The Bourne Ultimatum Analysis

This is a screen shot from a scene from the film The Bourne Ultimatum, this particular angle is a low angle shot. The editors have used this shot in this scene because it gives the audience an idea of how far Bourne has to jump to make it and continue on his path; by doing this it creates tension and a feeling of uncertainty for the audience. It also gives a sense of uncertainty because the camera angle does not show the height of the jump. But, the camera does show the metal railings on the doorway where Bourne has to get to, this shows the difficulty of the task and therefore creates tension. 

This shot is a point of view shot; it shows that Bourne isn’t far away from the woman he is trying to save. It also shows that he cannot get to her like he did in the last screen shot which tells the audience that he has to find away round which therefore creates tension. Because of the low angle shot that was shown earlier on in the scene, the audience is able to establish that he is still at the same height and it would be difficult to reach her by jumping across. Because after this shot it quickly cuts to another this shows that Bourne is in a panic and running out of time, this provides the audience with a feeling of uncurntity for the welfare of the woman in the middle of the camera.

  This is a mid-shot and a close up; it shows the position of all three characters in this scene. Although you can only see one of the characters, there is a close up of a blurred image of the gun that both Bourne and the assailant are fighting over which shows the audience where in relation the characters are to each other.

 This is a mid-shot and is also a two shot. It shows Bourne picking up the assailant and throwing him to the ground trying to restrain him from causing harm to the woman or him. This shot also tells the audience that it is a fair fight between the two men, giving a sense of uncertainty of who will end up the victor. This angle has also left out there whereabouts of the woman, this creates tension because we don’t know if she is alive or not.

 This is a high angle shot and also a two shot; it shows the final fight between Bourne and the assailant just before Bourne suffocates the assailant. The high angle shot shows where the two characters are in relation to each other and also shows that the assailant has nowhere to escape from which shows that Bourne has more power over the other male. The camera shot also shows the four corners of the room, therefore telling the audience that they are not in the same room as the woman which makes the audience worry if she can get up off the ground or not.