James Bond vs Jason Bourne: An analysis for the superior franchise

A common debate throughout the years has been regarding the abilities of Jason Bourne and James Bond. However, few have examined their films to find the better film franchise.
The Bourne movies were highly influential when they were first released. They featured a more grounded, fast, and impactful approach to combat. On the technical side, they popularized shaky cam; a controversial technique. After the Bond films stagnated with Die Another Day, the Bond franchise clearly followed this influence when it switched to star Daniel Craig.
In this analysis, the four Bourne films are compared to the four Daniel Craig Bond films. This was approached categorically. These include protagonist, themes, combat, stunts, antagonist, supporting characters, and spycraft.
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[@BadassMoFo.]

Definitely going with Jason Bourne

[@davidcarty7584]

yeah your wrong

[@JLOCC23424]

As much as I love Bond I've always been team Bourne the reason why is because Bourne is a one man army,rarely has support,he literally outsmarts the government,his own agency,Bourne is defiantly winning all the way but that doesn't mean that Bond will make it easy him that'd be one hell of a fight they're almost as skilled as each other especially their military backgrounds

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

I think you are correct, but we were comparing the films in this video not a fight between them.

[@JLOCC23424]

@@BirdsEyeViewMedia Right but the point still stands I'm still trying to decide which films are better though they're both so good

[@OneLastLaugh472]

Couldn’t say it better

[@davidcarty7584]

​​​@@JLOCC23424 you haven't read the books have you or read the comics because i hate to break it to you but James bond is pretty much batman if he was a spy he's just on entirely different level from Jason Bourne

[@JLOCC23424]

@@davidcarty7584 LMFAO he ain't no Batman and no one cares about the books or comics we're talking about realism and Bourne wins. Simple as Bond's just not ready for him.

[@AmbrociousXP]

Bourne would win 100%. Bond always seems to have help and gadgets while Bourne has little to no help and only has the use of his environment for assistance.

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

That isn't what this video was about, but I might agree with you.

[@darinanikolova4626]

And Bourne is savage badass

[@davidcarty7584]

​@@darinanikolova4626 James bond would destroy him am sick of ignorant people underestimate how good of a fighter bond is the man is basically batman

[@LoowheezeBreeze]

I prefer the Bourne series, though I imagine Bond will come out on top given the criteria being used...

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

Do you disagree with the categorical criteria? What might you have included/omitted?

[@LoowheezeBreeze]

@@BirdsEyeViewMedia Honestly, I didn't give it much thought beyond what I posted above... and since I just skipped ahead to end of the video to see who had won, I'm probably not the best candidate to provide any kind of constructive feedback

[@legendplays9975]

I still believe Bourne would win in a fight

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

That's a different video! Definitely in hand to hand.

[@Koopinator06]

Great writing and delivery. I’m very impressed with the quality of this video. Please make more!

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

Wow, thank you!

[@pioneerjatt93]

Jason bourne is elite ❤️🔥🔥

[@kristiburns5083]

There is no way that bond would last 2 mins with Bourne

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

Possibly, although not what we're talking about here, we're comparing the actual film qualities

[@HomeofCombatSports.]

Daniel Craig is doing his best Matt Damon impression LOL, if bond didn’t go Bourne they would not have a franchise

[@Terrell2119]

I like Bond but Bourne is much better. The Bourne stories are written better.

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

fair enough

[@alien4693]

jason bourne is like batman 👊

[@davidcarty7584]

nah James bond is

[@alien4693]

Nah

[@kenbryson2240]

I think I disagree on stunts specifically, because of the more grounded nature of them. They were still spectacular, but they fit the films in a way that always felt like it pushed the story and character building. I think it's important to note if bond is hurt in a stunt often it feels like its gone the next scene, but bourne actually pays for the stunts and shows the injuries accumulated over the films. I guess at best a tie could have been taken, because of the just awe inspiring nature of Bonds. Ahh, the beauty of different values at play. Great video.

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

thank you and great points!

[@seanrooney170]

Bourne takes it.

[@RashawnEvans-me8eq]

Looking it nighter are immortals would be a epic fight,I watch. Talk bout punisher vs,Robert mccall next ?

[@racheljennings8548]

I'm Team Bond

[@georgephilip1966]

Bourne > Bond.

[@forcesensitive6371]

Think we could have thrown Jack Bauer into the mix, battle of the JB's.

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

Haha definitely

[@emilio2647]

Force Sensitive how would we throw in John Creasy from Man on Fire (2004)?

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Even though I don't agree with the final verdict, I stil thoroughly enjoyed this comparative analysis.

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

Thank you! I am glad you still enjoyed it!

[@ahmedahm1]

good work !! 38:14 but I prefer Jason Bourne coz he never had the same support as James Bond did !

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

fair point and thanks!

[@oceanspcfailure]

stupid reason to support then bcuz no one likes hitler do you support him to?

[@yummy6592]

@@oceanspcfailure WTF????

