For the "post-epidemic" movie era, "Mission: Impossible 7" is another massive work that can boost confidence in the global movie market, and its reputation and film quality are quite good.

Although commercial films of a similar scale will be released every two months, including "Fast and Furious 10" released in May, there are many similarities in themes and visual effects, but it is obvious that "Mission: Impossible 7" treats The sincerity of the audience is more than the former.

For example, "Fast and Furious 10", the audience will find out that the story is not over until the end, so they will inevitably feel cheated; similarly, "Mission: Impossible 7" also tells half of the story, and the suspense makes the audience look forward to it. The next episode, but at least it is intimately stated in the title that this is Part One-watching the movie with such expectations, you don’t need to feel like you’ve just watched a super long trailer.

Even if it's just the first part, the film's plot breaks are still quite complete. After watching the film, you can use one sentence to explain what kind of progress the protagonist has made, and what "impossible tasks" he will face in the future - for commercial blockbusters, whether the protagonist's stage goals and overall plot are clear will affect Looking at the audience's evaluation of the film, "Mission: Impossible 7" obviously has no such problems, and it is much better than "Fast and Furious" with eyebrows and beards that are becoming more and more indistinguishable.

"Mission: Impossible 7" poster

Although it has just been released, "Mission Impossible 7" has a score of 8.3 on Douban, which is already much higher than the 6.2 score of "Fast and Furious 10". The ratings from IMDB and other websites outside the region show that this film can surpass the previous series of 4, 5, and 6, which were well-reviewed, and it is almost the same as last year's highly acclaimed "Top Gun 2: The Lone Ranger", which also starred Tom Cruise. . Looking at it this way, although this year is just halfway through, this film has already booked the top three seats in the annual commercial film.

For the audience who want to have a refreshing entertainment during the summer, this is a work worth the ticket price, so don't worry about its quality.

Although cruise is old, his pursuit of "extreme shooting" has made each film more and more improved. This is the spirit of filmmakers worthy of respect.

Regarding the performance of the film, there is no doubt that the first credit should be credited to the lead actor and producer Tom Cruise. Although he is no longer young and fresh, and his face is full of aging on the big screen, it is still hard to believe that he is 62 years old this year. Seeing that it is almost time to go home to receive a pension, but he still insists on doing a lot of action special effects on the screen by himself.

For example, last year's "Top Gun 2" where many actors were filmed in fighter jets, or the iconic "flying around on a motorcycle" scene in the "Mission: Impossible" series, these thrilling actions could have been played in the era of CG rampant It was done in the green cloth shed, and there is no need to go to the sky, but Cruise, like extreme athletes, always likes to experience the thrill of adrenaline rush in the shooting of such thrilling scenes. Therefore, those who can go into battle by themselves will never let a substitute do it for them.

Just like ordinary people, it is difficult for ordinary people to understand why multi-millionaires have to organize a group to take a submarine to dive into the deep sea, risking their lives. For a veteran filmmaker like Tom Cruise, money and honor are no longer his biggest goals. In his ideal life, there is a pure love for "film art", and he hopes to keep filming until the day he can't. So participating in thrilling actions is not only the promotional selling point of the film, but also reflects a truly respectable professionalism that belongs to filmmakers.

Cruise has always liked motorcycles. Motorcycles have been his signature since he shot Top Gun in his youth. A trendy feeling of chasing youth, to chasing middle age, old age.

As an actor, Tom Cruise still plays the image of an omnipotent hero on the screen; as a producer of the film, he, together with the director and many staff members, decides the artistic style, budget, etc. of the film. And other details, promote the daily shooting process. These tasks that are unfamiliar to ordinary audiences actually determine the final artistic quality of the film more than the performance of the actors.

For Tom Cruise, an old man who has been immersed in Hollywood for 40 years, he obviously has a more old-fashioned preference for movies, and his personal "fandom" has also affected the overall texture of "Mission: Impossible 7" .

The old-school art style can be seen from some promotional stills. There aren't too many fancy artificial landscaping, but suspense, tension and adventure can be seen in the atmosphere.

For example, the most obvious thing is that there are no easter eggs at the end of the film, which is completely inconsistent with the standard practice of today's Marvel commercial blockbusters. The opening and subtitle link is also similar to the previous films in the series. With the iconic music melody of "Mission: Impossible", the names of the main cast and crew flash on the very bright group portrait editing screen-this is because "Disc Impossible was originally an American drama in the 1970s, literally translated as "Mission Impossible", and it was first put on the big screen in 1996. The filmmakers who participated in the main creation probably have some memories of "Mission Impossible" on TV in their hearts, so they also continue these characteristics of thrilling American dramas in the early days, which implies a nostalgic aesthetic.

Just like today, if "Journey to the West" is put on the big screen, the old-school director will first play a piece of music "Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang", which will immediately bring movie audiences back to the excitement of watching TV dramas in their childhood. And the superposition of all elements including music will gradually form the artistic style of the film which seems simple but is obviously different from other commercial blockbusters.

