the first mission impossible had no business looking this good

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10 ай бұрын

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With the release of the seven the Mission Impossible movie, Dead Reckoning Part I, I wanted to take a look back at the original Mission Impossible movie, from 1996. This isn't just a great action film... or a great Tom Cruise movie... it's a beautifully shot suspense thriller with visuals that frankly astound me every time I watch it. Director Brian De Palma and his long-time cinematographer, Stephen Burum, put their all into crafting a tense and subdued first entry into the franchise. Mission Impossible wouldn't be what it is today without this movie. And while each new Mission Impossible film has found a way to triumph over the last, Tom Cruise's first foray will always remain a classic.
Written & edited by Danny Boyd

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@CinemaStix 10 ай бұрын

Watch Part 2: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fMCGq9iL1bXRhXk.html So.. Similar to what happened a few months ago with my Rocky video, when I went to upload this video in its entirety it got automatically copyright claimed. Yet, for reasons I can only begin to theorize over, when I tried cutting it in half, and trying each part separately, it was fine..? I’m used to videos getting claimed and not making any money off of them. It sucks. But it is what it is. The reason this is a big deal in these cases is that the original, uncut version of this video was over 8 minutes. That means, when it gets claimed, all ad types, including mid-rolls, get automatically place on it. As a rule, I don’t enable mid-rolls on my channel because.. I mean.. they’re the worst. But with a claim, I not only lose control over whether they get turned on in the first place-I also can’t control where in the video they get run. And that’s just terrible. I realize, of course, that by cutting my video in half myself, your viewing experience is still getting disrupted. Which I regret. At least this way, though, I get to choose a natural break point myself. And because each half is unclaimed when uploaded separately, I’m able to turn off monetization altogether for part 2 so that you (hopefully) don’t get an ad before watching it (because if you did, that would kind of defeat the whole point). Anyway, I’m sorry for the disruption and the weird bandage solution. I just want to give you the best experience I can, always. And I hope this is all understandable. Thank you all so much for your continued support! A few obstacles is worth it to get to do what I love and to share these movies with you :) -Danny

@wasdesdf8453 10 ай бұрын

@kingbartholomewthe1above317 10 ай бұрын

Film companies should be paying you to make this content. Its good publicity.

@FelixWongTheFelixWong 10 ай бұрын

You need to get your content into Nebula.

@CinemaStix 10 ай бұрын

I wish! That would give me the opportunity to remaster all my older stuff with higher quality assets. Anyway, it’s by invitation. I just have to wait and see if it happens. :)

@robinchoudhury2309 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for great content!

@sonny5068 10 ай бұрын

I always loved how dark and mysterious the first mission impossible film was. Almost film noir-esque.

@TheTuttle99 10 ай бұрын

It always scared me as a kid, something about it. I need a rewatch

@Davidsworldtravels 10 ай бұрын

Yes it’s got an edgier feel and is definitely more about mystery and knowing who to trust. Now they pretty much bailed on all that to make it straightforward action.

@FreeCatCheese 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely, which is why I made mention of Anthony Waller (Mute Witness) and Dick Maas (Amsterdamned, Do Not Disturb) as more worthy directors for II and III than Woo and Abrams.

@denniszenanywhere 10 ай бұрын

De Palma and most of the writers back then were cleasrly influenced by Hollywood 40s film noir and 60s and 70s European cinema.

@Devil-Made 10 ай бұрын

Me too! It’s always been my favorite in the franchise. I’ve been so mystified whenever I hear that it’s not a popular film. To me, it’s one of the best movies. Period. But it’s also top tier mission impossible. That dark, brooding, noir tone has never been back and it’s so unfortunate, imo. But I doubt the franchise would’ve lasted this long had that tone stuck around. It’s just not what the “masses” want.

@_The_Archive_ 10 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: While filming the famous scene where Tom Cruise drops from the ceiling and hovers inches above the ground, Cruise's head kept hitting the floor until he got the idea to put coins in his shoes for balance.

@thelastmethbender7385 10 ай бұрын

That sounds painful

@DisposableSupervillainHenchman 10 ай бұрын

Maybe Tom Cruise just had too many thetans left in his body at the time? 🤷🏻‍♂️👽

@ey5373 10 ай бұрын

Wrong. It was for height! For height! To be taller!

