Journal #1

John Wirt's critique 'Bourne' trilogy comes to satisfying end about The Bourne Ultimatum is a very insightful look into the movie's plot, characters, and the movie as a whole. Wirt starts the critique by comparing and contrasting this Bourne movie, with the previous

(Photo Courtesy of IMDB) two in the trilogy. Wirt's comments caution the reader about trilogies, warning that they sometimes can be boring and very similar to the 2 preceding movies, however, he states that this movie is the opposite, as it is an amazing thriller stating:

Sequels often run out of ideas and lose the freshness that made the original films so appealing. The Bourne Ultimatum, the third film in a triptych that began in 2002 with The Bourne Identity, bucks sequel redundancy.

Writ's idea of this movie being a trilogy worth seeing, with it's plot twists, and non-stop action and suspense agrees with my opinion of the movie. After seeing the first two Bourne movies I went the the mid-night showing of the third with my hopes high, and admiration for Jason Bourne even higher. This movie did not cause my high hopes to drop at all. I left the theater completely satisfied, however slightly disappointed this was the end of Jason Bourne and the trilogy. Wirt stated my feelings almost exactly when he said:

The Bourne Ultimatum shows that a hellacious action movie need not be mindless and only about action, fights and stunts. It’s an attention commanding, satisfying grand finale for the Bourne trilogy.

In this review Wirt does a very nice job of stating his opinion solely based off the movie, and doesn't let other ideas slip into his head. He doesn't try to over analysis the movie either which I really enjoyed. Although he isn't really going against the flow by agreeing with this movie being a very well produced movie, I enjoyed that because he wasn't intentionally trying to be controversial, or go against the flow.

Overall Wirt's critique was a very helpful and insightful view of The Bourne Ultimatum which contained many parallels with my opinions of the movie. Wirt's review would also be a very helpful article to read if someone was debating whether or not the trilogy in the bourne series would ruin the first two movies. I enjoyed this well written critique and suggest that others read it to get a good feeling for what to expect from this action/thriller.

And Toatally Redeem yourself!

This clip from dumb and dumber is not only a hilarious clip, but helps show us some film techniques. This clip starts with a long shot as you see Lloyd come down the road on his scooter. Lloyd then approaches Harry, where a medium shot (could almost be considered close up) is used to show Lloyd try to get back into Harry's good graces. The setting helps the scene, because the location chosen shows Lloyd and Harry stranded in the middle of nowhere it helps us get a sense of why Harry is so frustrated, and why he feels like Lloyd is a hero for getting the scooter. Watch and enjoy.

Dumb and Dumber, A classic

One of my favorite movies of all time is Dumb and Dumber starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. IMDB describes the movie as "Side-splittingly funny moronic comedy with two half-wits (Carrey and Daniels, truly inspired casting) on the road to return a briefcase to a beautiful woman Carrey is ga-ga for. Ingeniously stupid and riotously hysterical with bathroom humor running as rampant as the doltish duo's frenetic hairstyles." This is truely one of the funniest movies you will see, and should make it a top priority if you haven't seen it.

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