Thriller Characters - Jason Bourne (By Martin Al-Ashouti)

 

Jason Bourne, is the protagonist played by Matt Damon (casting is another major feature particularly for the main character and it is not by chance that a big Hollywood A-Lister was used) in 'The Bourne Identity'. Through this character, the film is able to establish a plot as well as cover the general generic conventions to make the film a thriller. One example, is the theme of identity, which is pretty much the basis of the film - due to his amnesia, throughout the film he is trying to find out who he really is, which was developed from the previous convention of the narrative being centred around crime - his amnesia was caused through an attempted murder, consequently he tries to find out who he is throughout the film and who it was that wanted him dead. We also see him in a series of important enigmas, for example, when finding out his identity, he comes across other fake identities unable to establish which one is real.

Throughout the film we see him in many lights and in following his perspective we feel a sense of empathy. One of which, common for many protagonists includes a romance with Marie Helena Kreutz played by Franka Potente.