AND FINDS "8 Surprising Truths From Rewatching 1996's Mission: Impossible Today"
A little click-baity (not a lot, but a little), but Screen Rant's Atreyo Palit posted an article today with the headline, "8 Surprising Truths From Rewatching 1996's Mission: Impossible Today." One of those truths: "Despite the spectacle presented on-screen, the film has a grounded tone that you won't find in the other films." Here's another:
Ethan Hunt's Team Being Killed Off Is Genuinely Shocking If You Don't Know It's ComingOne of the best aspects of Mission: Impossible as a blockbuster franchise is its treatment of death. While franchises like Fast and Furious get regularly joked about for constantly bringing back dead characters, the Mission: Impossible franchise doesn't do illogical revivals. While this means some Mission: Impossible characters deserve more screen time than they get, it makes their deaths impactful.
However, there's a certain polish to the death scenes in the newer films, which adds to the sense of occasion but without getting gory. The first movie, however, is extremely violent and, beyond the gruesome nature of deaths, you also don't expect to start the movie with Ethan's teammates dying. It is a perfectly executed premise to create narrative tension.
And here's another:
That's David Schneider Driving The Train In Mission: Impossible's FinaleJeremy Renner was wasted by the Mission: Impossible franchise, and his character is practically reduced to just having a cameo in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, but some other genuine cameos in the franchise are quite effective, especially Anil Kapoor's cameo in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol as the Indian telecommunication entrepreneur who adds humor to the movie's climax.
Now, while the later movies in Mission: Impossible have more intentional comedy, the first film is much drier in its humor, and it's shocking to realize that the train driver, who watches Ethan jumping off an exploding helicopter, is actually British comedian David Schneider. His expressions of utter shock are impeccable, and the blink-and-you-miss cameo is a great Easter egg!
Check out the rest of the article at Screen Rant.