Dave Wrote:Loved this movie. Nice to see a third film living up to the first two...SPOILERS...Especially loved the suggestion of Nikki and Bourne's past, but they never actually explained it. Need to see the first two again to see if there was any suggestions of this before. Was she the reason he wanted to volunteer? To forget the pain of a bad break up?
**Potential Spoilers**
I dunno, Dave. While it was strongly implied that Nikki and Bourne
had some kind of personal relationship back during Bourne's initial
training as a Treadstone Recruit, the flashbacks to his first day in the
presence of the CIA Witch Doctor imply a different motivation to
join, altogether.
Twice they have Bourne stating that he "wants to save lives."
Not that he wants danger. Not that he wants to become the best
that he can be (one of the elite). Not that he wants a challenge.
He wants to save lives.
I think it is subtly implied that his motivations to initially
join Treadstone are strongly derived from a post-9/11 desire
to become a "protector"
I really think that the "history" between Bourne and Nicky
is much more pedestrian an affair. Something the writer
created to give a somewhat believable motivation for Nicky
to stick her neck out on the line for him...and nothing more...
But I'm not Tony Gilroy, so I really can't say what was
in his mind when he wrote those scenes.
Can't wait to see the movie a second time.
Mike out