The Mission: Impossible Movie That Stands Alone Within Its Own Franchise

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Mission: Impossible III is a messy yet fascinating anomaly in the Mission: Impossible saga with political commentary and an awesome villain.

The Big Picture 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.

Going this route also informed a notable visual detail of Mission: Impossible III — its camerawork. Director Brian de Palma informed the original Mission: Impossible with crisp wide shots that always made it clear who was fighting who and why. There was an intricacy to the blocking, a subtle way to remind viewers to keep their eyes peeled for anything and everything in the frame.

The Uniquely Political Side of 'Mission: Impossible III' That big villain reveal centers on John Musgrave , an IMF Assistant Director who initially poses as a close ally to Ethan Hunt before revealing his true colors as a collaborator with arms dealer Owen Davian . While Hunt is tied up in a chair, Musgrave calmly explains that he's had an elaborate plan to betray the IMF and destroy the terrorists Davian is currently in the employment of.

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