Idle thoughts

[ksmith]

Watching Bourne Ultimatum.

If Nicky Parsons had donned a head scarf as soon as she realized Desh was following her, she could have, I think, lost him fairly easily. She was the only woman I could see in the crowds with a bare head. And streaks. Wide, blonde streaks. She gets to show some resourcefulness during the extended chase scene, and yes, I know Bourne has to be the Hero. But still. Head scarf.

And shouldn't she have been armed?

I know. Then the whole chase scene would have gone out the window.

I still like this movie.

Comments

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Speaking to:

Point 1: Bourne knows that Nicky is not a fully-trained field operative. He knew she was logistics, and he damn near broke her in the subway in Movie #2. He knows she's not a peer. Nicky also knew *some* things--some fighting, some safety maneuvers, such as breaking up her phone to not be tracked/leave a trail for Bourne. I'm not saying that she should have been as competent as Bourne--that wouldn't have been realistic, and would have wiped out the op for the nasty fight scene. I take your point about fear making idiots of us all unless the training is there to fall back on. I didn't expect Nicky to turn into La Femme Nikita. But there are things you pick up from the people you work with. She knew Desh knew what she looked like. I think just the head covering would have at least made things interesting. I mean, Bourne later turns her loose to live undercover. That implies knowledge of micro and macro avoidance techniques, at least to me. But I'm probably pushing a point that isn't worth pushing, which leads to...

Point 2: Taken

Point 3: Bad explaining on my part. I was referring to the chase scene through the Czech city (Brno?) in Tinker Tailor. Jim Prideaux knew he was being followed because while his watchers changed clothes, they didn't change their shoes, and he knew to look. I wonder if Desh would know to look at shoes? Possibly.