Tom, who never grows old - "Mission Impossible 3"

Angelo 2022-04-21 09:01:20

I really like the way of flashbacks in the film. It seems that I know the ending of the story, but at the end I find that it is different from what I expected. This feeling is actually very strange.
Although the constant change of directors made the filming of this film seem twists and turns, but the film is still unexpectedly wonderful.
In this play, Ethan finally feels tired and wants to start a family and live a stable and happy life, but, unsurprisingly, is re-engaged in a gunfight against arms smuggling.
Unlike the distinctive oriental features in the second film directed by John Woo, there are a lot of slow motion or pigeons, which make the plot appear relaxed and even a little dramatic. The third film is a pure action blockbuster. Running, gunfights, fighting, racing... Every scene is full of tension and aesthetic violence, and it is the most American blockbuster of the three.
Tom is in his 40s. Although there are advanced CG technology now, actors don't have to take risks in person, but the ambitious Tom still insists on using his real skills to shock the audience. In the Chesapeake Bay scene, where the bridge snapped in half, he jumped over the 15-foot-wide section, dangling from the edge of the broken bridge with his fingernails. In another thrilling scene, Cruise had to jump off an 80-foot building. He had to complete a 50-foot free fall and finally stopped 18 inches above the ground. All admired.
This reminds me of a classic line in the film:
Luther Stickell: He made it...he made it!
[pauses]
Luther Stickell: I knew he'd make it. Luther Stickell: He made it
... ...he did it!
(pause)
Luther Stryker: I know he can do it.
Every time we believe that Tom can successfully complete those thrilling moves, but I have to admit that when the familiar background music plays and Tom jumps up and runs forward, my pulse still jumps fast.
Tom, the myth of immortality.

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Mission: Impossible III quotes

  • Owen Davian: ...Three...

    Ethan Hunt: Please... I can get you the rabbit's foot... please... don't do it, don't fuckin' do it!

    Owen Davian: Four...

  • [In the middle of a complicated operation, Ethan - disguised as Owen Davian and sitting in a car, makes a drop to Luther, underneath the car in a manhole]

    Ethan Hunt: [Deadpan] What's up?

    Luther Stickell: [Deadpan] Nothin'. What's up with you?

    Ethan Hunt: [Deadpan] Nothin'.