Man this series just gets better and better.
There is some real dark shit in this installment. Starting with Ethan Hunt's haunted nightmares of a woman he let go years ago. They answer the fundamental question of what happens to spies when the enemies who do come close spin their personal lives into business. Because after all bad guys don't follow rules.
Ethan and gang are on the hunt (punt intended) for some plutonium some organization is using to make bombs. A new world order type of group who are desperate to start a new civilization that don't have grey areas anymore. While crazed and terrorists driven, they do still have a valid point. We no longer know who our friends are, nor do we know who our enemies are, and quite frankly that changes by the minute. A great deal of peace comes from wiping this slate clean.
Unfortunately a relic like Hunt and gang don't agree. And neither do some of their allies.
C.I.A., I.M.F. MI6...the Syndicate, the Apostles...it's all such a blur. And we aren't safe no matter who we decide to trust. The bottom line is everyone is looking out for the greater good, even if it means sacrificing millions of lives. And that is the core question James Bond movies attempted to touch. Would you sacrifice millions to save billion lives? Would you sacrifice one to save millions? What if that one person happens to be the person you loved the most? The answer is a complex one that Hunt skate through in his attempts to not wipe life off the planet.
What is worth fighting for is in question as well. The organization that Hunt operates under is incredibly suspect in its methods. Not known for subtlety but mired in spycraft. Spy vs. Spy to be more accurate. What gets raked into the pile are people Hunt has left behind for their own good. The words "...the mission, IF you choose to take it" never seemed like an option. They address that. And it makes one think that for his own sanity, he should turn a mission down at some point.
So go see this film. I'm going to catch it again, as I feel I missed some nuances.
Good on Christopher McQuarrie. I sort of lost faith in the guy after "Way Of the Gun" (awful) but he is perfectly suited to make these types of films.
A throwback flick with fun. A lot has been said about Tom Cruise and his training to do the stunts he does. All I can say is...damn man...great GREAT job. Thank you for taking one for the team.
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