Stupid factual mistakes…
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Lucy9596 — 13 years ago(September 18, 2012 01:27 PM)
Actually they used both terms. Jason calls it consulate when he's talking to Marie for the first time. Conklin or rather one of his guys says embassy. OK, that would be incorrect.
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clark_gillies — 13 years ago(September 20, 2012 01:42 AM)
To be honest, that would defeat the know purpose of the bank scene, as when you talk about Swiss Bank Accounts, Zurich is the city that you assosiate with this (also the book is set in Zurich).
Just a minor error, but one that helps the plot move along. -
Lucy9596 — 13 years ago(September 20, 2012 01:51 AM)
There would be no problem at all if Conklin used the term consulate as well. There
is
a consulate in Zrich after all and it would fit the purpose, Jason escaping the Swiss police. Only a minor error from the filmmakers to confuse the terms IMHO.
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clark_gillies — 13 years ago(September 24, 2012 02:49 AM)
Problem is, not all consulates deal with visa issues.
I have been to enough in my time, and would surprise you how many of them do not deal with visa's, or are no more than just a back room in some guys house that deals with emergancy passport issues in that country.
Agree, it could have been all sorted with just a change of words, but probably using Embassy sounds more official and can say why a small army just happened to be there. -
clark_gillies — 13 years ago(September 24, 2012 07:27 AM)
Agree, its just something to make the plot of the movie keep rolling, pretty sure if you were to ask the average person on the street where the US embassy in Switzerland is, 9 out of 10 would probably say Zurich.
Also, having been in Zurich, it is amazing how little the city resembles that of the movie I knew that Prague doubled for Zurich in most the scenes, but the two cities are like night and day in terms of style! -
Lucy9596 — 13 years ago(September 24, 2012 09:07 AM)
pretty sure if you were to ask the average person on the street where the US embassy in Switzerland is, 9 out of 10 would probably say Zurich
Ask them for the capital and they will say Zrich too. Don't know why that is but everybody thinks Zrich (largest city) instead of Bern (there's no capital actually, not de jure, only de facto).
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busterbboy — 13 years ago(December 27, 2012 03:36 PM)
Armadillo, you have just ruined the film for me.
Until I read your post, I though The Bourne Identity was a smart, exciting film.
But now you've pointed out it was riddled with dimbo mistakes, I've gone right off it and wondered why I was so badly fooled.
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Lucy9596 — 11 years ago(September 21, 2014 03:25 AM)
Because of the
Schengen Agreement
. No border checks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Agreement
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