Mission Impossible Backtrack
- Jules Robinson
- Aug 9, 2018
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 15, 2018
With the recent (and dare I say best?) Mission Impossible out in Cinemas, I decided to go back and watch the first three in the franchise that defined and re-booted action movies in the 1990’s and early 2000’s and creating one of the most loved film series of over a decade.
*spoilers ahead*
Mission Impossible. The original. Well, not the original obviously, but the first time we see a baby-faced Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt.
Notes I Made Whilst Watching:
-“Can we get a cappuccino machine in here?” Ethan Hunt is sassy and I love it.
-John Voight is the much-loved boss so I assume he will be killed at some point.
-The whole team is very pally and scrappy and flirty.
-Character is introduced clearly wearing a mask- the prosthetics are way too distracting unlike the movies now. These are terrible, like Austen Powers rejects.
-Silly music, sass squad, everything’s less slick and therefore less tense?
-Nope, forget it, everyone’s dying and it’s super traumatic. I was TRICKED.
-Tom Cruise acts distressed very well.
-“We decoded a message on the internet.”
-I hope there’s a 90’s Spy computer font out there somewhere because it’s tacky and great.
-“Wake up Claire, Jim’s dead!”
-Living for the older woman sexualising the young Cruise, that needs to happen more often tbh.
-It’s Luther!
-So many now over-used clichés from this one heist scene. It’s the Godfather of espionage break-ins.
-The iconic scene is iconic for a reason, the silence is breath-taking.
-Ethan’s circular, wire-rimmed glasses are a surprising delight that are never depicted in the parodies.
-All this time I had no idea it was Leon literally holding the cable by his bare hands. The little ratty almost ruining the super high-tech plan is also deliciously silly.
-It might be a mini-disk but it’s still an impressive size to do slight of hand with.
-A library stamp as a clue= vintage.
-Luther is a Good Guy.
-“Access denied.” “Did you check the batteries?” “I always check the batteries.”
-Excellent, super sneaky reveal.
-Voight is good at being a DICK.
-The wire-rimmed glasses are really the star of the show here.
-Unrealistically precise chopper blade to the neck.
-The bromance between Hunt and Luther is the true meaning behind all of Mission Impossible.
Who Should Watch It?
Lovers of origin stories, intense sweat-watching scenes, double double crossing and explosive chewing gum.
Enjoyment Rating: 7/10
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