@AMAli-ct5df 10 ай бұрын

@@ey5373😂😂😂

@AMAli-ct5df 10 ай бұрын

@@ey5373the man do not heights the heights needs him

@Marcushalberstram749 10 ай бұрын

i really love how bold the first scene was by showing that nobody is safe - there is no plot armor. plus i love all the details and practical effects of spying (sarah spraying perfume with a heat signature, ethan sprinkling glass outside the floor to spot intruders) it makes it seem so gritty and realistic

@benquinneyiii7941 9 ай бұрын

Is only defined

@barriobeatproducciones3355 9 ай бұрын

I felt they got rid of the secondary characters, so it could be a Tom Cruise movie. I didn't love that, but I liked the movie anyway.

@alessandroguarrera2203 8 ай бұрын

That's not what plot armour means, though. Every character dies when a script or story requires them to. Plot armour is when they reasonably should have died, more than once, and survived due to implausible means. It's the same issue as a Deus Ex Machina, some of the curtain is peeled back and suspension of disbelief is strained.@@accidentcellar6307

@dixonhill1108 8 ай бұрын

I wish they'd make a sequel, a real sequel.

@ceirwan 7 ай бұрын

@@accidentcellar6307 Sure, but if you take it that far, then you're describing every book and every film that's a work of fiction.

@thetalentof 10 ай бұрын

DePalma directed the shit out of this one. The other sequels have still used directors with unique styles (especially Woo and Bird) but DePalma's style works so well for the spy genre, before the films became more reverse engineered from cool stunt ideas. I would love to see them return to a more bare bones, spycraft focused thriller that's more grounded but as highly stylized as this one, throwing every trick in the book to prioritize atmosphere and tension building. DePalma had a strong background in horror films so I think someone like Guillermo Del Toro, Sam Raimi or if they wanted to take a chance on someone like Aneesh Chaganty I think could also do a good job.

@ComedyBros5 10 ай бұрын

Yes! I don’t see how they could go any other direction for Part 2 with all the insane stunt sequences they’ve pulled off. It’d be very fitting to send off the series the same way it started: simple, but very tense and entertaining.

@_CoasterNinja 10 ай бұрын

Denis Villeneuve!

@mrbluebell2735 10 ай бұрын

I'd like to see a Robert Rodriguez MI. His own twist and payoff style would be closer to the TV series, though unlikely for a feature film. That said, if there's a director who can do a decent modern reboot of the original it'll be him.

@ComedyBros5 10 ай бұрын

@@mrbluebell2735 Rodriguez would ruin this franchise at this point in his career. haha

@mrbluebell2735 10 ай бұрын

@@ComedyBros5 he would be respectful of the given material and certainly refrain from butchering an Espionage thriller into incomprehension. I grew up on the original/sequal MI in the 70's and 80's from reruns. The team are not these lone wolf and pretty super agents seen today. They were infiltrators, mimics and saboteurs. Their efforts were near invisible to the marks (plus audience) Till the final reveal. Granted the subterfuge is unlikely to appeal to the hyper active modern cinema audience. But a short tv series in the hands of a director known for landing a surprise? That's a worthwhile exploration.

@Replicaate 10 ай бұрын

Having re-watched the entirety of the MI series in the leadup to Dead Reckoning Pt. 1 I cannot get over how ballsy the opening of this movie must've seemed in the 90s, just killing EVERYONE off and having the nice old guy you think you can trust turn out to be the big bad. Plus, it really sets up Ethan in the subsequent films especially from Ghost Protocol onward - he will throw himself into the fire to spare his team, without a thought because he knows what might be at stake.

@brianbadonde9251 10 ай бұрын

Uh.. Spoiler alert??

@Comakino 10 ай бұрын

It really wrong-footed a lot of people, but in hindsight it's great

@jvillanueva7707 10 ай бұрын

Yes. It really flipped things around because the protagonist of the Mission Impossible series, and all the lead characters aside from the prettyboy character were basically killed off in the first parts of the movie. And of course it was a real plot twist when the main bad guy was revealed.

@dynasty701 10 ай бұрын

@@brianbadonde9251uh, spoilers for a 27 year old movie

@darwinwins 10 ай бұрын

i dislike so much the sequels as they always go down the road of "protagonist is a rogue agent" trope. it's marginally worse than the "bad guy gets caught on purpose" trope.

