It’s hard to believe that The Bourne Supremacy is 20 years old; but the 2004 spy thriller starring Matt Damon as former CIA assassin, Jason Bourne — a rogue suffering from amnesia — still remains one of the most influential action movies of the 21st century.
Unlike its predecessor The Bourne Identity, the Paul Greengrass directed sequel popularized a violent, chaotic cinematography known as “shaky cam” in order to thrust viewers into the mayhem, be it a fist fight, and a foot and/or car chase. The story-telling method has been, and still is, copied by numerous films though not with the same impact or immersion (as is the case with most copycats). In short, The Bourne Supremacy is a watershed movie, and for that it warrants a revisit.
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