Bourne Identity ending

Just watched the movie, but I could not understand the ending.

Spoilers ahead:

Conklin ordered the last assassin to kill Jason, right? Yet the assassin killed Conklin and Zorn (Conklin's subordinate) and said to Conklin's boss "It's done". Why?

Also, it was not impossible for them to find out that it was not Jason who got killed, but Conklin. From the scene, it appeared to me that they possibly knew everything.

What happened here? Can anyone explain?

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Best Answer

Being the Bourne fan that I am, I'd like to provide a more detailed answer.

Let's start from the beginning.

Bourne is pulled on to a fishing boat and doesn't remember who he really is. Meanwhile, the CIA receives word that the mission is a failure, which given the training, shouldn't happen. The CIA assume that Bourne has gone rogue, Abbot wants to bring him in, and Conklin has work overtime to do it.

Now, every assassin that Conklin sends, Bourne kills, which leaves a huge mess, something the CIA cannot be associated with, given that Treadstone is a highly top secret assassination program. In others words, it's becoming too public to fast.

Abbott realizes near the end, that Conklin cannot bring Bourne in, so Abbott has Danny Zorn contact the last assassin to take out Conklin. With Conklin out, they blame him, and move on.

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What happens at the end of The Bourne Identity?

At the end of The Bourne Identity, Bourne confronts the man behind his pursuit, former Treadstone director Alexander Conklin (Chris Cooper), who pushes him to remember his past and return to the fold. Bourne refuses, but he doesn't kill Conklin either.

Where does The Bourne Identity end?

Although \u201cThe Bourne Identity\u201d starring Matt Damon and Franka Potente was filmed in France, Italy and Czech Republic, the movie's final scenes were shot on Mykonos.

What happens to Jason Bourne in the end?

Heather Lee arrives as Dewey tries to shot Bourne and she shots him dead. Then Bourne goes after the Asset through car chase and they fought to the death, with Bourne delivered the fatal blow by breaking the Asset's neck.

What does the end of Jason Bourne mean?

At the end of the film, Bourne is in exactly the same place as he was at its start, on the run and with no real desire left him except for simply existing day to day and country to country. Presumably, the goal here was to leave the door open for further cinematic entries, but it only ends up feeling anticlimactic.