@AndyWarpol 10 ай бұрын

Good timing. Before knowing anything about cinematography, as a kid I could tell there was something special about the light in the Prague sequences. It’s so rewarding to hear you put that feeling into professional words that now make sense as an adult. Thank you 🙏

@CinemaStix 10 ай бұрын

Same here! Growing up it always put me into this super weird mood, and I could never put my finger on what it was. I’d been wanting to make a video on it for ages.

@imarchello 10 ай бұрын

Nostalgia. Rewatch it again.

@LuisSierra42 10 ай бұрын

@@imarchello just did

@enthusia86 10 ай бұрын

Same. Saw this as a ten year old and it blew my mind. Rewatched it on VHS countless times. Never noticed that there are hardly an shots fired and no shootouts and there's still so much tension. I love the film even more now.

@Ugarte211 10 ай бұрын

After almost thirty years watching this movie, this video FINALLY explains why I've always loved the look of MI1. It is a canvass that looks so good, you wanna walk over to the screen and lick it, hoping you'd be sucked into that world of intrigue and mystery.

@Cherb123456 10 ай бұрын

Poetic~ thanks for that

@mikeblin9614 10 ай бұрын

Sir, what?

@bloodpuke4146 10 ай бұрын

Lick it 😂

@SuryaGupta-te7fq 7 ай бұрын

why is the new mission impossible movie rated high? I only sat through the whole thing because of the ratings, I thought I missed something but no, its just an incredibly boring 5/10 movie that is rated 8/10 everywhere else. These modern movies will get worse and worse until theres no more standards left and every film is called a masterpiece

@Ugarte211 7 ай бұрын

@@SuryaGupta-te7fq I share your same exact sentiments. I've been watching older movies a LOT recently, and they are a billion times more entertaining and valuable than most of the junk coming out today.

@johnprudent3216 10 ай бұрын

That, for me, is why M:I 1 felt more like a spy vs. spy or espionage film than all the other films. It build tension and suspense until every so often a set-piece came in for the pay-off. That’s why I love this movie to this day.

@filmflim 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely, the first one certainly belongs more to the spy movie suspense thriller and the paranoia films of the 70s. There’s only one true action setpiece and that’s the train scene at the end.

@JohnBigboot 10 ай бұрын

This movie is by far the most sophisticated of them, and my favorite. Besides the amazing directing, cinematography, casting and music, I was surprised to notice afterwards there wasn't even any cursing.

@miked1869 10 ай бұрын

I can't be sure without rewatching them, but I think minimal cursing is a staple of this franchise. I did watch Fallout again recently (partly to verify for myself that yes, it is a better movie than DR1) - and when one character suddenly used the f-word quite a way in, it was quite jarring and made me realise that might be the only instance of it in the whole film.

@DarkoBert-ob6yr 9 ай бұрын

100%

@thomasstudstrup5028 9 ай бұрын

You must not like the action and the awesome stunts in all the other movies then. And I bet youy loved it that there is no swearing.

@FrancoisDressler 9 ай бұрын

@@miked1869 How bizarre. The shooting and killing was fine though?

@miked1869 9 ай бұрын

@@FrancoisDressler Americans. 🤷‍♂️

@ParkerFriedChicken 10 ай бұрын

YES! Thank you. The first Mission Impossible got more care and craft than any action movie I can think of. It's more of a movie than any of the others and it feels organic and pointed and masterful.

@thomasstudstrup5028 9 ай бұрын

Bla bla bla bla.

@swaroop_pany 10 ай бұрын

Just re-watched it today. It's a completely different experience from today's Mission Impossible films, incredible nonetheless. In my opinion this film has the most "style" in terms of directorial style, apart from MI:2, which for me falls short story wise. I can't also help but notice how this film paves the way for Ethan Hunt's entire character. Here he risks the lives of his friends for the mission, eventually losing them, something that the present Ethan would never do.

@tasken_lander_redux4775 10 ай бұрын

Literally did the same thing. First time rewatching it since '96. I was utterly impressed with its starkly different tone and style compared to the later entries (which really aren't my cup of tea TBH). I absolutely enjoyed its noir-esque and tension-filled execution. Which the series had continued on a little further in this style honestly.

@Ryan-bw9to 10 ай бұрын

Mission impossible 1 is just in a league of their own from all the other mission impossible movies. With the main premise of the plot being a mole hunt, it really sets itself up for being a mystery aspect which all the others lack.

@DarkoBert-ob6yr 9 ай бұрын

Lets face it the other ones can't hold a candle to this first one.

