Without a doubt, and like the rest of the franchise, Mission Impossible: Deadly Judgment — Part 1 by Christopher McQuarrie, will be remembered for its action scenes. But also, for making the intelligent decision, to adapt his argument to the present. More than being true to its own spirit — and it is, by far — it is a tale that explores contemporary fears about good and evil. However, it places special emphasis on the problems of the use of power and the management of secret influences. What gives it a completely different air — much more elegant and well built — than many other productions of the genre.
Of course, being the seventh film in a saga, it is inevitable that it refers to itself. So the look towards Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Mission Impossible: Fallout, it’s constant. Not only in the way of analyzing the lines of influence in which his characters move. Also, for being clear that there is an argument beyond its amazing sequences in which ethan hunt (Tom Cruise, in top shape) will be able to show off his skills. The new installment needs to delve into its history. Make it believable, understandable and slide its main clues, before demonstrating the spectacular visuals of him.
Mission Impossible: Deadly Judgment — Part 1
Mission Impossible: Deadly Judgment – Part 1′ by Christopher McQuarrie, celebrates not only the franchise’s long tradition of masterful action scenes. In addition, it incorporates new elements that make it not only a successor to the saga, but a new beginning. Without being the best of the set of films, it is undoubtedly the most mature and similar to the first, directed by Brian De Palma. Which makes it more like a paranoid thriller than a spy movie. The best change for a plot that is sustained by its surprises and double loyalties.
It doesn’t just do it. At the same time, he achieves something that an entertainment movie is rarely capable of: reconstructing his speech for a new audience. This time, the enemy is not a nation, nor is it an infiltrator. Much less, a skilled double agent or a villain capable of kidnapping loved ones. What ethan hunt and company will have to face this opportunity, it is artificial intelligence.
A premise that is renewed
It may seem predictable, until the plot of the tape, analyzes how the crucial point of its plot, is no longer in essence, the confrontation with a nemesis. Actually, it is about the contemporary idea of truth. In his previous films, mission impossibleand he took pains to point out that heroes didn’t always have clear intentions. What turned his villains into socially understandable monsters, capable of reasoning and very far from the usual evil figures of the genre.
Mission Impossible: Deadly Judgment — Part 1, takes the premise to a new place. Above all, by emphasizing their kinship not with spy plots like James Bond, but with dense thrillers and with several layers of meaning. With a more than obvious resemblance to its first part directed by Brian De Palma, the film poses the dilemma of the truth that becomes a tool. That, directly, it ceases to be part of a scenario in which it can be analyzed with consistent elements. The members of the Impossible Mission Force (IM F in English), now they must battle with a mechanism capable of transforming reality.
From using false images to directly cheating information, to manipulate. To do so, with a macabre accuracy that brings the film closer to the science fiction genre. In fact, during its first half hour and while the script by Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen set, the story has overtones of macabre prediction. It is brilliant as the tape, it manages to adapt its speech — of a group of hard-working agents who must, once again, face a mysterious power — to an unknown setting.
That is, without a doubt, that of collective paranoia, based on the use of new technologies. This time, the evil antagonist is in all spaces and at the same time. He traffics in information and consumes it with fearsome ease. At the same time, he is capable of turning the life of each character into a nightmare of doubts and unresolved fears. Who to trust, in the middle of such a situation?
A film that marks a milestone
But Mission Impossible: Deadly Judgment — Part 1, remains a piece of a larger franchise and does not disappoint in paying homage to it. Once it posits that the enemy is the duplicity of truth — the AI turned into a faceless villain — the film strives to showcase its visual spectacularity. His strength in structuring amazing, tangible and realistic action scenes.
In a cinematic landscape full of questionable digital effects, the stunts, use of triple cameras and visual intelligence of the film dazzles. He does it, too, by exploring his own mythology and bringing information from the past, to support an argument that does not falter at any time.
With less risky sequences than the two previous installments, but yes, a greater relevance in the dialogues and performances, the film advances to unprecedented places. More mature and better constructed than its immediate predecessor, the film finds a renewed balance.
A film that celebrates action cinema
Especially when you have to keep in mind that now, nothing around the characters is real. At least, it might not be. In the middle of a changing territory, the discrepancies of the usual team, due to the use of the deepfake and other methods of sabotage, are disturbing. Much more, when the script suggests that a massive deception, will be the center of interest now and in the future next film.
For its end, the sensation that it leaves behind Mission Impossible: Deadly Judgment — Part 1 it is that of a profound elegance when narrating the action. With immersive scenes that take your breath away and an engaging plot that doesn’t let up, it’s perhaps the best movie of the year. In addition, an extraordinary tribute to cinema in all its nuances.