Shooter in the Grass | The Bourne Identity | All Action

[@startervisions]

This was the best moment of the film because, they went from trying to kill eachother, to being the only ones they could talk with. In a matter of seconds, they were fighting to the death, and then realized they were alone, and had no one else to relate to.

[@jasoncrandall5320]

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

[@IntergalacticFool]

You like the Strokes!!

[@startervisions]

@@IntergalacticFool yeah

[@itsmeaiden8788]

I love how there is no music, just the calm ambience of the field, juxtaposing the intensity of the scene. This makes the scene feel realistic but also a bit sombre which emphasises the tragicness of the professors death at the end. A gritty yet beautiful scene, one of my favourite scenes from the franchise!

[@M1tjakaramazov]

It's almost as having someone to finally talk to was worth dying for to him. So much of this franchise was based on sadness. It's the reason it stood out so well.

[@chaff5]

Clive Owen is a criminally underrated actor.

[@kfw9257]

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.

[@peterherrington3300]

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

[@LuminalSpoon]

Clive Warren

[@cjad100]

He's quite good, but sometimes awful. Depends a lot on the role. In this he's great.

[@wallochdm1]

I love how Bourne moves like a robot. As someone else said, there is so much to unpack in this most excellent scene, especially the interaction with The Professor after he is shot.

[@manhalen7046]

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.

[@JPalermo]

He understands the importance of the high ground

[@patrickcroft2906]

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.

[@araksasipongpreecha3045]

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[@dbe14]

I'd love a prequel focusing on The Professor, Clive Owen is such an under-rated actor.

[@ISAIAH-yu1gi]

Definitely loved him in Croupier.

[@hawk2million]

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.

[@pab1381]

You’d be the only ones lol

[@jamesmaybrick2001]

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

[@MrDavidKord]

This movie launched his career.

[@Polymershik]

Powerful scene. This calm and silent conversation in the grass... They REALLY HAD NOTHING PERSONAL against each other! And just before die, Proffessor realized himself as a human, not a CIA killing machine...

[@redzoro92]

There's so much in this 5 min scene that makes it at absolute master-class scene. -Bourne knows there's an enemy so he looks for weapons->finds shotgun shell, proceeds to find lots more-> starts searching for shotgun, looks on the floor remembers there are kids so starts looking up where they can't reach, finds gun. -Uses explosion as distraction and cover, seems to know where the enemy's general direction (probably from training/ personal experience), so he knows to run when in exposed areas. -Asset tries to shoot him, fails-> realizes that his position is exposed, chooses to go into the fields to intercept & ambush -Bourne sees open field & deduces Asset is in field waiting for an ambush, shoots in the air to scare animals to create "static" noise->Asset panics, chooses to abandon main weapon for sidearm instead (worst mistake ever) and search for target. -> Boom! Game over. Lots of quick thinking I and I love it.

[@jkuang]

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.

[@AlexanderSeven]

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

[@PierreOlivierTran]

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.

[@SuperiorBrick]

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

[@TheChristianNationalist8692]

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

[@brianchu8147]

Never realized this: He says the SAME line in Ultimatum at the end to the new Asset. "Look at this. Look at what they make you give." Crazy.

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

“The circle is now complete.”

[@shschesschamp]

This sad scene started that line.

[@fleetingimprov6171]

Yup. This was the reference.

[@ryannelson771]

The line that changed everything.

[@FnD4212]

My fav here is Jason has the demeanor that "he got this" emanates from him, and his determination to protect children.

[@emarr3720]

I thought it was so clever of Jason to fire into the air, scare the birds, & then notice where they don’t land-the exact location of the shooter!!

[@LaManoNegra2061]

You smart

[@williamyeoh76]

Clive Owen dashing at that movie. Bourne is one of the best franchise movies. Matt Demon is so talented and diversified as can play different roles.

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

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

[@robertnicholls9917]

hated the last one

[@paveantelic7876]

cliwe owen is just a great actor

[@masterchiefpettyofficerspa3646]

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

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

@@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.

