Starting out as a spin on the popular spy action genre of the time, ‘Mission Impossible’ becoming more and more famous on a global scale.
Six films Mission Impossible have grossed a total of 5 billion USD at the global box office. The latest 6th film had a revenue of 800 million USD, and also reached the list of 100 highest-grossing films of all time in 2018.
According to Screen Rant, average of the movies Mission Impossible all brought in profits more than 4 times the production costs, showing the remarkable earning power of “blockbusters” This.
Besides, the brand created one of the most iconic characters in the acting career of Tom Cruise : Agent Ethan Hunt.
The budget is more than 1 billion USD and the scenes are impressive
According to Deadline, impressive action scenes are staged throughout the 7 parts of the movie Mission Impossible case caused the producer to spend a total of 1.1 billion USD.
Tom Cruise strives to bring eye-catching action scenes to the audience – Photo: Paramount Pictures
In which, the latest part Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 (Vietnamese title: Mission: Impossible – Karma part 1) took up to 290 million USD to make, nearly 1/3 of the entire series’ budget.
Mission: Impossible – Karma part 1 was described by Tom Cruise as “a turning point, a new standard for future films” in brand.
Compared to part 6, the production crew’s investment for part 7 has increased by 112 million USD. Along with the increasing stature of the brand, it is understandable that the investment budget for the next film is always higher than the previous one.
The setting is also an attractive element of the film, besides the action. Through each part of the brand, audiences feel like they can travel through the small screen to beautiful places that they rarely have the opportunity to visit.
In part 7, each of Tom Cruise’s action scenes is associated with Lake Como, Doge’s Palace, Saint Mark’s Basilica, Ponte dei Conzafelzi bridge, Spanish Steps, Preikestolen cliffs (Norway)… The movie brings a feeling of excitement and freedom, taking the audience to explore a vivid, thrilling and dramatic world.
Tom Cruise plays his own action scenes in “Mission Impossible”
Nowadays, in action movies, stunts are also an important factor to help “sell the movie” when not in theaters.
The special feature of Mission Impossible is that it rarely uses stunt people. Tom Cruise worked hard to fully fulfill his role, limiting the need for intervention from special effects or editing techniques.
Tom Cruise always renews and upgrades himself through each movie Mission Impossible – Photo: Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures said the most impressive scene in the 7th movie is when Ethan Hunt drives a motorbike to chase the express train. The character must launch the car from a cliff at high speed, then parachute in mid-air. To capture the entire scene, the cameraman also had to parachute after the star to record from behind.
This is the largest action scene ever made in cinema history. The segment was performed on a cliff with an altitude of over 1.5km. The crew built a model of a 135m long, 10m high slope for Tom Cruise to use for skydiving. If a mistake occurs, the actor easily faces the possibility of death.
Tom Cruise once shared that it took him 15 months to come up with the idea and complete the “nail” scene. This with 536 practice jumps. He also participated in a series of parachute jumping and control training courses, learning how to deal with dangerous situations in the air. At the studio, the actor performed up to 6 real jumps to get the right and beautiful scene on the silver screen.
The authenticity of the action scenes is the difference between Mission Impossible 7 between a series of good action movies Superheroes have similar content and are packed with special effects.
Tom Cruise wants to continue working with Mission Impossible until he is 80 years old – Photo: Paramount Pictures
Creating his own film brands closely associated with his name, asserting himself as irreplaceable in an important film genre in Hollywood, Tom Cruise has proven that his status as a screen star is completely possible. Compared to Leonardo DiCaprio or Brad Pitt.
In a recent interview with Sydney Morning Herald, Tom Cruise expressed his desire to continue acting Mission Impossible until the age of 80, like how Harrison Ford was attached to the action movie series iconic action, adventure Indiana Jones.