@fbassi20 2 ай бұрын

MI:2 is one of the worst films I've ever seen

@mrsam0496 9 ай бұрын

One of the major game changers in movie industry . It made James Bond look like a Nickelodeon show lol. The 90s were really innovative

@npcimknot958 9 ай бұрын

I agree. that era they really were innovative . tech wasn't bad and wasn't good they were limited and that limitation made some great stuff.

@shahn78 7 ай бұрын

M.I 1 had at least two qualities that doesn't exist in James Bond's vocabulary: sophistication & poise

@mr.ricochet8603 10 ай бұрын

I was a 12 yrs old Italian kid at the time, I've seen this movie in a theater with my father and loved it. When the VHS came out I asked my dad to buy it and we would watch it again from time to time. Still my fav Mission impossible... and Jean Reno :D

@thomasstudstrup5028 9 ай бұрын

Oh and number 3, 4 and 5 are not nearly as good right?? Jesus Christ!!

@emilezoulette882 9 ай бұрын

is it possible that now you have aged, you are no longer italian ?

@user-tm9ho3bm4v 7 ай бұрын

@@emilezoulette882 😂😂

@404invalidERROR 2 ай бұрын

I read your comment with an italian accent :D

@bilalrasool2318 9 ай бұрын

in Mission Impossible Fallout, when they filmed the cop killing scene, they shot it practically at location so they set up tarps so the public couldn't see what's happening. That segment ended up being just in his imagination, and it looked like a dream sequence due to the soft lighting. In a movie where you weren't supposed to believe what you are looking at many times, you had a feeling that something was off in that scene.

@SidPhoenix2211 10 ай бұрын

"Kittridge, you've never seen me very upset." An absolute, all-timer line delivery, which was accentuated *perfectly* by the lighting and shot choice. *MILD, TRAILER SPOILERS FOR MI Dead Reckoning* SO EXCITED to see Kittridge and Hunt meet again :)

@alexayers9463 10 ай бұрын

A great many 90s action films were glorious to watch in part because their filmmakers’ much closer proximity to THEIR favorite filmmakers and artistic influences-who had been far purer storytellers. A lot of filmmakers today divide their focus on too many other priorities besides storytelling; whereas guys like Spielberg (thank god he’s still around), Villaneuve, Fincher, and just a handful of others maximize their storytelling with every frame, other filmmakers squander their frames on other crap, like with pandering or emulation.

@kalebmanning4425 9 ай бұрын

I think people forget that De Palma directed this. They have just been turning them out so long that people forget that there was once only one Mission Impossible movie.

@JohnLutherable 9 ай бұрын

I will never forget the whole train sequence back in cinemas in 1996, from the longest zoom from the hills surrounding the high speed train to the wagon window with the "mole" to the final showdown with the copter into the Channel following the train. Amazing visuals for the time

@danawankinthewoods.5642 9 ай бұрын

The cafe scene where Ethan is learning he's going to be set up for the death of his team, is incredible, really ghoulish and scary.

@notthefbi7932 10 ай бұрын

If it wasn't for Mission Impossible 2, this series would be perfect. The first one will always be the best, and the rest all have their own personal touch on the series 👍

@nicke.3011 10 ай бұрын

precisely.

@truthseeker7867 10 ай бұрын

Fallout is better

@steviegbcool 10 ай бұрын

@@truthseeker7867 lol

@steviegbcool 10 ай бұрын

MIssion Impossible 2 was pretty terrible . But the 4.5,6 all look the same. I cant even remember what the plot was in the last 3 movies

@sambafreak13 10 ай бұрын

@@steviegbcool Interesting; that's actually how I feel about 5, 6 and 7. 1, 3 and 4 are easily my favorites and stand out clearly in my mind. These last three with McQuarry at the helm have had amazing set pieces but I can tell you almost nothing about the plot or any meaningful character beats. I know everyone says the series keeps getting better but for me personally when I eventually go back to these all again I think I will stick with 1, 3 and 4.

@seancorrigan7448 9 ай бұрын

I was absolutely in love with Emmanuelle Béart when I was a kid. One of life's great beauties. Classic film.

@senshai1267 10 ай бұрын

This subtlety is something I miss from the mission impossible or any action franchise these days … it was simply beautiful

@benholland3740 10 ай бұрын

Honestly, I don't really consider the first Mission: Impossible an action movie at all, it's first and foremost a thriller and a drama, and only really has twoish action scenes, the break in at the CIA and the ending with the train

@aliendroneservices6621 10 ай бұрын

And the fishtank restaurant.