[@ryanheilman3807]

This, along with the hotel faceoff between Anton Chigurgh and Lewelyn Moss in No Country are my two favorite shootout scenes because they're less about shooting guns and more about matching wits. It's a contest of awareness, preparation, and decision making moreso than firepower.

[@hellcatdave1]

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.

[@ryanheilman3807]

@@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.

[@hellcatdave1]

@@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.

[@ryanheilman3807]

@@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.

[@trystandavies2469]

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

[@shankshanky1761]

"That's not gonna happen" Best line in the film.

[@Kane69022]

I love that they make Matt Damon's character say the same thing clive Owen says, in the third film to paz.

[@SuperMillhill]

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

[@patrickbarks997]

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

[@wallochdm1]

I think Bourne runs like a "bot" very intentionally, because it shows he has been programmed through training to respond like a machine. I don't think adrenaline (being scared shitless according to a critic)factors in because Bourne essentially has no emotions when on a mission. It's AFTERWARDS, where some of his former identity emerges, where he has remorse, flashbacks, or guilt. When Jeremy Renner filled in for Damon, the character ran the same way, especially in the scene where he is fighting the drone. IMO, this is genius writing and acting, which makes the Bourne character believable as a CIA experiment gone awry.

[@SaneVSBloodlust1944]

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

[@ciatangallaghe2485]

The best bourne film by far.

[@miked1869]

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.

[@googm]

one of the greatest action sequences of all time

[@spaghetti9845]

The best part about this series was the simplicity of his actions. Finding slugs he knew there was a shotgun in the house and then pieced together where it would be based on the kids toys.

[@sampathvelavalapalli8815]

One of the greatest 🎥 movie series of all time ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ what a great acting done by Mr Matt Damon 😁❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@michaelt8680]

Bourne was nervous until he found the shotgun ammo. Then he knew he was in business.

[@kshitijsingh5882]

what a scene...how can one actor be so natural in a role

[@jinkazama9999]

this is such a perfect scene. I have nothing else to say. If this is from the book then bravo on that too.

[@NeoStoicism]

"Look at what they make you give."

[@RemoGutierrez1]

This movie really grabs a hold of you

[@andydufresnejr]

This was my introduction to Clive Owen and just thought he was cool as F. After I saw this scene I really wanted to see him in a James Bond kind of role or anything in a Guy Ritchie film. The mans got class

[@quadling101]

There aren't any blue jays or American crows in Europe, but you can clearly hear their calls during the clip. So much for this being in France.

[@YasssStitch]

I can't believe this movie came out 20 years ago.

[@johnnymn4monic726]

This was my favorite contractor in all the movies

[@wassup287]

Look at what they make you give - most memorable line

[@cateatingsushi4108]

Early 2000's movie are the best

[@blockmasterscott]

Bourne saw one of his own kind die. Makes me feel sad for him.

[@shschesschamp]

Brilliant gunfight scene and saddest asset death all in one!

[@someusername121]

I like the little detail when he's walking out of the house he moves at a normal speed to be less eye catching, and then once he's clear he starts running.

[@chrisw443]

Bourne says the look at what they make you give in following movies. Such a good line.

[@trajan231]

Clive Owen should've had a stint as Bond.

[@mortalclown3812]

Underrated comment

[@gentity8589]

Best scene of Bourne.

[@maeror1022]

1:24 those shots came so close to giving bourne a gruesome end.

[@sampathvelavalapalli8815]

Awesome movie 🎥❤ awesome 😎😎😎💯

[@billykorando]

This scene, but more realistic, Bourne shots the fuel tank, but nothing happens, and he’s out of ideas. 😂

[@alexanderkuzmichev7017]

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

[@hkstallion]

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

[@MIchaelSybi]

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

[@szeddezs]

@@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.

[@manhalen7046]

This is why training is so important.

