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Does anyone else find these movies confusing as hell?

posted 13 years ago by DeRo64
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So many characters, so many names, lots of back-and-forths. When someone said that so-and-so was behind the whole thing or whatever, I didn't know who the hell they were talking about. The next time they make a movie like this, they should have a cast card with pictures. That way, the next time you hear someone say something like, "It was Langstrom," people won't be thinking, "Who the hell is Langstrom?!"

"There is no escape, John!"

[–] kairingler 11 years ago

yea I seem to have the same problem as you when it comes to these "Bourne" movies too many characters,, sometimes it takes you half the picture to figure out wtf is going on.
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[–] ipacac22 11 years ago

There is nothing confusing about the Bourne trilogy. They pretty much spoon feed you everything. You want a confusing movie? Watch 12 Monkeys.

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[–] I_Guard_Tanelorn 10 years ago

I found each of the Bourne flicks to be pretty confusing at first. After watching them a few times they're actually quite simple. Subtitles help. Lots of strange names and terminology get lofted around in these movies.

"I said no camels, that's five camels, can't you count?"

[–] dano40-1 10 years ago

No! Stop and pay attention?

[–] DeRo64 10 years ago

What do you think I was doing while watching these? Texting someone?! I hate texting! If you're a teacher forcing students to watch these movies and write in-depth reports, I'm glad I'm not in your class. The plots aren't so bad, but the names seem to be rarely said who they're addressing. How am I supposed to know who's who when there's hardly ever a proper indication? You can't just show me a character who isn't addressed by name, then expect me to know who the hell is being talked about when the name is said later.

"There is no escape, John!"

[–] icymark 10 years ago

I think that's the whole point of the movie lol. There is always a sense of just wanting to try to figure it out while watching this movie. Trying to figure out everything as Jason Bourne is. Some of the names are confusing I guess and I wouldn't be surprised if some people didn't know what some of the terminology meant. But that didn't really mess with the story despite some of the "huh" "who?"

[–] RetroNewWave 10 years ago

I know what you mean DeRo, these types of movies are fast paced and introduce new plot points rather quickly so you might completely miss it if your mind wanders for a second.

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