Comments on: … is the big deal about the Bourne movies? http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2008/07/26/is-the-big-deal-about-the-bourne-movies/ A working notebook Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:22:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Nate http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2008/07/26/is-the-big-deal-about-the-bourne-movies/#comment-2663 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:08:42 +0100 http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2008/07/26/is-the-big-deal-about-the-bourne-movies/#comment-2663 Hi Adam, I agree. I don't think it's harmful stuff. I do think it appeals to some parts of me that I'm not proud of, but that's not the same as being harmful. Gotta run, more soon. xox n8 Hi Adam,
I agree. I don’t think it’s harmful stuff. I do think it appeals to some parts of me that I’m not proud of, but that’s not the same as being harmful. Gotta run, more soon.
xox
n8

]]> by: Adam W. http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2008/07/26/is-the-big-deal-about-the-bourne-movies/#comment-2661 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:19:25 +0100 http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2008/07/26/is-the-big-deal-about-the-bourne-movies/#comment-2661 Great take on the Bourne movies. I watched the first two with my family after Thanksgiving dinner a few years back. Maybe we identify with his charactor more because he avoids your typical brute, Rambo/Terminator personas and is the cunning and intelligent ninja hero. As long as we understand and maintain our critical perspectives, I don't think its any more harmful to enjoy the Bourne movies than say listen regularly to local hip-hop stations (or other mainstream music for that matter). Great take on the Bourne movies. I watched the first two with my family after Thanksgiving dinner a few years back. Maybe we identify with his charactor more because he avoids your typical brute, Rambo/Terminator personas and is the cunning and intelligent ninja hero. As long as we understand and maintain our critical perspectives, I don’t think its any more harmful to enjoy the Bourne movies than say listen regularly to local hip-hop stations (or other mainstream music for that matter).

]]> by: Nate http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2008/07/26/is-the-big-deal-about-the-bourne-movies/#comment-2655 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:48:55 +0100 http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2008/07/26/is-the-big-deal-about-the-bourne-movies/#comment-2655 Hmm. Why not? I can't see any downsides. If you had any enemies she could beat them up. Hmm. Why not? I can’t see any downsides. If you had any enemies she could beat them up.

]]> by: dionysusstoned http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2008/07/26/is-the-big-deal-about-the-bourne-movies/#comment-2654 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:15:41 +0100 http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2008/07/26/is-the-big-deal-about-the-bourne-movies/#comment-2654 my girlfriend thinks she is jason bourne. i no longer encourage her my girlfriend thinks she is jason bourne. i no longer encourage her

]]> by: Nate http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2008/07/26/is-the-big-deal-about-the-bourne-movies/#comment-2651 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:00:03 +0100 http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2008/07/26/is-the-big-deal-about-the-bourne-movies/#comment-2651 hey David, Thanks for the comment. Yeah agreed, I had that in mind but wasn't sure how to talk about it. I've not read that book and I'm not good at this sort of analysis, this post was actually quite hard for me to write ... believe it or not - hopefully it's hard to believe. :) I'll add that book to my overly long reading list. At some point I'd like to an exco reading group on the history whiteness and white skin privilege - I've read some of Roediger and Ignatiev but they have a lot of stuff I've not read (and there's a ton of other stuff, like Ted Allen) and I think better when I'm in conversation than alone. It turns out that Jewon is very interested in the history of slavery in the US, mainly in the 19th century. I'm going to see if she and I can do an exco thing together - she knows the literary stuff on that (and maybe the history as well, I dunno), I know a bit of the history on it and want to know more. Oh this is quite the digression -- what I meant to say was, yes I agree but I'm not sure how to carry out that analysis, can you take a crack at it? :) xox n8 hey David,

Thanks for the comment. Yeah agreed, I had that in mind but wasn’t sure how to talk about it. I’ve not read that book and I’m not good at this sort of analysis, this post was actually quite hard for me to write … believe it or not - hopefully it’s hard to believe. :)

I’ll add that book to my overly long reading list. At some point I’d like to an exco reading group on the history whiteness and white skin privilege - I’ve read some of Roediger and Ignatiev but they have a lot of stuff I’ve not read (and there’s a ton of other stuff, like Ted Allen) and I think better when I’m in conversation than alone. It turns out that Jewon is very interested in the history of slavery in the US, mainly in the 19th century. I’m going to see if she and I can do an exco thing together - she knows the literary stuff on that (and maybe the history as well, I dunno), I know a bit of the history on it and want to know more. Oh this is quite the digression — what I meant to say was, yes I agree but I’m not sure how to carry out that analysis, can you take a crack at it? :)
xox
n8

]]> by: David http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2008/07/26/is-the-big-deal-about-the-bourne-movies/#comment-2650 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:55:44 +0100 http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2008/07/26/is-the-big-deal-about-the-bourne-movies/#comment-2650 I feel like including an analysis based on whiteness would do wonders to understanding this type of movie (or rather it does for me). Also see Richard Dyer's amazing book "White". love, db I feel like including an analysis based on whiteness would do wonders to understanding this type of movie (or rather it does for me). Also see Richard Dyer’s amazing book “White”.

love, db

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