Producer Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie form the creative core. In addition to this film and the next one, the two also collaborated on "Mission: Impossible" 5 and 6, as well as several other films. An old partner of more than ten years.

Perhaps it was Tom cruise who quietly realized that he was getting old, and maybe it was just a coincidence. The image of the "veteran never dies" he played in "Top Gun 2" last year, and the youthful "Xiao Tang" in the original "Top Gun" formed a It created a stark contrast—to use a common Internet saying, "everywhere is my 20-year-old appearance." In "Mission Impossible 7", the use of nostalgia and tribute elements exceeds that of the previous films, and there is a kind of precipitation after the change of time, which deepens the overall style of old-school action movies.

For example, the plot of "Train Trading" in the last part of the film and the action scene of "Picking the Train" are quite similar to the climax of the first part in 1996; The little tricks are exactly the same as the ones in the first film to play with and hide the CD-this is the source of the so-called "Mission Impossible" series of titles; not to mention motorcycles, paragliders, mountain climbing, desert tours, etc. The way of movement is standard for every "Mission: Impossible".

Old-school action movies are good at combining realistic environmental elements to create more realistic and thrilling effects. This generation is mostly trains.

These visual images and action designs are the accumulation of countless commercial action blockbusters in the past few decades. Regardless of whether it is consciously imitating or not, it is burned in Cruise's "action movie" blood. So a lot of the way the plot is organized looks like deja vu. For example, a man and a woman are handcuffed together and chased away by car. This scene has been played by Tom Cruise three or four times in different movies, because similar plots are always tense and interesting, and at the same time quickly promote the male and female characters. The development of relationships can be said to be a type of arrangement applicable to all action movies.

"Handled together" is a common bridge in action movies. Every time it appears, it still makes the audience feel good. Then it doesn't hurt to use it again.

Commercial action movies sometimes look similar in big scenes, but in fact they still have different styles and traceability. For example, here is another interesting detail: when the protagonist of this film was chasing and fleeing in Rome, a stepped square appeared, which also appeared in "Fast and Furious 10" just two months ago. The difference is that the previous steps were used to "roll the big iron ball", and the "big iron ball" is a typical prop in the "Fast and Furious" series; while this film has become a more characteristic vehicle chase. The same square steps and terrain features will present completely different design ideas and visual effects in different films.

In addition to the old-school-style actions and scenes, on the plot level, the structure of the film is also quite traditional standard thriller style: there are roughly three to four key scenes in the whole film, corresponding to three or four different key tasks. Then disassemble and subdivide it into small tasks, and different personnel perform synchronous communication in blocks. It is necessary to overcome many unexpected problems to move forward. This can ensure that the film as a whole is constantly dealing with various crises, large and small, and can always maintain a tense rhythm.

In addition to the action sequences, commercial blockbusters will fill in some literary dramas from time to time, but no matter what the plot goal is, it is difficult to say that the literary dramas are written differently. In the end, it is basically the plot that the protagonist can save the world by grabbing a USB flash drive. As for the plot of this film, although there is not much to praise, it is at least lively. It not only integrates the popular artificial intelligence mechanism, submarine explosion and other current affairs hotspots, but also intersperses the competition of multiple forces, which also brings complex crises and various character relationships to the protagonist.

For example, there are as many as four female characters in this film that impress people. Whether the handling of these multi-clue content is vivid and interesting, and whether it has a profound emotional impact on the protagonist, all reflect the internal strength of commercial blockbusters. Compared with Marvel heroes or the increasingly complex group portrait system of the "Fast and Furious" series, no matter how complicated the positions of the characters in this film are, they can finally let the audience understand the conflicts and entanglements between them and the protagonist. There are no traces, but the story is clearly compiled, reflecting superb filmmaking skills.

Although "Mantis Girl" is only a supporting role in the film, there are bright spots in the limited appearances in both appearance and character changes. He is the most memorable new character in the film.

All these things are well done, so that although the film is 164 minutes long, the plot is still very full, and there are basically no boring passages. Especially the last part of "Train Transaction", although it is very long, it can be linked together. Crises appear one after another. From literary dramas to wits, thrilling fights to escape from disasters, the tension is constantly escalating, and the audience is always worried about the characters.

This can't help but make people look forward to it. Will "Mission Impossible 8: Deadly Reckoning (Part 2)", which has been scheduled for next summer, be more exciting than this one? Thinking about Tom Cruise's lifespan increasing year by year, there will be a day when he can't move, the "Mission: Impossible" series is also watching one less. Europeans and Americans mostly use the number "three" as a stage. Perhaps by the ninth part, agent Ethan Hunt should take off the burden of saving all mankind and retire from the IMF team.

On the day when Tom Cruise is about to stop filming completely, it means that the art of old-school action movies has lost another inheritor. Today's Marvel-style superhero family has long invaded the global screen. "Mission: Impossible" is the same as 007. It is one of the few thrilling action movies that can maintain its own style for decades.