![]() But when The Bourne Identity was released in 2002, he went from eager ensemble player to movie-sustaining charisma machine. D is for Damon, MattHard as it is to remember, but there was a time when Matt Damon wasn't a bankable leading man (or pronounced MAAAAT DAAAAAMON - thanks, Team America). Until Bourne, Cross or some other disgruntled employee (possibly named Lesley Knope) come along to turn the Pawn-er into the Pawn-ee. Bourne scriptwriter (and soon to be director) Tony Gilroy sows the unsettling seed throughout - whether it's governmental, security or intelligence, we're all just pawns in their game. C is for Corporate ControlWhile it's easy to get carried away with all the ass-kicking, the Bourne movies have always possessed a subtle but forceful subtext that's more than a little concerned with the way that corporations influence and control every aspect of our lives. Cue the introduction of Operation Blackbriar - essentially the umbrella operation for all of the U.S.'s shadowy assassination operations, and one that allows the CIA's black ops to sidestep Washington's red tape and make deadly, morally wonky mission decisions whenever they want. Play B is for BlackbriarWhen the C.I.A.'s Operation Treadstone (see: T is for.) imploded at the end of The Bourne Identity, we should've known it was only part of a bigger conspiracy.
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