@Mark_LaCroix 10 ай бұрын

@@aliendroneservices6621 I wouldn't call the fish tank scene an action scene. It was technically a stunt, yes, with an impressive practical special effect, but just because something explodes doesn't make it an action scene.

@austeritycat2577 10 ай бұрын

For me, this movie is perfection. Plot, photo, script, actors, everything. Never again the series felt precious like this. (Didn't see Dead Reckoning yet)

@nannyerica7659 9 ай бұрын

A stunning movie, in more ways than one. I can watch it over and over...

@ajaynagaraju4623 10 ай бұрын

This video is superbly written, narrated and edited! Thank you!

@Caelgut 10 ай бұрын

It was shot unbelievably well! Brian De Palma knew what he was doing.

@Smlish 10 ай бұрын

literally one of my favorite franchises, I am so beyond excited for Dead Reckoning

@CinemaStix 10 ай бұрын

Meeee too.

@jackbedient 8 ай бұрын

I remember seeing this with a buddy upon release at the Cinerama in downtown Seattle. It was a packed house. Back when people were real human beings and not the humanoids that walk around now. We all knew we were in for something. As the lights go down this dude says, “Lay it on me,” and we all giggle. The train sequence at the end, we could feel the wind in the Chunnel, and as the credits roll we all clap our hands because DePalma and Cruise delivered the goods. One of the last real blockbusters…

@jayjunior5504 9 ай бұрын

This movie came out when I was 9 years old and it instantly became my favorite movie. I watched it over and over. My parents didn’t get it 😂

@kindasupersonic7114 9 ай бұрын

seems like Mission impossible lost its way .. the 1st movie was soooooo awesome! and very well paced.

@darksiderahb 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Every time I see a trailer for a new Mission Impossible film I come back to this one and can't help but think, "Okay, but De Palma already made the best MI film out there." And I still believe it. It's not the loudest, fastest, brashest, or boldest. But that's why I think it's the best. Directed with a deft hand, shot with a keen eye, telling a strong, well-written story, with a very particular vision. It's chocked full of all the cinematic techniques sorely missing from the vast majority of films put out today.

@Novastar.SaberCombat 10 ай бұрын

Agreed. The *only* fairly stupid part of the initial, Dipalma MI1 film is how lame some of the ending sequences were. Hard to explain, but it doesn't make sense for Phelps (Voight) to kill Claire and outbox or outfight Hunt... only to leave him ALIVE! 😂🤣😂 Finally, the "helicopter in the tunnel sequence" was so bloody off the chain that it sort of jumped the shark. ESPECIALLY with all that film noire stuff early on. So... I only wish they'd engineered a much better, less berserk, less grossly implausible ending, that's all. Cool as the action was, it was also reeDONKulous! 😂

@DarkoBert-ob6yr 9 ай бұрын

Well said

@pattyb6003 9 ай бұрын

Still the best by far. The scene where the mission goes wrong, the twists, excellent.

@johnnotrealname8168 9 ай бұрын

The first one is the only one that looks like a spy film. My favourite one is the interplay between the point of view camera, our protagonist and the woman. That scene, and the reveal, are enough to show it's greatness.

@terrygoyan3022 8 ай бұрын

I'm a photographer and love the cinematic lighting done on this movie. It really establishes a sense of place and time. Thank you so much for this video and now I need to watch it! Beautiful!

@lukedaley17 10 ай бұрын

The first mission Impossible was and is still top notch. Brian De Palma’s Direction, the films Cinematography. Everything about it is beautiful.

@deltahomicide9300 7 ай бұрын

That's how I feel about Bio Dome

@musstakrakish 10 ай бұрын

I feel the exact same way with Constantine. Absolutely gorgeous movie that goes way harder than it needed to.

@PEPlourde 8 ай бұрын

I rewatched that movie last week and I like how there is always red or blue or most of the time both colors in the shots. It is a work of art.

@standandelivery 9 ай бұрын

One of the best action spy movies ever. I watched it over and over as a kid

@DaffyDuck007 10 ай бұрын

The first Mission Impossible movie was incredibly faithful to the TV show and was incredibly well shot. It's easily the best film of the franchise and laid an amazing foundation for Ethan Hunt going forward.

@fs7572 21 күн бұрын

Making Jim Phelps the bad guy is the opposite of faithful to the show, isn it?

