History Film / JasonBourne

** Bourne's exposure of the Blackbriar program in ''Ultimatum'' is mentioned twice and is even a plot point [[spoiler: given that the Asset has a personal vendetta against Bourne because his cover was blown due to the latter's actions - though that's possibly a lie Dewey came up with to justify the Asset's desire to finish the job he started with Bourne's father, Alex Webb]].

->''"You've tortured yourself for a long time now, Jason. You've tortured yourself for what you've done. But you don't know the truth about what they did to you."''

* NoNameGiven: The assassin known only as "the Asset". Similarly, while Iron Hand refers to the not-active SinisterSurveillance plan for Deep Dream, whatever the current assassination program that the Asset is a part of is not named. All we're told is that it's not be Blackbriar any more).

* NoodleIncident: Nicki and Jason have apparently had several encounters in the 12 years since ''The Bourne Ultimatum.''

->''"You've tortured yourself for a long time now, Jason. But you don't know the truth about what they did to you."''

* ImprobableWeaponUser: A long-standing tradition, at one point during his final confrontation with The Asset, Bourne grabs a saucepan off the ground and fights with it.

* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Goes both ways with the Asset. The Asset hates Bourne because Bourne's outing of Blackbriar got him captured and tortured in Syria for two years before he was finally extracted. Bourne in turn [[spoiler:learns that it was the Asset who killed Bourne's father.]]

* NoNameGiven: The assassin known only as "the Asset". Similarly, while Iron Hand refers to the not-active SinisterSurveillance plan for Deep Dream, whatever the current assassination program that the Asset is a part of is not named (it's stated to not be Blackbriar any more).

** Bourne and Nicky fail to escape the Asset's ambush in Athens because the Asset knows what route they're going to take. Badass as they are, they're still fighting the entire might of the U.S. government.

Previews: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gBnmKOixDM Super Bowl TV spot]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4gJsKZvqE4 Trailer 1]] ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_OK-Z7wCUs preview 1]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVrIlE7aCiM preview 2]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOGPBvZEvf8 preview 3]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skk4pkCVx6Y preview 4]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjuJdERDjYg preview 5]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdHisOlZwag preview 6]]).

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Heather saving Bourne from Dewey.]]

** Also, at the end where Lee finds out that [[spoiler: Bourne knows her little scheme all along.]]

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Bourne kills only when he absolutely must -- more often than not he simply leaves the scene after incapacitating his pursuers. In this movie, however, he goes out of his way to hunt, chase, and [[spoiler:kill the Asset even after the main villain is dead]]. Considering the Asset is responsible for [[spoiler:the murders of his father and his friend]], not to mention the deaths of multiple civilian bystanders, he has a very good reason to seek revenge on the Asset.

** You know what happens when a murderous assassin such as the Asset takes control of an armored SWAT truck? Bystanders die. Even Bourne is unable to put a stop to his driving rampage.

* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Bourne discovers the true reason why he volunteered to join Treadstone in the first place -- his father was killed in a car bomb, [[FalseFlagOperation staged as an attack by terrorists]].]] Which leads to another reveal, that [[spoiler: Bourne's father was the founder of Treadstone, and he was killed because he was going to shut it down]].
-->'''Bourne:''' [[spoiler:I volunteered because I thought our enemies killed my father. I volunteered because of a lie!]]

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Heather sides with Jason when she realizes just how amoral Dewey is, especially when he tries to have her killed. [[spoiler: Though she had her own agenda the whole time.]]

* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Even though Dewey is dead, Heather is set to replace him, and Iron Hand is still viable.]]

->''"You're never going to find any peace. Not till you admit to yourself, who you really are."''

-->-- '''Nicky Parsons'''

->''"I volunteered because of a lie!"''
-->-- '''Jason Bourne'''

* YouStillBelongToUsSpeech: Though Heather originally suggests the idea, it's Dewey who makes this speech in the Las Vegas hotel room.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Surpassing the events of ''Legacy''. Even by the standards of the series, this film is the darkest of them all: between the [[spoiler: death of Bourne's most trusted ally,]] the BigBad's casually ordering murders of his own people, and the portrayal of institutionalized corruption in the American government and society, there are virtually no bright sides to the story. Of course, the kicker of it all is the last two scenes of the movie, where it's revealed that [[spoiler: Bourne's ally is not an ally at all, just another power-hungry bureaucrat intending to use Bourne as her pawn and willing to kill him if he refuses, and that Bourne rightly distrusts her.]]

