Tape Mission Impossible: Deadly Judgment – Part 1 It arrives to celebrate the importance of the franchise to which it belongs in the cinema. Not just as one of the most popular action sagas. At once, a milestone of considerable importance in the genre and even in cinema as a mass spectacle. Tom Cruise, who has become a standard bearer for the theatrical experience, promised fans of the adventures of Ethan Hunt an amazing movie. But besides that, a reunion with the ability of the seventh art to excite, move and surprise.
Of course, since its premiere in 1996, the saga Mission Impossible, has been noted for being a peculiar twist on the topic of the secret agent. Based on the television series of the same name broadcast between 1966 and 1973, the different scripts explore intrigue and espionage on ambiguous terrain. Beyond the secret plans and increasingly complicated strategies to avoid the attack of dangerous enemies against the world, it focuses on the agents. In particular, the team that commands ethan hunt (Tom Cruise), who has the responsibility of intervening in situations of extremely high risk to peace and Western stability.
How do the stories interconnect with each other? we leave you a guide that will allow you to understand the way in which the tapes are completed in an interesting story, which will reach its highest point with its seventh installment. Also, what you need to know when analyzing its context and what you can expect from the future eighth tape, which will close — for now — a cycle of stories.
Mission Impossibleby Brian DePalma
Released in 1996, it was a true box office and critical success. Director Brian De Palma brought authorial meaning to Agent Hunt’s journey through betrayals and a shifting ground of double identities. Closer to a gloomy version of James Bond than to the television production from which it comes, it has a dense script full of second readings. Also, the iconic scene of Tom Cruise, balanced in a CIA security room and about to be discovered by his enemies, became iconic.
The plot tells how the Impossible Mission Force (IMF) attempts to retrieve a classified list of undercover agents. This, stolen by a traitor within the agency, becomes the trigger to understand the dimension of the infiltration they suffer. As the mission progresses, Hunt is accused of being a crack in the system and hunted down, which leads him to discover the identity of the real perpetrator of the robbery. The tape is the first appearance of the hacker Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames).
mission impossible 2by John Woo
The movie hit theaters in 2000 and was a disappointment. Especially, for completely changing the aesthetic style and way of narrating its predecessor. If De Palma opted for a dense, complicated and nuanced atmosphere, the new director focused on visual spectacularity. But especially, in dazzling action sequences, most of them, little significant in the plot. What made it to the tape, in a frantic journey through the world, without much weight or narrative interest.
In the story, Ethan Hunt joins forces with the art thief nyah hall (Thandie Newton), to stop a dangerous terrorist. Sean Ambrose(Dougray Scott), stole a sample of the deadly virus Chimeracapable of killing millions of people in a matter of days.
But beyond its destructive ambitions, there is a subtext related to the intention to cause irreparable chaos. What it does, Agent Hunt must find a way to not only stop him, but to prevent his followers from becoming enemies on the prowl.
mission impossible 3by JJ Abrams
In 2006, the saga returned much more mature and with some of what would be its most recognizable elements in the future. With ethan hunt retired and become a new talent coach for the agency IM F, the film rethinks the pieces of the franchise. But also, and for the first time, it gives context to its main character. The agent, now off active duty, is committed to Julia (Michelle Monaghan) and plans a quiet life.
But all of the above comes crashing down, when Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) kidnaps Julia. In addition, he threatens to use a mysterious weapon — the purpose or use of which is never revealed — called The White Rabbit. Which causes Hunt to not only return to action, but to face the possibility that the hostage could die due to any of her mistakes.
With a more elaborate script and attention to the emotional arc of its protagonist, the film is considered one of the best in the saga. The cast also includes the participation of Simon Pegg, Laurence Fishburne and Keri Russell.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocolby Brad Bird
The feature film released in 2011, recovers the ambiguous and disturbing mystery tone of his first. In fact, ethan hunt and his team, are once again accused of treason, for which their actions in most of the plot are outlawed. What gives the tape an air of urgency and its best moments, when exploring the perception of the group of agents, as targets of a dangerous strategy.
The first section of the feature film focuses on the capture of the terrorist kurt hendricks (Michael Nyqvist). The intention of this is to start a nuclear war to destroy the world and create a new one on the rubble. But soon, history runs the line between political pressure and unavoidable decisions, when the American power must decree The Ghost Protocol. Which means that Agent Hunt and those with him, accused of provoking a terrorist act, no longer receive support from the IM F and American power.
The film is also known for the iconic scene showing Tom Cruise hanging from the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building at the time. At the same time, he introduced Jeremy Renner to the regular cast, embodying a new and important character. Which led to speculation about whether he would take over from Tom Cruise as the series’ lead in future stories.
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nationby Christopher McQuarrie
The fifth installment of the saga, was released in 2015 and included, in the story, the mysterious criminal organization known as The Union. What is considered a kind of dark version of the IM F, compromises the internal security of several nations. So Hunt and his group must face its multiple tentacles and fight to prevent it from succeeding in its ruthless plans.
With another iconic scene that shows Hunt in a spectacular motorcycle chase through the streets of Marrakech, the film gives the saga the idea of continuity. Also, it incorporates elements that allow us to understand how the various power conspiracies unexpectedly influence world stability. The script delves into the importance of the perception of influence, politics and especially loyalty in a corrupt world.
Mission Impossible: Falloutby Christopher McQuarrie
The movie that precedes Mission Impossible: Deadly Judgment – Part 1, was released in 2018. With a particularly dense plot and considered the most adult in the franchise, it narrates the way in which Ethan Hunt and his team must face a global threat. Much more, the certain possibility of a massive catastrophe. Which will lead him to try to recover three plutonium nuclei stolen by a terrorist group called Los Apóstoles.
Already established as a franchise with specific characteristics, it is the first film that incorporates direct elements of the above in its history. Also, reflect on the nature of modern evil and the way in which it can be understood from a purely political end. Which completely transforms the argument from an action story, to a more elaborate perception of violence and collective paranoia.