Tom Cruise: How hard it is to say goodbye from a moving train

It's been almost thirty years since Tom Cruise became Ethan Hunt, the protagonist of the film version of an old television series. Mission: Impossible It began as a saga of blockbusters an auteur, perhaps to distinguish itself from the uniformizing model of the Bond franchise, but it also ended up assuming a defined style. The latest installments have offered some memorable moments of contemporary action cinema: impressive scenes, accompanied by abundant doses of humor and tinged with some moments of watery eyes and emotionality between the hero and the characters around him. It was all implausible and schematic, but at the same time there was something prodigious about it.

The above (Death sentence) included a double bet on monumentality (it was close to three hours long) and seriality (the conflict with a hostile artificial intelligence would be resolved in the next film). These risks perhaps didn't negatively impact that brilliant seventh installment, but they did on its sequel. Reminders of the previous film complicate the story's development. And these over-explanations can lead us to perceive the dramatic moments that underline the idea that we're witnessing a farewell (if greed doesn't change the scenario) as if they were mere obstacles, pebbles on a narrative path less cleared than usual. Perhaps we all deserved to pause for a few moments to say goodbye, even if that somewhat unbalances the spectacle.

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