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Deja vu with Jason Bourne

My favorite action film of all time is The Bourne Identity . . . all three parts actually.

One of the reasons why I like these films so much is because I can identify with Jason Bourne in so many ways.

Take for instance in the first film — when he enters into a diner with Marie and says:

I can tell you the license plates of all six cars outside. I can tell you that our waitress is left-handed, and the guy sitting up at the counter weighs 215 pounds and knows how to handle himself. I know the best place to look for a gun is in the cab of the gray truck outside, and that at this altitude I can run flat out for a half a mile before my hands start to shake. Now why would I know that?

Am I the only one who has this same experience every time I walk into a diner!?

Hmmm . . .

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  1. greg

    February 22, 2015 at 7:48 PM

    Awesome movies. I watched The Bourne Supremacy last night. This is not a drill, soldier! God Bless You Frank.

  2. Tor Constantino

    September 10, 2014 at 12:02 PM

    FV – I’ve long had my suspicions about you and Jason Bourne, mainly driven by the fact that I never see the two of you in the same place at the same time.

  3. Gabriel Harber

    August 1, 2012 at 10:23 PM

    I know EXACTLY what you’re getting at here and yes, I feel the same.

    Hands down my favorite blog post you’ve done so far.

  4. Pasha

    July 26, 2012 at 10:31 AM

    The Bourne Trilogy is brilliant! All the best movies are either based on novels or true stories. Bourne is based on novels. The fourth movie will disappoint because it is not based on a novel. But I hope you enjoy anyway.

  5. Andrew McGowan

    July 25, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    you know you could come visit me since our fellowship is in Nixa, Mo…

  6. Sisterlisa

    July 27, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    Well, not just walking into a diner, but I have that happen when I visit some churches in my town. You can tell who the self righteous ones are, the humble, the visitors, and who hasn’t had a visit by any other church member in a long time. And people think the world is the mission field. Go figure. 😉

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