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I also now realize why they're in old planes. So the entity can't hack them.
I thought about that clip and I think it's going to be a hypothetical scene that is either in Part II or cut from Part 1. Sometimes they show how the mission is supposed to go (before they do it), and I bet that's what that shot was for.
But yes, you're probably right, since we've had a lot of those throughout the series, especially in the last two or three installments.
It's an OCD kind of thing. They're referencing quite a bit from previous films, but MI2 remains untouched, sitting there, on the corner, alone, by itself. Wearing donkey ears.
I would counter the moment in MI:Fallout, where you realize Ethan is going to have to climb his way back up the cliff to stop the bomb, as a huge callback to MI2 in a way. That's what's on the mind of most viewers who've seen 2, at least. But not to argue, only to agree that the series should do more with the second installment. It's great.
I once saw a theater screening of it (rerelease at the Museum of Moving Image in Queens) and the scene where Ethan runs out of the bunker with the doves got cheers.
https://screenrant.com/oppenheimer-movie-imax-screens-extended-mission-impossible-7-comparison/
FYI @LucknFate, The Museum of the Moving Image’s “SEE IT BIG: 70mm” series is back this summer (Aug 3 to Aug 27) with screenings of AIRPORT, INCEPTION, NOPE, STARMAN, MALCOLM X and 2OO1 (naturally).
https://movingimage.us/series/see-it-big-70mm-2023/
That's an intriguing thought. It's certainly possible. Would've been very exciting for the two to meet up in the airport like that after all these years.
Albiet not a literal reference, a lot of story aspects of Dead Reckoning Part One were originally featured in early drafts of Mission: Impossible 2. When Oliver Stone was still in line to direct, the drafts had an AI (or "hyper-intelligent supercomputer") as the main antagonist
Never heard of Oliver Stone doing an MI film before. He was still a capable filmmaker back then.
Very true, and he had worked with Cruise before
And while not so much a spoiler, considering how integral the keys are to the whole idea of truth and misinformation (and how virtually every country is now after them at the start), it would've been nice to see other international teams popping up to add further complications to the pursuit. Otherwise, it's exclusively the IMF, the bad guys, and that CIA team tasked with stopping Ethan and nobody else.
Yes that's a nice thought. Although I guess the idea is that the guys in the desert were after it? And Ilsa too, I suppose.
I think I would have liked for there to have been someone in the film who didn't know who Ethan was. The way it is means he can't really do any heist tricks, and that's half the point of M:I to me.
It's also frustrating (some one can count this?) how many times the key is slipped into a pocket (as if it's worth a tenner) only to be pickpocketed.
And, once you look for it, RF appears in the van that rescue Hunt in Rome, there is a romatic hug, hold hands on the boat on the way to the party, they go to the party, she runs away and is killed on the bridge. It's all too quick and does the character a disservice IMHO. The romance is clunky and should have been done with more ambiguity (as in previous installments). They are both great actors and it's a missied opportunity
it's also interesting that the villain is the servant of the entity rather than the creator. Creation would have shown more evil intent, control and genius. Code has to be created by someone so why not the villain?
one last thought, if you were at the cinema with your daughter and wanted to show them strong female role models on the screen, do you buy a ticket for Barbie of MI:DR ?
This is interesting. I agree. Would have been much more interesting to see that perspective.
PS we saw in SF that we had an IT genius who had huge control over global IT networks etc but his motivations were very human, basic and relatable. I'll take Bardem over "the entity" every time
Solomon Lane : You should have killed me, Ethan.
Solomon Lane : [after Ethan runs over Ilsa on her motorcycle] That was Ilsa.
Ethan Hunt : Shut up.
Solomon Lane : Very interesting.