Narrative

The Bourne Ultimatum, as it is the third installment in the Bourne series, does not follow the conventional three part structure.

There is never an equilibrium in the film as Bourne is on the run from the very beginning of the film. If anything the only equilibrium in the trilogy is in the second installment, when Jason Bourne is living happily with his girlfriend in India.

The disruption in the film is constant, Bourne suffers from amnesia and is trying to uncover the truth about his past as a trained assassin, whilst being chased by the authorities and the shadowy characters from operation blackbriar and treadstone.

Again, if there is any restoration in the triology it would be in the first movie the Bourne Supremacy, where we see him at the end in India finding his grlfriend, where his clothes are exotic and casual. Restoration in 'Ultimatum' is minimal, as we do see him escape the biggest attack from the government, swimming away after a leap from a tall city building, but the future of Bourne is unknown.



Iconography

Guns- Guns are used throughout the film, but is usually by the enemy. Bourne seems to use his cunning skill as an assassin rather than using guns.

Computers- We see the use of computers from both Bourne and the CIA. We generally see Bourne using computers from internet cafées, but see the CIA use supercomputers manned by several operatives to obtain the information and keep the surveillance they need.

Transport/cars- Transport is very iconic in the film. We see alot of action near train stations and even on them, mostly so Bourne can escape. We also see many police cars in the film, to maintain the feeling of their being an endless threat.

city buildings- Alot of the action happens around iconic buildings in the cities of Berlin, London, Madrid, Moscow, Paris and New York.

Characters

Hero: Jason Bourne, although from a different perspective he could be seen as the villain, but for the cause of his aganda I would say he is the protagonist.

Villain: Ex-treadstone operatives- They are the shadowy characters that are trying to frame Bourne as an enemy, and clear up any knowledge of operation blackbriar or treadstone.

Helper:Nicky Parsons- for part of the film she works with him and uses her knowlege as a treadstone informant, but is not with him for the entire film.

Setting

The majority of the film is set in urban cities like London and New York, to represent the industrial and modern developments of today. We see the oficial who are hunting down Bourne in tall office buildings to connote their power, while Bourne maintains at ground level, which represents the lack of authority he has, but doesnt reflect on the amount of power he has.