The book was amazing, so why did they change the story for the film?

Rating: 8/10 (6 September 2002)

Do not get me wrong I thought the film was good and very well made but I had read the book, so this means that I know want its supposed to be based on and it was not even close.
The only aspects of the book they kept were Jason Bourne losing his memory, being picked up by a fishing boat, and some of the characters (which were completely different). Like Marie, in the film she is a German gypsy who drifts around Europe but in the book she is half French and Canadian and works for the Canadian embassy.
So when I realised the plot wasn't the same as book I decided just to sit back and enjoy the new plot, and it was fun but it was not as complex and as exciting as the book. The car chase was great and the fight seem were extremely realistic (the cool fight scenes are an aspect of the book ).
Matt Damon and Franka Potente were excellent in the movie, especially Matt Damon who I think would of been perfect also if he was given the complex character of the book.
So if you have read the book then go and see the film because it may not be the same but it still Jason Bourne and what more can I say. If you have enjoyed the film but not read the book then go to your book store now, and buy it because its one that you can't put down.
Film = 7/10 Book = 10/10