[@SchindlerShylock]

Loved the vid! Subbed

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

Awesome thank you!

[@ferriseemrie6084]

Thanks for the video!

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

You bet!

[@badkate1711]

Bourne is basically super soldier

[@davidcarty7584]

James bond has beaten guy's with literal super strength he can handle Bourne no problem

[@elishawilson5342]

​@@davidcarty7584you seriously underestimate Bourne when he's dealt with much worse foes than Bond

[@sahildhaka1674]

Excellent work

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

Many thanks

[@thomasdixon2752]

Yes, but who would win in a fight? Easy, bourne

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

depends on which kind of fight! Hand to hand definitely Bourne

[@davidcarty7584]

​@@BirdsEyeViewMedia nah bond is black belt in karate and judo and has mastered a bunch of other martial arts as well bond from the books would cripple Jason Bourne.

[@jeremiahgrayest]

Great video

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

thank you!

[@tinanickerson1006]

I love both franchises and I really think comparing them is a dumb Idea though I can see why the urge is there. They are different but very successful in each difference. None of us would want to meet either Bond or Bourne in combat lol. Of course each are going to be weak and strong in differing categories ...because they are different. Difference doesnt equate better or worse just differing approaches.

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

people suggested it and I liked the idea, here we are!

[@randallrutherford1384]

We need an update, including no Time to die

[@randallrutherford1384]

Add No time to die for Bond and “Legacy” for bourne

[@mosesliao1932]

what about bond vs borne vs hunt (IMF)?

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

Would be cool but I think Hunt exists in a much less realistic world making comparison a bit tougher.

[@giocanlas195]

nah....I'm team Bourne all the way.....i find recent version of bond boring....

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

Fair enough

[@baldeval2851]

Wick v. Bond. v. Borne. Next. Please

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

That's tougher I think due to Wick's universe being notably different and he is almost exclusively combat focused, while the other two are more espionage with action.

[@marinestewart4712]

Hunt

[@haimlevy1950]

Same initials J B

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

weird!

[@sirigineedi1A0435]

Always Bourne period

[@National_Bajrang_Dal]

Both are best. James Bond more popular than Jason.

[@forgiveandmoveon]

In my opinion you can't compare Roger Moore (RIP) to Matt Damon because for one it's a major age difference. Secondly, the films were made in a different time. Therefore, Matt Damon made films in more modern times which gave the producers, writers, and directors more insight and imagination.

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

I didn't compare Roger Moore, this analysis was specifically Daniel Craig's Bond

[@forgiveandmoveon]

@@BirdsEyeViewMedia I understand. But you did mention the comparisons of Roger Moore with Matt Damon.

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

@@forgiveandmoveon You're definitely right about the different time point. That's why the Bourne movies were so important, they represented a tonal shift, particularly in the action.

[@micahkiyimba8641]

Bond..the charisma is just something else

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

An underrated skill for sure

[@Krakatit30]

The content creator has absolutely no idea about what makes a good movie, what makes a good character, what's a good script etc. So don't necessarily expect an objective evaluation. That would be pointless anyway, those two franchises are light years away when it comes to quality.

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

Care to refute any points made in the video?

[@melvinsamson5684]

James Bond all the way. Bourne doesn't compare

[@seelkadoom1844]

Idiotic

[@economia9172]

Strongly disagree with you on your assessment of theme(s). Each Bond movie may have different sub themes but Craig’s Bond has one unifying underlying theme that is very well developed through all films culminating in No Time To Die. That theme is about the everlasting question of whether Bond can ever have a family and friends - community - in the path that has been laid before him - regardless of what he may try to do. Casino is about whether can ever truly be open to love, Quantum is about friendship and the suffering of others, Skyfall about motherhood, Spectre about fatherhood and brotherhood, and No Time To Die about one’s children. In each, Bond is essentially denied culminating in a tragedy in which Bond’s lingering hope is denied. In addition to that, all the various subthemes add interest and variety to each of the bond movies that the Bourne films are too lazy to do. The Bourne movies are the exact same thing every single movie. Literally it is copy and paste. It is uncreative, boring, and repetitive. This is a bad idea especially when it wasn’t all that interesting to begin with.

[@qwanathomas735]

The Bourne Identity is far superior to any Bond movie, to say or think otherwise is annoying, argumentative, stupidity.

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

I can definitely see some evidence for that underlying theme, I like that. I'm not sure that the theme holds up strongly in QoS but an interesting overarching progression.

[@thesuperiorkitten]

jason borne is a rip off of 007

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

He's at least a LITTLE different!

[@danielpalisin2618]

Bourne came out first tho

[@someguyfromarcticfreezer6854]

Quite opposite, Jason Bourne came when Pierce Brosnan was 007. Jason Bourne is raw action, fist fights, parkour. James Bond was: One punch, silent handgun, and take elevators and seducing models. New Daniel Craig James Bond is totally rip off Jason Bourne.

[@handsomesquidward5160]

Great video

[@BirdsEyeViewMedia]

Glad you enjoyed it