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Chris Sato4/26/13GLLC-G 210Jason Bourne vs. James BondWhen looking into the cinematography, it is important to compare and contrast two similar films or series within the genre in order to see the how they are alike, and how they differ. This specifically pertains to the spy and espionage genre because each film has its own “formula” for success, which offers so much diversity in the genre for the viewer’s pleasure. Such comparisons arise when looking at the Jason Bourne trilogy and the James Bond series. In the short span that the Jason Bourne trilogy was in the box office, they became well-received movies. They take a different approach to the usual spy plot as “Bourne’s struggles are profoundly shaped by an apparently uncaring and ruthless government organization determined to eliminate him.” This different perspective on a spy film is one of many original aspects of the series that contributed to its success. However, when looking throughout the James Bond series, the viewers are exposed to many of the classic spy film variables that make up its everlasting “formula”. Such variables include things like the extravagant scenery both in the city as well as in nature, the latest gadgets and utilities, the incredible stunts, the beautiful women referred to as Bond Girls (both ditzy and independent), the wealthy and dynamic villains, and of course the luxurious and dashing James Bond himself. Although the Jason Bourne trilogy and James Bond series may not seem related in the context that they are presented in, their unique presence in the spy and espionage genre are what allows these two spies and their films to be put on the same playing field.When we are first introduced to Jason Bourne, he is floating in an ocean picked up by fisherman and presumed to be dead. He awakens but cannot remember a thing about his past or who and where he is. He meets a girl at the US embassy and pays her for a ride into Paris, something he knows she’ll do because he saw that she was desperate for money in the embassy. As the series progresses the audience discovers that Jason Borne, aka David Webb is a highly trained CIA operative used to complete the most challenging of tasks for his government. The last mission he was assigned to was unsuccessful, leaving the CIA to believe that he had been killed while attempting to complete the assignment. However, once the agency discovers his existence through one of their informants, they believe that they have no choice but to terminate his contract with the CIA, because he is “government property,” and “a malfunctioning, $30-million-dollar weapon.” This dialog between Conklin and Bourne is crucial because it sets up what is to come in the next two films, but more importantly becomes one of the main factors that really differentiate Bourne from Bond.James Bond was originally a fictional character created in a series of novels written by Ian Fleming. This suave and handsome spy made it to the big screen in 1962 when Sean Connery was cast as the first James Bond in Dr. No. Since, he went on to do six more films before completely retiring from being one of the most popular spies today. Since his retirement this series has gone on to produce seventeen more films with five different Bond’s. Before the newest three James Bond’s with Daniel Craig, each movie seemed to be independent of one another, in that each film started over with a new plot, villain, supporting cast, and yet they never reference back to anything in the films preceding them. Since this series has continued for five decades, I order to stay popular amongst the people, James Bond films became somewhat of a reflection or interpretation of current events during its production. In the 80’s this include things like taking a Cold War ideology where “For Your Eyes Only “ takes place in Europe and is against a soviet villain, and “Octopussy” pits Bond against a villain that is in ties with the Soviet Union to which the Octopussy Circus is trying to smuggle atomic bombs across the East/West Germany border to explode it on a US base. Both of these movies reinforce the idea of nuclear intimidation as a way to deal with Russia being a US threat, they also reinforce patriotism and duty in Bond’s words and actions.Fast-forwarding into Bond and the 90’s, a different approach was taken to relate to the audience the time. When Pierce Brosnan took over as Bond, there was a shift from the Russians to the Chinese and Koreans. Both of these countries became a threat to Britain, so they had to send in Bond to intervene. These films bring us up to the present, as Daniel Craig is now James Bond. The three movies that he has starred in brought James Bond back to its roots, using “Casino Royale”, Fleming’s first novel, to reboot the series. These films are the first time we see a relation between the movies preceding it, when “Skyfall” kills of Judy Dench as “M” and reintroduces Money Penny, James’ office flirt that has not been seen in the recent films, but her character is now more independent and skillful as she used to be a field agent. This signifies that as the movies progress, so have the women and their roles as well.From the beginning of James Bond, there has been a select group of women that are known as the Bond Girls. Their presence in the series has its debut in “Dr. No” when Honey Ryder comes walking out of the ocean with seashells. The way that the shot was taken presents this woman as eye candy, because she does what James Bond tells her to do, and she is not able to hold her own. Yet, as we go further down the timeline, we start to see a change in these women. They begin to have more prominent roles as Judy Dench takes over as “M” or James’ boss, the head of MI6, and from the period of Sean Connery as Bond to Moore and Dalton, these women magically become more independent, smarter, and actually contribute to the plot. As we see in “Tomorrow Never Dies” where Michelle Yeoh as Wai Lin is a more than capable asset to Bond. She has expertise in martial arts, knows how to shoot a gun, and is even impervious to James Bond’s seducing charm. Now these new characteristics are what we see from the start of Jason Bourne. Although Marie is not shooting a gun at anyone, she is no less than smart when we are first introduced to her. She plays a huge role in the “Bourne Identity” because she provides means of transportation for him and also


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