is basically difficult to appear in a room with no heating and heavy snow outside.
When it comes to play, there are two points that must be mentioned. One is camera editing, and the other is music.
If you use an adjective to talk about camera editing, I think of sharp. After the first spy shadow, the director was changed, from Doug Liman to Greengrass, who is known for realism (flight 93 was from him, and it was realistic enough). The first director tried to create a bit of romance, with kiss scenes and love, and Matt Damon's absolutely warm smile when he got up after his tenderness. When the second, realism became the main theme, the romance was basically gone. In fact, the method of camera editing is the most important reason for the success of film action scenes. During the fight, the camera shakes extremely strongly. It seems that all the shots were taken by the photographer with a camera on his shoulder. The severe shaking makes it hard to see what happened. And the editing also adopted a fast method, the shots of multiple angles were constantly switched back and forth, such as the processing of multiple scenes with many people, and each angle showed the situation at the time very well. So the quick cut and sharp shake of the camera, coupled with the simple and clean movements, make the speed sense of the play very explosive, so it is very enjoyable very quickly.
The rendering of the music is very suitable. The music is not complicated. It is a strong rhythm and drums. The speed of the music and the speed of lens switching are in harmony with the shaking of the lens, so the film appears very active and not dull. This feeling is difficult to describe. Experience it firsthand. If you are not too courageous like me, you will definitely be nervous because of the atmosphere. I believe.
Of course, the highlight of the film is the car chasing scene. I think of Michael Bay, the car chasing king of Hollywood. He doesn't know how to make movies if you don't pay him, so his movies are full of explosions and big scenes. The scene of Bournemouth's car chasing can't be said to be small, but it feels very different from that. First of all, he didn't have too many exploding shots. He kept crashing but didn't explode. Not only did he not explode, the car fell apart no matter how it was installed, it could still be driven in the end. In addition, the focus of the lens is mainly on the driver, that is, Byrne, even though he is so critical to life and death, he is still very calm and composed. There are also many changes in the car chasing scene, not just as simple as the road, from the fields of India to the streets of New York, no matter whether the scene is changed or not, the excitement of chasing cars has not changed. I still think that the third car chase is the highest point. There was a car overturned in this car. At the end of the car chase, Byrne's own car also overturned, and there was also a bridge where the car fell from upstairs. In addition, there was reversing this time. At that time, I suddenly thought of the reversing technology of the sister of Transformers. Of course, the strong shaking and cutting of the camera is still inseparable in the car chasing scene, and the rendering with the music is indeed very action and enjoyable.
There are few expressions on Byrne's face, but it is actually not difficult to see his inner activities. For example, at the beginning of the third part, when he was sitting on the train and reading the newspaper and recalled, when he was at the house of Nesky’s daughter, he was kind to Nicky before getting in the car. He looked at Mary’s sinking body in the water. At the time, although his expression was not obvious and he didn't even smile from start to finish, it was not difficult to see the pain and loneliness in his heart.
He pointed his gun at others again and again but gave up. At that time, he still didn't have a special expression on his face. He was just gasping, but it was still easy to see his inner struggle.
The film changed the background of the original US-Soviet confrontation and placed Byrne under the framework of the state apparatus. He lost his memory. Not only was he looking for himself, but in the process he touched some behind the scenes of the state apparatus. . He is lonely, but this will make him more of a hero. The things he gave to Pan convicted the senior officials, and he also found himself. Plainly speaking, he won a victory in the confrontation with the state apparatus, but in fact, in the end he realized that he is a pawn of the state apparatus, he is a government asset, he is a volunteer, and he kills people for the government. It was foolish to think that it was saving American lives.
When he knew nothing about his origins, he already wanted to leave his identity, but he could never get rid of it. It was he who shaped himself. At that time, he was no longer the original self after he shot and killed. , I can't go back anymore, because what I have done cannot be obliterated after all.
So, when you find your memory after amnesia, you find that it is not what you want at all. This is a kind of sorrow, this kind of sorrow is Bourne's power, somewhat shocking power.
The Byrne series is over. Matt Damon once claimed that the Byrne series is over, but his repentance and suspicious foreshadowings such as Nicky and Byrne's past, let people vaguely see the shadow of Bourne Shadow 4 , But I don’t want to have Bourne Shadow 4 or even Bourne Shadow 5 again. Bourne Shadow 123 is a classic, and quite complete, complete enough, there is no need for Byrne to become the next endless James Bond, is it?
Speaking of which, isn't Nicky's last slightly upward smile very beautiful?
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