@DaffyDuck007 21 күн бұрын

@@fs7572 Making Phelps the villian was disappointing, but it was actually a rare subversion of the audience's expectations that worked. You just knew it was Kittridge until Phelps showed up alive. Minus MI2, all the MI movies have stayed faithful in that Hunt needs a team for the mission, the tropes of the show are still very present, and the execution of the plans are complex and require brilliant cunning and timing. It may not be as realistic and down to earth as the show was, but MI is about as good a spy thriller as you can get for a blockbuster summer action franchise.

@davidslife989 10 ай бұрын

What gets me about this is that Lucy Ball and Dezi Arnaz STARTED the Mission Impossible series. No mention of DeziLu ANYWHERE after the TV series. But a few decades later Tom Cruise picks up the series, he and Lucy are BOTH from the Western New York region, so it KIND OF went full circle. I also LOVE the series! One other thing, I reviewed the new Mission Impossible movie you can find the review on my channel.

@James-pl2oy 9 ай бұрын

Wow! I knew Lucy was Star Trek: TOS’s patron saint but MI too? Makes me like her even more

@noteimporta2880 9 ай бұрын

It was realistic and mysterious. Simple and awesome.

@encinobalboa 7 ай бұрын

This review is 100 on point. IMO, the 1990's was the peak of film making. Minimal to no CGI. True color with minimal screen tinting. Scenes and action sequences had to be composed and edited the old fashioned way. There was no "we will fix it in post" laziness that pervades Hollywood today.

@toddpinkstonisgod 10 ай бұрын

It was a Brian De Palma film, if nothing else it was always gonna be stylish/look good/have incredible camerawork (especially the last one - De Palma’s films always have awesome shots).

@Kille20005 10 ай бұрын

never get too attached too a cinemastix thumbnail or title!

@CinemaStix 10 ай бұрын

Word

@jackedkerouac4414 7 ай бұрын

This is what I love about 90's movies. I rarely stayed home or went to the theater back then so I have so many films to catch up on. This one is at the top of my list now. Great video.

@-NateTheGreat 9 ай бұрын

I remember how big this movie was in 96. The soundtrack was awesome too and it was a big hit. I had it on VHS and watched it so many times while I was in college.

@willrueb9573 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video! Great content, commentary, homage to a beautiful film in a large franchise, and a perfect length!

@CinemaStix 10 ай бұрын

@FlashFlickReviews 10 ай бұрын

Yess! I made a review on this a while back, and my main focus was on how this wasn't an action movie at all. You pretty much nailed it. Great essay!

@wonjoomin 5 ай бұрын

Your video essay is a revelation of how great cinematography is lost in casual viewing of an action themed movie and I’m glad and grateful of your work =)

@blt4life112 9 ай бұрын

A friend and I made a 80 mile trip to see it when it first came out. We sang the theme the whole way there and back. Some memories make me happy to be old.

@CaptainFSU 10 ай бұрын

I love how the first Mission Impossible was an actual espionage movie.

@lampoil6280 10 ай бұрын

and the only actual mission impossible movie. the rest were mindless crap

@blackberyy3450 10 ай бұрын

@@lampoil6280hey respect some of the others

@Starlesslight 10 ай бұрын

When I watch something like this, it makes me realize how much of an art it is and why most movies today have no soul, aside from relying too much on CGI.

@DarkoBert-ob6yr 9 ай бұрын

yes

@thatkaseylewis 9 ай бұрын

I love the first Mission Impossible! It's sadly overlooked these days.

@mixdown78 10 ай бұрын

You only realise how "Video" the new MI-7 looks, when you see this Masterclass-true-Art old one. This is art of Film-making

@lars7282 9 ай бұрын

That was called cinematography. It was a big thing in the 90s. It basically doesn’t really exist anymore nowadays.

@JDoe-gf5oz 9 ай бұрын

Hey now. Why learn cinematography when you can just aim your glorified iphone at a greenscreen and have some underpaid computer nerds CG everything in?

@Nick64266 9 ай бұрын

Despite the many sequels, the recent ones being especially praised, I still always love this first installment. Particularly for the reasons this video points out. Very Hitchcockian

@MrThefrederic 9 ай бұрын

This is still my favorite out of all of them and it's definitely a feast for the eyes.

@cannibalholocaust3015 9 ай бұрын

Robert Towne and De Palma, what a combination. That depth of knowledge can’t be underestimated, it’s often the difference between good screenwriters and great screenwriters. Masters of their craft.

