Recently I saw the movie Mission Impossible 4 at Prasad I max in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh during my vacations from my film school during my term break. I must say I am not that great fan of mission impossible series but the movie bowled my eyes with extreme graphics of sandstorm and journey from USA to Russia of course with love to the streets of Mumbai my home town.
The one line premise of the film is " A story of a man who wants lead a regular life despite his dangerous job as a spy"
The jump by agent Ethan a spy of IMF a fiction spy agency backed by the USA played by Tom Cruise was nail biting to see him jump off Burj Kalifa, a posh seven star hotel in Abhu Dhabi, UAE. Watching it on 70mm screen is heart stopping and very cool experience too watch. But being a film student and a editing student it does clinch to my eyes which won't bug a average audiences is to notice it in I-max screens is a shifting of the image aspect ratios to give the chills to the audience when showcasing the huge Arial shots. The cinematography by Robert Elswit is brilliant and eye pleasing.
The editing of the film is very smooth to the eyes and well cut but the pace and the rhythm does come down when the actors mainly speak about their past lives but the editor Paul Hirsch recovers and compensates with action cuts sequences in the film.
The movie also showcases the characters entering the
Kremlin as bogus military Russian officers and bombings that create
tensions in short the movie is similar all previous majority of Hollywood spy movies which are set in political backdrops in pressure cooker situations.
Even though we see a special appearance of Anil Kapoor from Oscar nominated winning film fame of Slum Dog Millionaire who is showcased as a rich billionaire holding the keys to stop the USA and Russia nuclear destruction as some terrorist organization try to take control on satellites to launch missiles with the stolen launch codes when Ethan and his team try to stop them anonymously as they conduct unapproved state operations after the death of the IMF chief after he is being killed.
Overall the music and the editing and direction of Brad Bird and the usage of prop does give the audience a edge that it does not test the intellect and also has small humor that can be easily understood. This movie should be definitely not missed.
Overall the music and the editing and direction of Brad Bird and the usage of prop does give the audience a edge that it does not test the intellect and also has small humor that can be easily understood. This movie should be definitely not missed.
