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The Bourne Ultimatum
Review by Peter T. Chattaway | posted 8/03/2007

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In the previous film, Bourne met and apologized to the daughter of one of his victims, personally. In the new film, Bourne and those who help him seem to be after a higher sort of justice. Which do you find more satisfying—personal or institutional justice? And why?
Marie's brother asks Bourne if he killed the man who killed Marie. Bourne says he did. Is Marie's brother seeking revenge? How do you think he would have reacted if Bourne had not killed the man? What do you make of the way Bourne answers the brother's question? How does he feel about what he did?
What is the difference between revenge and justice? Are there instances of both in this film? Discuss. Is it "revenge" even if you aren't trying to kill the people in question?

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The Bourne Ultimatum is rated PG-13 for violence and intense sequences of action, including assassinations, shootings, fistfights, stranglings, car crashes, and so on. The characters also utter a few four-letter words and say a few names in vain.

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