[@jasonroediger2349]

This scene contains a significant continuity blooper. Bourne shoots the tank with the shotgun and blows it up with the intent of creating a smokescreen. From the perspective of Clive Owen's character (e.g., The Professor), the thick, black smoke is preventing him from seeing Bourne as he scans left and right with his rifle scope. The scene switches back to Bourne's perspective where there is little more than some light, wispy smoke rising from the destroyed tank. Lastly, the perspective switches back again to The Professor where the opaque smoke continues to billow.

[@roelfkromhout]

Best scene in the franchise.

[@Ben82077]

We’re walking…walking/..Annnnddddddd we’re running. Bourne looks so programmed when he starts running toward the hillside.

[@jdotsalter910]

Birdshot put down a trained assassin like a BOSS.

[@CLBOO6]

The professor is still my favourite assest from the entire series.

[@teddyruxpin3811]

Interesting detail, right when bourne shoots the fuel tank, you can see the snow around him lift up in the air because of the pressure wave from the explosion. I wonder how they did that?

[@Privatepain1234]

air hoses hidden in the dirt probably

[@WonderGolf]

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.

[@pastlast158]

Matt Damon shot a fuel tank 😀

[@ticenits1926]

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.

[@miked1869]

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.

[@BWT599]

They are talking like friendly acquaintances, but one is dying a slow painful yet immediate death and Bourne is only concerned with WTF Treadstone is. I swore more in this comment than they did, true professionals. 💯

[@spencerschubert5001]

…when you’re in Europe, but all the birds are North American species 😅

[@peterjones3557]

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

[@jerbadz4737]

migrate birds

[@paulharris9268]

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

[@beerussama7093]

You can tell by their accent.

[@humblewarrior773]

@@paulharris9268 u can tell by the way it is

[@funkman12345]

It’s like PUBG before PUBG

[@richardyasushiii3848]

Clive Owen's character, "The Professor" made a major mistake giving up the high-ground with his SIG rifle for the low ground and a pistol. But I guess the story required him to mess up.

[@RemoGutierrez1]

Matt Damon shows good range. Clive Owen

[@TruthSeekerUK9]

My name is Bourne, Jason Bourne

[@alexandrecudre2947]

Tactically and in terms of firepower there’s zero reason to drop a light assault rifle for a pistol. But cinematically and for most viewers this is good screenplay, because it tells us that he plans to get closer to Bourne (rifle with scope -> rifle without scope -> pistol).

[@DannyoRaiden]

This scene on atmos setup 🎉birds are all above you insane

[@mozes42]

So a professional assassin is gonna go after ANOTHER professional killer without any sights/optics on his rifle? I know in reality the scope’s zero wouldn’t be as dialed in once he removed the suppressor, but surely it’s better than nothing at all right?

[@casualenjoyer5420]

Man, 2002. That lady's haircut is something else.

[@RC-ic1co]

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

[@dandanz7877]

Inspiration for tf2 sniper

[@James-hs3tu]

Like when he just casually walks When someone is out there looking to kill him

[@windwhipped5]

The red squirrel gave him directions

[@slobodanreka1088]

Matt runs like Mr Bean.

[@joshualuna3515]

If you can run these frames through a sort of AI art generator, it becomes either man's fight, making it as intense as the very first time watching it.

[@SharonShaw816]

I drive everyone crazy. Sharon Coetzee.

[@klynxb]

Fine, I'll rewatch the whole trilogy again

[@mudgatebronn4438]

theres 5 movies

[@Shambhu.h]

Jason saw the toys and guessed the kids height, hence he could locate the gun on top of the shelves away from the kids. NEEDED NO DIALOGUES

[@ericw3229]

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

[@taoybtm]

Matt Damon Vs Clive Owen

[@stevewix]

I came here to say the rifle has no sights. Enjoy!

[@aaegerter6191]

Clive Owen would have made a great Bond

[@MimesAgainstHunmanity]

Shooter in the grass is a gas, baby can you dig it?

[@ToumalRakesh]

His suppressor goes *over* the barrel? I guess that's movie magic...

[@billysunday7507]

The first Bourne movie was/is a classic action movie.

[@aaronwonder990]

He never would have put down that rifle for that little handgun

[@Неособоемнение-б2и]

Body armor? Never heard about it.

