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Robert Ludlum·2002·Director: Doug Liman
50%
Faithfulness
4.0
Book Rating
3.9
Movie Rating
Franka Potente, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper
The Book
The Bourne Identity is a 1980 spy fiction thriller novel by Robert Ludlum that tells the story of Jason Bourne, a man with remarkable survival abilities who has retrograde amnesia, and must seek to discover his true identity. In the process, he must also determine why several shadowy groups, a professional assassin, and the CIA want him dead. It is the first novel of the original Bourne Trilogy, which also includes The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum.
The Film
The Bourne Identity is a 2002 American action-thriller film directed by Doug Liman and written by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron. Based on Robert Ludlum's 1980 novel of the same name, it is the first installment in the Bourne franchise, and the film stars Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. In the film, Jason Bourne (Damon) has psychogenic amnesia and is forced to fight to unlock his identity and his mysterious connection to the CIA.
Key Differences
The film keeps only the premise and main character; the entire plot, era and tone are reinvented.
Our Verdict
Watch the movie firstWatch first — the film redefined the action genre on its own terms.
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