Mission Impossible: Death Sentence. Part 1, review: action movie with a capital letter

Without a doubt, like the rest of the franchise, Mission Impossible: Death Sentence – Part 1 Christopher McQuarrie, will be remembered for his action scenes. But also, to make a reasonable decision, to adapt their arguments to the present. More than being true to one’s own spirit – far from it – this is a story that explores contemporary fears about right and wrong. However, special attention is paid to the problems of the use of power and the management of secret influences. Which gives it a completely different look – much more elegant and well built – than many other works of this genre.

Of course, being the seventh film in the saga, it’s inevitable that it refers to itself. So look away Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol And Mission: Impossible: Fallout, it’s constant. Not only in terms of analyzing the lines of influence along which his characters move. Also, for making it clear that there is an argument beyond its amazing sequences in which Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise in great shape) will be able to demonstrate his skills. The new part should delve into its history. Make it trustworthy, understandable, and shift its main cues before showing off impressive visuals.

It’s not just like that. At the same time, it achieves what an entertaining film is rarely capable of: rearranging its discourse for a new audience. This time the enemy is not a nation or a saboteur. Especially a skilled double agent or a villain capable of kidnapping loved ones. What Ethan Hunt and the company will have to face this opportunity, it is artificial intelligence.

Room that is being updated

This may seem predictable until the plot of the tape analyzes how the decisive moment of its plot is no longer, in fact, a confrontation with archenemy. Actually, we are talking about the modern idea of ​​truth. In my previous films task impossibleAnd he was careful to point out that the characters didn’t always have clear intentions. Which turned his villains into socially understandable monsters, capable of reasoning and very far from the usual evil figures of the genre.

Mission Impossible: Death Sentence – Part 1, moves the room to a new location. First of all, emphasizing their relationship with non-espionage plots like James Bond, but with dense thrillers and with several semantic layers. With more than obvious similarities to its first installment, directed by Brian De Palma, the film poses a dilemma of truth becoming a tool. That it directly ceases to be part of a scenario in which it can be analyzed with successive elements. Members The power of an impossible mission (IM F in English), now they have to fight with a mechanism that can transform reality.

From the use of false images to the direct deception of information, manipulation. This is done with eerie precision, bringing the film closer to the genre of science fiction. In fact, during the first half hour and during the action of the screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Eric Jendresen, the story has a touch of gloomy prediction. It’s as brilliant as a tape, managing to adapt his speech – a group of hard-working agents who once again have to face a mysterious force – to an unknown setting.

That is, without a doubt, a collective paranoia based on the use of new technologies. This time the evil antagonist is in all dimensions and at the same time. It transmits information and consumes it with awesome ease. At the same time, he is able to turn the life of each character into a nightmare of doubts and unresolved fears. Whom to trust in such a situation?

Film that marks a milestone

But Mission Impossible: Death Sentence – Part 1, remains part of a larger franchise and doesn’t disappoint in doing it justice. As soon as it is stated that the enemy is the duplicity of truth – the AI ​​has become a faceless villain – the film seeks to demonstrate its visual spectacle. His strength lies in creating amazing, tactile and realistic combat scenes.

In a cinematic landscape full of dubious digital effects, the stunts, use of triple cameras, and the visual intelligence of the features are dazzling. He does this too, exploring his own mythology and bringing information from the past to support an argument that never falters.

With less risqué scenes than the previous two installments, but yes, more meaningful dialogue and performances, the film is propelled to unprecedented places. More mature and better constructed than its immediate predecessor, the film takes on a new balance.

Action movie

Especially when you have to keep in mind that there is nothing real around the characters now. At least, it may not be. In the midst of the changing territory of conventional command inconsistency due to the use of deepfake and other methods of sabotage are of concern. Much more so when the script suggests that mass deception will be the focus now and in the future next movie.

In the end, the feeling that it leaves behind Mission Impossible: Death Sentence – Part 1 it is a profound elegance in telling action. With gripping action scenes that will take your breath away and a compelling storyline that will haunt you, this is arguably the best movie of the year. In addition, an extraordinary tribute to cinema in all its nuances.