@SprikSprak 10 ай бұрын

The first mission impossible stands apart IMO - it's a spy thriller, cerebral but also staged around some epic set pieces, it's unique. It's sequel and the ones after are a very marked pivot into a more straight action (and franchisable) format, especially riffing of the star power of Tom Cruise and his stunt rep

@VandalSauvage 10 ай бұрын

It’s funny, I remember my dad taking me to see the first M:I film when I was about 8 years old. I didn’t remember or care much about the plot obviously but it was the action that really stood out. It’s definitely my favorite in the franchise, although every film afterwards has been pretty solid.

@thedownloshow 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video! As I learned to color grade my videos I was recommended this video by YT! And now I see why - there is something so great on how they color graded this film, and not just the pacing and shot set up.

@AvihuTurzion 8 ай бұрын

I rewatched this movie very recently followed by the rest of the series, and I really have to agree. This movie stands out from the rest and from movies at the time. It really is a cinematographic hidden gem in my opinion. Reminded me of why I loved it so much when I saw it first in the cinema.

@maciejglinski6564 10 ай бұрын

Btw your videos are the best. I really miss every frame a painting and in my mind your a successor, bringing wonderfully creative essays with great insight and opening my eyes to things i didnt see before

@cbalan777 10 ай бұрын

What happened to every frame?

@TheeRogerWayne 10 ай бұрын

@@cbalan777KZfaq gets tired of giving people money who have no original content, and just put their voice over someone else’s work.

@maciejglinski6564 10 ай бұрын

@@cbalan777 They just decided to pursue other work. It was 7 years ago so i don't think it's still news

@maciejglinski6564 10 ай бұрын

@@TheeRogerWayne coul you elaborate on that? Who says that they have no original content and whos work they have been stealing?

@Hairaising 10 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorite video essays you’ve done! The first Mission movie feels like a classic Hollywood picture made long before the 90s. Definitely stands out!

@stevehazard2795 10 ай бұрын

It makes sense that the first Mission movie would feel like something from way before the 90's, it was based on the original Mission Impossible series that ran from 1966 to 1973. The main cast changed over the years, and included Peter Graves, Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Sam Elliot, and Leonard Nimoy, among others.

@jacobfield4848 9 ай бұрын

The 1st Mission Impossible remains one of my favourtie movies, in my top 10 for sure. Brian De Palma is very underrated.

@jgould30 10 ай бұрын

absolutely one of my favorite films. The videography and the story. Felt so unique for the time and still does.

@drlee2 9 ай бұрын

MI1 from ‘96 is still the best and my favorite film to this day. The movie has an intimate, claustrophobic, pristine, dreamy atmosphere that none of the sequels have. Brian DePalma’s style really managed to transcend genres between MI1, The Untouchables, and Carlito’s Way, my 3 favorite movies he directed.

@abehambino 10 ай бұрын

Still the best film in the series. Been one of my favorite movies since I was eight!

@DarkoBert-ob6yr 9 ай бұрын

100%

@Opusss 6 ай бұрын

I recently rewatched this and it holds up brilliantly.

@Insightfill 10 ай бұрын

This movie is in heavy rotation on the Pluto TV service, and I still rewatch it several times a week. Always a classic. And now I have something else to watch for.

@benjammin9906 10 ай бұрын

Every time you make a new video I wonder if I've been underestimating the greatest movie of all time. I love your insightfulness and positivity, which is accentuated by the general negativity in the film critique community. Please keep doing what you're doing and thank you for your contribution to the conversation of film.

@CinemaStix 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for joining me for it all! It’s been a ridiculously fun journey so far.

@jonathanauffarth5646 10 ай бұрын

This is still the best of the series. I’d say MI3 is a close second.

@Skye-xt3dx 8 ай бұрын

What a fantastic review and commentary - congratulations and thank you! How keenly you see and feel things, and you have conveyed and expressed these well. Film makers make films for people like you!

@CinemaStix 8 ай бұрын

@blinkenlightsmagic 10 ай бұрын

Beautifully told and cut, thank you once again for your great work!

@CinemaStix 10 ай бұрын

Thank YOU for the continued support! -Danny

@swish007 10 ай бұрын

the sequence on the top of the bullet-train will always stand out to me as one of the best of those types of sequences. it not only felt real and incredibly dangerous.. but stylishly filmed

@DarkoBert-ob6yr 9 ай бұрын

yep

@thomasstudstrup5028 9 ай бұрын

That scene was shot in a studio in front of a green screen. It did not feel real or dangerous. It looked incredibly fake. I guess you dont like the real stunts on real locations in every other movie in the franchise.

