Week 9 [Screening Notes] - Global Hollywood

The Bourne Ultimatum (Greengrass, 2007)

1. In what ways might this film appeal to global audiences?
2. How does it represent the world as landscape/backdrop for narrative action? What images, activities and associations are linked to these countries (and the USA) as settings for the film’s plot?
3. How does it represent other countries, cultures, peoples?
4. What relationship between the US and the world does it depict?
5. What aspects of globalisation does this film represent or embody?
6. How is coherence and continuity maintained in spite of the visual style?
7. This film had a number of product placement deals associated with it. Can you work out what they are from watching the film?