This week the bird boys are diving straight into the second film of the Bourne Trilogy and continuing our discussion on everyone’s favourite amnesiac CIA operative, Jason Bourne. This week’s movie is the first sequel in the trilogy, “The Bourne Supremacy”, which was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2004. This time around, Paul Greengrass is in the director's chair and he expertly takes the action up a notch and sets Jason Bourne on a path of retribution and vengeance across India, Germany, and Russia. This is a prime example of a film that amps up the stakes and builds upon the original while also standing on its own two legs. “Supremacy” takes the techniques, motifs, and themes that Doug Liman used and allows them to evolve into something even more kinetic and, ultimately, influential across all of cinema (for better or for worse). It’s a hell of a watch and features some amazing stunt work, choreography and action set pieces. And Karl Urban. Shout out Karl Urban.
“The Bourne Supremacy” is bigger, more action-packed, and far more gritty than the first film but is still grounded in practicality and reality (which we both love). It’s a top-notch thriller that features all kinds of stuff… Russian oligarchs, magazines used in battle and to set off huge explosions, Matt Damon refusing to smile, the rooftop “she’s standing right beside you” scene, a unique and very dull colour palette, the visible influence of documentary-style filmmaking, extreme close combat, reality-based espionage, the streamlining of the fast-cut editing style, and so much more. Matt Damon still kicks ass. Brian Cox is still a shady CIA intelligence officer. Julia Stiles gets more time to shine. Frank Potente gets shot in the head. Joan Allen bursts onto the scene as the razor-sharp Pamela Landy. The intrigue deepens, the motivation becomes more visceral, and Bourne is on the warpath. So, lock in with us as we go through our favourite scenes, set pieces, talk about what they did right, and break down the film and how it compares to the first Bourne movie! Plus, who doesn’t love a good revenge flick? It’s time to make “them” pay for what they did. Get ready to exact some vengeance… this is the “Supremacy” pod.
After that, Otis shares some movie recommendations, PALMREADER talks “Devs” and Alex Garland, and we both go off on a little rant about the trucker convoy playing stupid games with the government and winning stupid prizes. Plus, we discuss the complex situation in Ukraine, the Russian invasion, how awful things really are right now for the Ukrainian people, and the Russian oligarchy, corruption, and kleptocracy. Plus, we take some time to complain about "thoughts and prayers", share some new music recommendations, and rant about Kanye West scamming people with “DONDA 2” and probably needing to be reeled in a bit. What else is new?
We’ll see you next week for a chat about “The Bourne Ultimatum”, the further sequels, and the franchise itself.
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