After the gunfight is over they just talk totally normal, nothing personal.

You like the Strokes!!

@@IntergalacticFool yeah

As much as I love Daniel Craig and his portrayal of Bond, I'll always be bummed that we didn't get see Owen in that role. He would've been my second choice, easily.

​@kw2421 Agreed . He would of been better than Craig

“The circle is now complete.”

This sad scene started that line.

Yup. This was the reference.

The line that changed everything.

Definitely loved him in Croupier.

Yes! Came here to say the same thing. This scene is one of the most memorable in the film, Clive Owen knocks it out of the park.

You’d be the only ones lol

@@ISAIAH-yu1gi Boon was great, Chancer was a favourite of mine.

This movie launched his career.

I am not sure it is a mistake to choose side arm. He chose close encounter. It is like choosing a dagger over a sword. He made a choice and that choice did not work out. He was shot before he could get close enough to be advantageous.

The decision to drop rifle was smart, because alerted birds uncover his location, they know how a man with long rifle looks.

He did not shoot so that the birds would create a static noise, he knew the birds would naturally avoid the area where the asset was hidden. That's why he keeps looking at them after he fired his shot.

You forgot to add he checks the bores of the shotgun, to make sure it won’t just blow up in his hand

All of you are genius tacticians - it was a joy to read each of you God rest

Did you ever notice how differently you run when you are scared shitless? No wasted motion, arms tight to the side, no long steps or gate. Theres a reason for that.

He understands the importance of the high ground

When I see his robotic running and laser focus it looks like his MK Ultra training has just kicked in. This training also made The Professor’s actions and especially his statements make sense.

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Just one reason why this is the best trilogy of all time

Bourne Legacy is also hugely underrated. the lab scene was incredible

that could be a reason, but i think the way he was running, was to help keep him from slipping on any ice, stomping your feet hard onto the ground with each step, helps with not sliding or slipping, when walking on ice or hard snow

Yeah except in this scene none of them make any choices that make any sense after the initial engagement. Bourne is literally standing in plain sight, in an open field, shoots a shotgun (any experienced person can tell where a muzzle report comes from) and then starts running. The Professor takes off his scope for no reason, then decides to drop his way more effective SiG in order to switch to a pistol to try and match a shotgun...which makes no sense. He gave up his only advantage and forced himself to close the gap against a weapon that is far more effective at short to medium ranges. So, wits? Not really.

@@hellcatdave1 Did we watch the same video? Bourne is absolutely not standing in plain sight, nor is he in an open field. He’s on the outskirts of the field with tall grass in front of him and trees behind. I’ll grant that he should probably be crouching but it’s not like he’s holding up a neon sign to give himself away. Not to mention that since The Professor lost sight of him while they were changing positions, he would only have a vague idea at best of where he is in the field/surrounding area anyway. And yeah, following a muzzle report is probably the whole point. Bourne fired the shotgun and then immediately relocated. Seems to me like he was trying to lure The Professor which is absolutely a clever thing to do. As for The Professor, a long-range scope is more of a detriment than an asset if you don’t know where your target is because it narrows your field of view so much, so removing it was absolutely the right move. The pistol point is more debatable, but I assume he switched because he could move and aim faster carrying a pistol than a heavy rifle. Besides, whether that was the right call is irrelevant. My whole point was that the two characters are observing their situations and making decisions instead of just “shoot shoot bang bang oh I have the bigger gun so I win”. Bourne’s decisions were more effective in the end, so he lives on. So, wits? Yes really.

@@ryanheilman3807 not wits. Both characters do things the average video game player would do. Not someone who is a contracted, trained killer. A battle between two morons isn't a battle of the wits.

