'Mission: Impossible III' is a messy yet fascinating anomaly in the Mission: Impossible saga.
It took a minute for the Mission: Impossible franchise to really kick off as a pop-culture juggernaut. While the original 1996 movie was a massive hit, the first sequel in 2000 provided divisive enough to provide questions on what the long-term future of the series was. The fourth film, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol in 2011, revived both the franchise and the box office clout of Tom Cruise, in the process ensuring that the saga could continue on for the indefinite future.
The script for Mission: Impossible III reinforces this more realistic approach while also adhering to the creative sensibilities of its writers and director. When it comes to filmmaker J.J. Abrams, Mission: Impossible III established that this debut feature-length director would be carrying over his love for mystery box narratives from television to the world of theatrical entertainment.
This sequence brings something new to the Mission: Impossible franchise: explicit political commentary. One can extrapolate endless political interpretations of the individual installments of this saga, but these films as texts aren’t necessarily looking to afford commentary on the wider world they inhabit. Just look at the villains inhabiting the trio of Mission: Impossible titles following Mission: Impossible III.
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