** Bourne's exposure of the Blackbriar program in ''Ultimatum'' is mentioned twice and is even a plot point [[spoiler: given that the Asset has a personal vendetta against Bourne because his cover was blown due to the latter's actions]].

-->'''Bourne:''' [[spoiler:I volunteered because I thought the enemy had killed my father. I volunteered because of a lie!]]

->''"You're never going to find any peace. Not 'till you admit to yourself who you really are."''

* CartwrightCurse: [[spoiler: Poor Bourne. First he loses Marie, and then twelve years later, Nicky dies as well.]]

''Jason Bourne'' is a ConspiracyThriller directed by Creator/PaulGreengrass and staring Creator/MattDamon as the eponymous ex-intelligence operative, Jason Bourne, released on July 29th, 2016. It also marks the fifth film in Creator/{{Universal}}'s ''Film/TheBourneSeries'', as well as being a sequel to two films: ''Film/TheBourneUltimatum'', and ''Film/TheBourneLegacy''. Julia Stiles reprises her role of Nicky Parsons and newcomers include Creator/AliciaVikander, Creator/TommyLeeJones and Creator/VincentCassel.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: With the exception of Ward Abbott, the previous villains of the series are only vaguely corrupt. Dewey and the Asset, however, are decidedly villainous, seeing as they actively murder their own people just to get one step closer to take down Bourne. At the end, they get what they deserve. While at it, Bourne also warns Lee that she'll end up this way if she tries to come after him.]]

* CartwrightCurse: [[spoiler: Poor Bourne, first he loses Marie and then twelve years later, Nicky dies as well.]]

* DragonWithAnAgenda: The Asset personally wants Bourne because of his leak of Black Briar.

* HazyFeelTurn: [[spoiler: At the end Heather Lee, who had seemingly been acting like a BigGood for the CIA, makes her power play to become Director following Dewey's death. When Bourne leaves the recording device in her car indicating he heard her statement to the Director of Intelligence that she'll kill him needed if she can't bring him in, it leaves it open ended as to whether she'll become a future antagonist or back off due to the threat.]]

** Dewey tries to assassinate Aaron Kalloor after Kalloor is spooked by the theft of the Iron Hand files and tries to go public himself before his reputation is ruined.

* IdiotBall: Bourne has a massive moment with the ball when he corners Dewey in his suite. Dewey is alone and unarmed and Bourne has to know agents are on their way. Instead of shooting Dewey, he is foolish enough to listen. If it hadn't been for Heather, he would have been killed for his foolish decision. Dewey himself lampshades this when Bourne doesn't immediately kill him, yet Bourne still allows it to happen.

* ManipulativeBastard: Dewey manages to manipulate the events of the film like a string and comes the closest of the villains to have Bourne killed.

* NonActionBigBad: Dewey is in no physical shape to fight, usually having the Asset do his actions. That doesn't make him any less dangerous, and not only does he manage to stay a step ahead of Bourne, he comes the closest of the villains to killing him.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Dewey may not be a physical threat, but he is the head of the CIA and this gives him a massive amount of men and money. He used this to have Bourne's father killed, and arranges for the death of several characters. He is also an expert smooth talker, capable of getting Jason to stand down, and is the closest any villain in the series comes to killing Bourne.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Bourne kills only when he absolutely must -- more often than not he simply leaves the scene after incapacitating his pursuers. In this movie, however, he goes out of his way to hunt, chase, and kill the Asset even after the main villain is dead. Considering the Asset is responsible for the murders of his father and his friend, not to mention the deaths of multiple civilian bystanders, he has a very good reason to seek revenge on the Asset.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The plot points of ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' are not directly followed upon in this film, and most notably nothing is said about Pamela Landy's fate. Granted there's a 12 years TimeSkip between the events of this film and those of ''Ultimatum'' and ''Legacy'', a lot might have happened with actually zero relevance regarding the 2016 film's plot. The film does note that there are additional Treadstone-inspired assassination programs that continued after Bourne exposed Blackbriar, with "Outcome" and "Larx" (post Blackbriar programs brought up in ''Legacy'') included in the list Nicky Parsons hacks at the beginning.

