Mission: Impossible: Deadly Reckoning will be released, but since the first episode of Mission: Impossible was released in 1996, how much do you remember of the first 6 episodes? The protagonist Ethan Hunt is played by Tom Cruise, and then successively launched 6 episodes in 2000, 2006, 2011, 2015 and 2018. Except for the most classic secret room hanging upside down to steal secrets in the first episode, Each subsequent episode also featured memorable action sequences. And the fourth episode of Mission Impossible: Ghost Action, Out of Control Kingdom, and Total Disintegration was also highly praised for Tom Cruise’s compact plot without the use of a stand-in. The following article will sort out some important points that must be reviewed before watching the first chapter of Mission Impossible: Deadly Reckoning.
Ethan Hunt’s Story of Saving the World
Ethan Hunt is a member of the Mission Impossible Intelligence Bureau under the CIA, which is referred to as IMF. In the first episode, the team was wiped out and only Ethan Hunt survived, and he was accused of being a traitor. After breaking through the siege, he caught the real traitor and cleared his name. In the second episode, he led the IMF to recapture the virus and the antidote, and prevent the virus from spreading. In the third episode, Lindsay, an apprentice trained by Ethan, was killed by a bomb in his head before his eyes. The clues left by Lindsay suggested a mysterious item. Where the rabbit’s foot is, Ethan must grab the rabbit’s foot before the arms dealer David En. This episode brings out the two important roles of Julia and Benji.
The fourth CIA completely denies the existence of the IMF, Ethan must prevent the imminent war between the United States and Russia while clearing himself of the crimes he has been accused of. The fifth episode focuses on the international terrorist organization Syndicate. Ethan successfully captured Solomon, the leader of the terrorist organization Syndicate. The female spy Ilsa also appeared in this episode, and the arms dealer White Widow also assisted Ethan hands Solomon over to the CIA.
In the sixth episode, after Solomon was arrested, the syndicate had no leader, and the more powerful remnant party became the apostle of the syndicate organization, and the leader of the apostle, John Lack, asked the CIA to hand over Solomon in order to obtain the plutonium element. In order to investigate the plutonium element, the CIA sent top agent Walker Finally, it was discovered that Walker was actually the real John Lacker. Walker and Ethan staged a helicopter chase in Kashmir, India. After Ethan successfully defeated Walker, he pulled out the key to trigger the nuclear bomb at the last second and saved the world again.
▲In the first episode of Mission Impossible, Jean Reno plays the villain, and Ethan is framed as a traitor to the IMF.
▲The second episode is to recapture the virus and the antidote, and prevent the virus from spreading to the world.
▲In the third episode, Ethan’s apprentice Lindsay left clues after her death, which revealed the location of the mysterious rabbit’s foot.
▲In the fourth episode, a Russian female killer appears, and Ethan must prevent the upcoming war between the United States and Russia while stilling his innocence.
▲Episode 5 Ethan must capture Solomon, the leader of the international terrorist organization Syndicate, and develop a relationship with the female spy Ilsa.
▲Episode 6 Ethan must find John Lack, one of the apostles of the remnant syndicate, to avoid an irreversible situation caused by the plutonium element.
Key characters: Benji, Luther, White Widow, Ilsa
Luther, who appeared in the first episode, and Benji, who appeared in the third episode, are important characters in the Mission Impossible series of movies. Luther is a hacker in the CIA and a friend of Ethan. Bangui is a technical specialist of the CIA, and later admitted to become a field agent. When Ethan performs tasks, he will assist with technology-related things. The White Widow first appeared in the sixth episode. On the surface, she is a philanthropist, but in fact she is an arms dealer. However, at the end of the sixth episode, the IMF minister revealed that the White Widow is actually a partner of the CIA.
Ilsa appeared in the fifth episode for the first time. She was a British female spy that Ethan met on the way to hunt Solomon. She was undercover in Syndicate for a long time, with the purpose of disintegrating this secret organization. In the second half of the sixth episode, together with Bangui to complete the task of finding and dismantling the plutonium nuclear bomb, it is tantamount to joining Ethan’s team as a partner in future missions.
▲ Luther had already appeared in the first episode, while Benji did not appear until the third episode.
▲White Widow first appeared in the sixth episode, appearing as a middleman and arms dealer.
▲Ilsa appeared in the fifth episode, feeling a subtle relationship with Ethan.
Those classic pictures of Tom Cruise without a substitute
The Mission Impossible series of movies spanned 27 years. From the first episode, what the audience wants to see is what kind of dangerous stunts Cruise will perform this time. The excitement of filming. The most classic scene in the first episode must be the scene where the secret room is hung upside down to steal secrets. In the end, because the character played by Jean Reiro almost let the rope slip out of his hands when he saw the mouse.
The second episode, directed by John Woo, has the classic slow-motion picture of pigeons flying out, and the most famous scene is the collision of motorcycles. In the third episode, Ethan jumps at the top of the building in Shanghai. In the fourth episode, Ethan climbs outside the Burj Khalifa with special high-tech gloves. In the fifth episode, Ethan grabs the military plane that is taking off with his bare hands at the beginning of the movie. In the six episodes, Tom cruise got his helicopter driver’s license and drove a helicopter to collide with the villain in India.
▲ Speaking of Mission Impossible, the most well-known scene appeared in the first episode. The scene of the secret room being hung upside down to steal secrets is still a classic.
▲The second episode is directed by John Woo. In addition to the scenes of pigeons flying out in slow motion, the collision of motorcycles is also a classic scene.
▲The classic scene in the third episode is Ethan jumping down from a tall building in Shanghai, and it is also the scene where Tom cruises on himself without a substitute.
▲Climbing the Burj Khalifa with bare hands in the fourth episode is also a memory of many people. Halfway through the climb, the right hand broke and almost fell.
▲At the beginning of the fifth episode, there is a picture of catching and taking off a military aircraft with bare hands, which also scares the audience with fear of heights to death.
▲ Cruise in the sixth episode already has a helicopter driver’s license, and it is impressive to drive a helicopter to collide with the villain.
Parsing the Episode 7 Trailer
At the beginning of the Mission Impossible: Deadly Reckoning trailer, Cruise can be seen driving a motorcycle on a rugged mountain road, finally stopping at the edge of a cliff, and jumping off the cliff on a motorcycle. The classic picture without substitutes in this episode. The White Widow, Ilsa, and new female characters can be seen in the trailer. In addition, the middle-aged man who has been talking harshly is actually the captain of another team in the first episode, responsible for investigating the traitors in the IMF. According to what he said, maybe this episode is the episode where Ethan’s identity is revealed. His identity may bring about a brand new crisis in the world. No matter how the plot develops, there will be chapters 1 and 2 of Fatal Reckoning, and the final outcome will not be answered until 2024.
▲The regular team members of the seventh episode are back, Benji, Luther and Ilsa.
▲The middle-aged man who kept talking harshly in the trailer actually appeared in the first episode.
▲In the first episode, Eugene led another team of the CIA to investigate the traitors in the IMF. It was he who had always suspected that Ethan was a traitor.