[@qinxinghua]

Why the glasses guy abandoned his rifle and moved around with a handgun in a open field? Not professional to me.

[@rafaelo1013]

Need to fix the audio, CLIPS are great, but the audio...

[@Anonymous-iq3kc]

Weird decision to switch to the pistol.

[@jjsafgf]

I like how bourne used that same line when he was about to be killed in I think the 3rd one on the rooftop

[@bluedogreddogstumpy5868]

Goes back into the house and drinks beer

[@chrissssss2798]

That's not going to happen...what a line...

[@TLabsLLC-AI-Development]

"Guy has a sudden change of heart scene"

[@backfru]

Do you get the headaches?

[@davidwilcox153]

Keep the high ground.

[@flesz_]

Duck hunting

[@johnallenbailey1103]

You gotta know who you're dealing with

[@MrPicklerwoof]

All Action have completely messed up the sound on all these clips, they're all muffled.

[@BrianVaughnVA]

I never understood this scene honestly. The agent willingly leaves a vantage point to chase him. He also willingly heads into an open field with no cover rather than ambush it from the tree line. He also willingly removes his primary weapon instead of pocketing the secondary and runs blindly through the field despite hearing Jason's gunshot. The whole scene is like - proving how bad the agents truly are at their jobs.

[@Informationwolves]

Trade stone is a pill? Is that what he said

[@NeoStoicism]

"Treadstone said 'Pills', Treadstone said 'Go to Paris'." If you watch the rest of the series of films, the medications the assets use is a big part of their conditioning. Not sure exactly what the Prof meant though in that part...

[@catsndogs98]

Interesting surpresser

[@sillyone52062]

Jason Bourne's would be assassin is played by Clive Owen. Who I really would like to see play James Bond.

[@zanefischer1984]

Yes because professionals take their scope off of their gat leaving it very uneffective

[@jamesmcnamara1099]

Really good movie but when the other Bourne lays is long gun down switching to pistol? Uhhh no

[@Deleteyourself83]

Takes the suppressor off for no reason, then drops the rifle for a pistol in the middle of a field for no reason. NPC

[@phryxe]

LOL parts. 1. Bourne running from the house where the film was speeded up. 2. A flock of terns in the middle of the winter.

[@chrislloyd261]

He must be SAS after all he’s British LOL

[@twombonu]

OK, now it's time to sue Browning for making hunting shotguns.

[@jaco7675]

😂😂😂

[@GrantDWilliams82]

A fuel tank doesn’t just blow up like that. A suppressor doesn’t just come off like that. No one would use a G3 as a choice precision rifle - and even if he had to use one, he would never be on full auto. Why is his optic suddenly off once hes down in the grass? And who in their right mind, in a wide open field, would just discard his rifle and opt for his pistol?

[@robkees9353]

You must be fun at parties! It’s just a movie. Who cares? It’s a great scene. There are a million other things that we all know realistically couldn’t happen. But then there’d be no friggin movie! Get over it Pal!

[@JoaoBatista-ff7nq]

Já assisti r todos ....!!!! Só parabenizar o autor dessa saga incrível ... Jason Bourne...

[@luv2bbq]

So a professional assassin leaves the high ground to run into an open field? This is not how we did it back in the 80s you stayed high to put your target in a kill zone.

[@lucasferreira2073]

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

[@Nikowalker007]

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 😁

[@Marvin-dg8vj]

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.

[@TheJanvicgwaps]

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

[@mother.95]

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

[@richmiller4306]

Please tell me how a shotgun will blow up a propane storage tank. From that distance it wouldn't even be lethal.

[@hughmanatee7657]

I get headaches too. Hey, wait…

[@sergiomendoza4850]

I think it’s hilarious that Bourne literally had to run up on the guy because he has a double barrel and can’t shoot him from very long range at all lol. The only thing that’s stupid is how did the asset not see Bourne running at him full speed with a double barrel shotgun lol.

[@ericw3229]

Shoulder high vegetation