* OOCIsASeriousBusiness: Bourne kills only when he absolutely must -- more often than not he simply leaves the scene after incapacitating his pursuers. In this movie, however, he goes out of his way to hunt, chase, and kill the Asset even after the main villain is dead. Considering the Asset is responsible for the murders of his father and his friend, not to mention the deaths of multiple civilian bystanders, he has a very good reason to seek revenge on the Asset.

** Bourne is noticeably slower in this film, due to his age, and the injuries he's taken as an underground fighter.
** You know what happens when a murderous assassin such as the Asset takes control of a SWAT car? Bystanders die. Even Bourne is unable to put a stop to his driving rampage.

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The film features contemporary events such as the European financial crisis (through te anti-austerity demonstrations in Greece) and much of its plot is inspired by the Edward Snowden leaks regarding illegal government surveillance.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:With the exception of Ward Abbott, while the previous villains of the series are only vaguely corrupt, Dewey and the Asset are decidedly villainous, seeing as they actively murder their own people just to get one step closer to take down Bourne. At the end, they get what they deserve. While at it, Bourne also warns Lee that she'll end up this way if she tries to come after him.]]

* AssholeVictim: With the exception of Ward Abbott, while the previous villains of the series are only vaguely corrupt, Dewey and the Asset are decidedly villainous, seeing as they actively murder their own people just to get one step closer to take down Bourne. At the end, they get what they deserve. [[spoiler: While at it, Bourne also warns Lee that she'll end up this way if she tries to come after him.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Surpassing the events of ''Legacy''. Even by the standards of the series, this film is the darkest of them all: between the [[spoiler: death of Bourne's most trusted ally,]] the BigBad's casually ordering murders of his own people, and the portrayal of institutionalized corruption in the American government and society, there are virtually no bright side to the story. Of course, the kicker of it all is the last two scenes of the movie, where it's revealed that [[spoiler: Bourne's ally is not an ally at all, just another power-hungry bureaucrat intending to use Bourne as her pawn and willing to kill him if he refuses, and that Bourne rightly distrusts her.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Surpassing the events of the Legacy. Even by the standards of the series, this film is the darkest of them all: between the [[spoiler: death of Bourne's most trusted ally,]] the BigBad's casually ordering murders of his own people, and the portrayal of institutionalized corruption in the American government and society, there are virtually no bright side to the story. Of course, the kicker of it all is the last two scenes of the movie, where it's revealed that [[spoiler: Bourne's ally is not an ally at all, just another power-hungry bureaucrat intending to use Bourne as her pawn and willing to kill him if he refuses, and that Bourne rightly distrusts her.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TagLine You know his name.]]''[[note]][[Film/CasinoRoyale2006 And the coldest blood ran through his veins first.]][[/note]]]]

* WorfHadAFlu: The only reason the Asset lasts as long as he does in his ultimate fight with Bourne is that Bourne has gotten shot a few scenes back. If you look at it closely, most of the scene consists of Bourne overwhelming the Asset big time.

* OhCrap: "Jesus Christ, that's ''[[TheDreaded Jason Bourne]]''."

* BatmanGambit: Dewey's plans hinge on this. When he learns about Nicky's hack, she counts on her leading them to Bourne. When he figures out they're going to be meeting at a protest in Greece, he takes advantage to have the Asset kill Bourne. When Heather tries to talk Bourne into surrendering, he [[spoiler: has the Asset murder all of Heather's agents]], knowing Bourne wouldn't do it anyway. When his partner tries to blab on him, he has the Asset try to murder him and Heather. He also knew Bourne would come for him, and if it wasn't for Heather, Bourne would have been killed.