@@hellcatdave1 Uh huh. And how many trained killers do you know who can corroborate that? The video game analogy is appropriate since I’m betting that’s where all your “expertise” comes from. Seriously, tell me in a complete sentence that you think a random person would be on par with these guys just because they’ve done something kind of similar in a game a few times. Also, you still seem to have trouble grasping that my point was that the scene is cool because the characters are thinking instead of just shooting. I never said they were infallible geniuses, just that we get to see the gears turning and that’s what makes the scene interesting. As for the scene itself, I engaged all your points but, curiously, you don’t seem interested in discussing any of that and you’re just arbitrarily calling them morons. That makes me think you’re just being stubborn and don’t want to admit you’re wrong, so I think we can stop talking.

@@ryanheilman3807 don't worry, Replicant's argument fell apart as soon as me mentioned 'video game' haha

Unlike a certain action actor whose name rhymes with Bomb Booze.

hated the last one

cliwe owen is just a great actor

@@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394 Never watched Top Gun or Collateral I see.

@@masterchiefpettyofficerspa3646 Saw them both. Surely you're either trolling or else have zero idea what acting talent and diversification actually is. My bet is the second one.

I agree that "The Bourne Indentity" is the most satisfying all round, but all of the subsequent Damon/ Greengrass films contain greatness. "Jason Bourne" was the only one that disappointed me overall. The Moscow car chase in "The Bourne Supremacy" - especially the part in the tunnel - is phenomenal.

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More realistic would be if Bourne doesn't find any rifle or shells.

yes, for someone who has not been through the treadstone program. oh the headaches.

I doubt the fuel would explode after one shot from such a distance.

@@MIchaelSybi Plus to me it looks like the shells are bird shot, by the looks of the shot pattern in Clive Owen, and in that environment it would make the most sense for the shotgun owner to use it for bird hunting. Those bird shot pellets would just bounce off the tank at that distance, scratching the paint at most.

This is why training is so important.

You Yanks got the starlings and lots of other birds from Europe!

migrate birds

I think some of this is acting. Birds can't act European sorry.

You can tell by their accent.

@@paulharris9268 u can tell by the way it is

Wonder why he never asked if there was a gun in the house?. Oh right dramatic effect.

air hoses hidden in the dirt probably

They just a pyrotechnic blow something up. You can see the trees close to the explosion shake, snow fall off of the branches and twigs fall.

Matt Damon shot a fuel tank 😀

because it was a 'real' explosion, actually rather dangerous shot, could have sent shrapnel in his direction. They combined some serious explosives with fuel to create the fireball effect while also making the explosion look more authentic.

Probably done practically with air cannon/ hoses - but it might even have been a bit of CGI. I remember from watching behind-the-scenes footage that the birds are CGI in this scene.

As per the movie plot, she changes her appearance/hair, once they decide to run. So it's not intentionally chosen to look best.

theres 5 movies

Not only that but let's go stand out in the middle of a field with no cover and then exchange our rifle for a pistol.

It’s a movie

@@jacobjorgenson9285 Sure…but it helps to have some degree of adherence to character realism. This type of character would likely know that his best bet would be to keep an elevation advantage, cover and definitely keep using the most firepower he had available. Just didn’t make much sense. I suppose one could argue that he knew Bourne would know all that as well so was trying to surprise him by moving into the field and taking a position that was unexpected…It was a great movie though and a pretty cool scene

@@jpm2849 just a movie and it is popular

@@jacobjorgenson9285 This attitude is the reason modern films are going down the drain. It's a movie, but it still needs to make sense. It's why we have historical advisors and professional writers - a character's actions are the best characterization you can have in media. I don't want to be told that guy is a professional assassin, I want to see him make smart decisions so I subconsciously know he is

Don't be that guy... There's always a mf...

Correct, if you have the high ground you can see the whole field like a kitchen table, you can run but you can’t hide, Hollywood being a Hollywood I guess 😁

Aha but Bourne by moving fast away from the house would outflank the guy on the higher ground once he gave away his position by shooting.

This guy is so stoopid..its a movie in case you havent noticed..jfc

@@Marvin-dg8vj yea, Bourne lured him into even ground pretty cleverly there.

😂😂😂

Shoulder high vegetation