Originally posted by: Zion
So did the Bourne films rip off of these or no?
So did the Bourne films rip off of these or no?
No, I'd say Ludlum was going for a different thing. You could compare them in terms of their "anti-Bond" aesthetics but, as far as Jason Bourne and Hairy (thanks, ADM!
) Palmer go, they are very different. Hairy is no superman. He's an ex-squaddie who was moved into the secret service because he was just too shifty (and, often, lazy!) for the regular army! In many ways, he is the antithesis of Jason Bourne.