88. Jason Bourne
The Bourne Identity
To quote (or attempt to quote from my memory, at least) Paul Rudd in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin": "Y'know, I always thought that Matt Damon was a bit of a cake eater, but he kicks ass in this." As an amnesia-induced superspy, Matt Damon does indeed kick ass. A lot of it. In creative ways and with shaky cameras.
Matt Damon cannot remember anything. He doesn't know his name, he doesn't know why he can speak several languages, he doesn't even know why he was found floating in the Mediterranean with two gunshot wounds in his back (that should be priority number one for anybody who has that happen to them). He eventually checks out a safe deposit box in a bank (the number was embedded in his hip for whatever reason). He finds several passports (all with his face and under different aliases), a large amount of varying currencies, and a GUN. He ends up using the name on the first passport: Jason Bourne.
Then, over a course of three films, he tries to figure out who he really is while escaping from his former employers. He also tries to punch EVERY HUMAN BEING IN THE FACE. Hyperbole, of course but, yeesh, that man cannot stop beating people up. Jason Bourne has a grudge and damn it, everyone needs know.
And if they don't believe him, he'll punch them. A lot.
Defining moment: Obviously a scene where he beats up a guy, but Bourne can take beating up to a much higher (and more emasculating) level. In "The Bourne Supremacy," Jason Bourne manages to beat a man into submission with a ROLLED UP MAGAZINE. The only way it would have been more embarassing for the guy getting beat up is if the magazine was "Cat Fancy."
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