@swish007 9 ай бұрын

@@thomasstudstrup5028 no it looked real, you're wrong

@francisbaranski 10 ай бұрын

I watched the video, now I wanna watch the movie. Awesome as always, and I love your use of "when" in titles

@CinemaStix 10 ай бұрын

You should! And thanks :) I’m worried I might be starting a trend within my niche though. Eventually it’s going to lose its novelty I imagine.

@miahcharlesworth9252 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video! Very entertaining I really enjoy thorough reviews. Well done!

@Bjamin9891 8 ай бұрын

Absolute classic. Great suspense. Realistic set pieces. No gags.

@EbonKim 10 ай бұрын

The Director of Photography (Cinematographer) is Stephen H. Burum, who Brian de Palma (the Director), worked with frequently. He did films like Carlito's Way, Hoffa, The War of the Roses, Casualties of War, The Untouchables, and a bunch of other films. The first Mission Impossible had business looking this good.

@zornu 4 ай бұрын

hollywood doesn't do suspense anymore. only irony.

@stargazeronesixseven 9 ай бұрын

OMG! Stunt to notice just how masterfully crafted , directed , portrayed & edited this 1990s Mission Impossible-1 starring Tom Cruise was ... Needed to buy this in Bluray or Digital HD for the Top Movies list ... Thank You So Much for the reminder! 🌷🌿🌎💜🕊

@Bluboy30 5 ай бұрын

This one is probably still my favorite in the series. Beautifully shot and edited. I love that train and helicopter chase for the climax.

@scottreast 10 ай бұрын

Great work! Always loved this movie in my youth. Mi:2 missed so much of its charm and I felt sad about that. True blue spy movies are sadly so rare these days

@goodsaint_001 10 ай бұрын

Mission Impossible 2 was just the opposite of Mission Impossible just like how Fast Five to The Fast and the Furious. Mission Impossible 3 tried to be both.

@thomasstudstrup5028 9 ай бұрын

And you probably disliked all the othwer movies as well right?? I bet you hate it every time Tom makes real stunts on real locations and you prefer this movie that looks like it was made for tv. And the fake looking final actionscene on the train.

@amazingsup0r285 10 ай бұрын

The original takes a lot of cinemography from the MI show. The long shots, extensive POVs, and shots where the camera travels *through* the set, were all staples of the show, as well as the buildup surrounding three heist and the generally gunless action. This first movie was a really great homage to the show, and I feel like the more extreme action sequences feel a bit shoehorned in to appease modern audiences/execs.

@dimml0r 3 ай бұрын

thx for the clip. i never knew why i thought it was so much better

@half-whispered 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video... Best Spy film ever made! So glad to see a solid, quick analysis.

@nerd26373 10 ай бұрын

You have great insights. Keep working hard to achieve your goals.

@CinemaStix 10 ай бұрын

:D Thank you so much for your support!

@Webhead123 10 ай бұрын

I never could get into the rest of the series...but the original MI film is still one I consider one of the best of its kind. There is a level of craft going on here, between the acting, directing, cinematography, special effects, writing...it all just works beautifully and I think very few other spy films can even compare.

@DarkoBert-ob6yr 9 ай бұрын

100% well said.

@sp10sn 8 ай бұрын

"...a three a.m. ephemerality." Nicely done.

@gm95265 6 ай бұрын

I agree. The Prague sequence in particular is stunning. So Cinematic.

@francescoravassi 10 ай бұрын

Best mission impossible movie by far

@Slavicinferno 10 ай бұрын

The story of the first was also complex and made you really have to pay attention to follow along. I just watched MI 7 and the action is amazing but the story is sooo dumbed down it feels like a Fast and the Furious movie.

@xBloodXGusherx 8 ай бұрын

I've always said this to myself but it's nice to hear someone else really take a deep look at this.

@fintan.. Ай бұрын

"Kittridge, you haven't seen me upset" One of my all time favourite films.

@tylerm.7737 10 ай бұрын

Digital film making killed film movies. The amount of time and effort staging the lighting mustve been insane the collobration of director/cinematographers was so important back then it was almost like alchemy they still needed to process the film and thats whole story in itself! Nowadays you have a digital crew.