The so-called "medicine" refers to the ingenious mechanism design and cracking methods in each film. No matter how cunning the enemy is, as long as the "soup" does not change, when Ethan Hunter comes out, who will compete? As for the high-tech espionage methods with many gimmicks in the film, they are not as powerful as the disguise created by wearing a human skin mask, so that the "face change" has almost become the signature action of "Mission Impossible". ——For the "Mission Impossible" IMF special team led by Ethan Hunter, if you want to die, you must often disguise yourself as "shameless".
The basic approach of "Mission: Impossible 5" is like this. Of course, director McQuarrie, who was a screenwriter, maintained his hard-fought confrontation style in "Jack Reacher". To be honest, with Brad Bird's "Mission" Compared with "Mission Impossible 4", "Mission: Impossible 5"'s camera language is not so agile, the action scenes are also lacking in novelty, and the sense of humor is not worthy of Simon Pegg's acting skills, but McQuarrie's style is also very solid , or that he has resurrected a certain "classical" tradition of spy films, and audiences who like it will be very engaged.
"Mission: Impossible" is actually an old IP with a history of nearly 50 years. The TV series "Mission: Impossible" with the same name was broadcast on the CBS TV network for seven seasons from 1966 to 1973, known as "Mission: Impossible". The famous producer of "Father of Mission: Impossible" Bruce Geller single-handedly created the brand of this series and laid the basic narrative model: an IMF task force not officially recognized, a combination of masters with unique skills, receiving The setting of the mission and then the information is destroyed, and even the disguise of the human skin mask, as well as the iconic title design and music, continue to the present movie (the ending of "Mission Impossible 5" is to the old version of the series title. A perfect tribute).
After the turmoil of substitutions in the first season, Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, became the leader of the IMF team in the second season of 1967, a wise, calm, gentle American gentleman. He has also become a representative of the "Mission Impossible" series. After the old version of the series was suspended for 15 years, the ABC TV network broadcasted two new seasons of the "Mission Impossible" series from 1988 to 1990, starring Gray. Therefore, before Tom Cruise took over the mantle of the IMF, Peter Graves was the spokesperson of the "Mission Impossible" brand.
Beginning in 1996, Uncle Tom began to build the film brand of "Mission: Impossible". In the first film, Jim Phelps was written as the villain. As a result, Peter Graves resolutely resigned, and the film also caused controversy. The fans of the young drama were angry and denounced, but the filmmakers later put it back on the prevarication. At the time when the Cold War was over, the transformation of the international political landscape led to the need for a new cultural outlook for spy films. "Mission Impossible" was born in response to the occasion. The film has given fresh entertainment elements. Although the director has been changing, the basic narrative mode laid by Bruce Geller cannot be broken. Coupled with some innovative ideas that keep pace with the times and Uncle Tom's hard-working performance, Ethan Hunt finally He replaced Jim Phelps on the big screen and successfully captured the hearts of thousands of fans with his handsome appearance and athletic skills.
However, after filming the fifth film, "Mission Impossible" is indeed a little tired. After all, the Cold War is over, and it seems that the spies have little to do, either save their families like "Hurricane Rescue", or just like Ethan • Hunter began to work hard to deal with the inner ghost - the 007 series also has this trend. The legitimacy of the spy organization itself has become the core contradiction. When it comes to this part, the problems faced by Ethan Hunt and James Bond are actually in their bones. it's the same.
The whole earth is about to be tossed back and forth by Ethan Hunt, maybe "Mission Impossible 6" will fight aliens.
(Published in The Beijing News on September 10, 2015)
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