Ep. 17 - Missions Impossibles! Part 3

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[0:00] J.J.: I am completely incapable of napping. If I've done anything that resembles sleep during the day, it's more out of exhaustion and not, hey, I want to take a nap. It's because my body finally said, we have to shut down. It wasn't any kind of reward afterwards where I felt refreshed. It was, oh man, I feel terrible. Well, I can't remember when I realized, and I'm sure I was doing it before college, but I could even now fall asleep for 10 minutes and I'm good for another four to five hours.

[0:50] Olaf: Wow. That's amazing.

[0:51] J.J.: Yeah. I'm constantly feeling tired and run down and I keep waiting for my body to finally go, hey, you know, have we ever thought about napping? I hear it's a cool thing and I'd be like, I've been waiting for years for you to get on board with this, but it is yet to happen.

[1:08] Olaf: Yeah. And I don't know if it, I'm really glad that I can do it because I am such a night owl. You know, I would rather stay up till 11 or 12 and then I'll still have to wake up at seven, but I'm okay with that. I mean, that's definitely a good reason to stay awake.

[1:21] J.J.: I tell you another great way to stay awake is what we're going to talk about today.

[1:27] Olaf: Yeah, because that's when I watch movies. There'll be a lot of times where I'm on the couch and this is when I can get my movie time in.

[1:36] J.J.: Yeah, but specifically these movies, there's no way you're going to get tired and nod off. They're just so exciting and action-packed.

[1:44] Olaf: Oh, did you say impossible?

[1:51] J.J.: Maybe. Well, I guess we have no choice then, but to continue with our conversation through the Mission Impossible franchise. But before we do that, let's get back to the movie theater.

[2:04] Olaf: We're going back!

[2:25] J.J.: And last we left off, I feel like when we left off, we were both very excited because we were finally getting to this place where in the series of movies, we just finished with Ghost Protocol, having a very high opinion of the movie. We enjoyed it very much, but it was also feeling like we're now launching into a whole other stratosphere of movie and entertainment.

[2:50] Olaf: Well, I just feel like three said, hey, here's the template, here's the foundation, and this is how we are going to go about making these movies now. And then four was very much like, all right, we've got the formula, so let's play around. And this is what we came up with, and it was fantastic, and it's a lot of people's favorite. But now we get into five and six, where it's not only do we know what the world is and we have the formula, but it's like, oh, okay, we tested out the formula. Now we're educated. Now we know exactly what to do. We've got a plan. And man, three and on are amazing. I have no issues. I really enjoy the first one. I can't stand the second one. But three and on, not only are they amazing, but they always just seem to get better and better. And six, when we get to six, by golly, that is my favorite of all time.

[3:50] J.J.: Well, I read an article that was put out like five, six months ago that I just stumbled upon it a couple of days ago saying that if you just watched the first three movies, those are actually a pretty decent trilogy of Mission Impossible. And we mentioned it before, three where it ends kind of he's walking off into the sunset with Julia. He's happy. And if nothing ever happened after that, that would be your trilogy where one is good, two is and three, they ended on a solid note. But now we're into this next sort of chapter. And you're right, four, we talked about at length in our last conversation. So I want to jump into five here, Mission Impossible, Rogue Nation. And I do like the fact that starting with four, they stopped putting a number on them and they just started calling them Mission Impossible something, Ghost Protocol.

[4:45] Olaf: Well, apparently Tom Cruise has always hated having a number on a sequel. He'd rather have something else there. They should have called Mission Impossible 3, Mission Impossible 3 Redemption or something like reboot or restart. But Mission Impossible Rogue Nation sort of took it to another level in terms of like four was a nice little transition, a bridge movie between three and five, where now you're getting into Rogue Nation where we are. Simon Pegg is back. Ving Rhames is back.

[5:14] J.J.: Yeah, he's back officially. He's officially back.

[5:17] Olaf: A quick cameo at the end.

[5:21] J.J.: Right. He and his mustache are back. And Jeremy Renner is back in what I feel is basically the same type of role he had in the fourth one, where I think at this point they decided, Tom Cruise decided, I'm not going anywhere. So welcome back, Jeremy, but you're not going to be in a position in this movie to take my place. We're going to give you something to do, but it's going to be very-

[5:44] Olaf: He's strictly support at this point, just like Simon and Ving. But I feel like he even has a little less than he did to do in the previous film.

[5:57] J.J.: I agree. I completely agree. But what he does is great. I mean, he's always fun to watch. He has great chemistry with Ving Rhames, who he spends kind of the first half of the movie with.

[6:09] Olaf: Right.

[6:10] J.J.: He does a solid, wonderful job. And I think he's great in the supporting role.

[6:15] Olaf: I agree. I do want to talk about the opening scene, because as much as I like the opening scene, I thought, comparatively speaking, I thought it just felt- And I'm not even talking about the stunt that is in the opening scene. This one just felt a little, I hate to say it, lazy, because it's not, because Tom Cruise is hanging off the side of a plane going 5,000, 1,000 feet in the air. But this is what I mean by it. They're in this sort of random mission, which isn't random, but it feels random at the time. Ving Rhames is helping out remotely on the other side of the world or whatever. And then out of nowhere, in a suit, is Tom Cruise running into the scene on the grassy knoll. And they're like, well, where's Ethan? I don't know. We haven't been able to. And then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, he's running up to this top of this hill that happens to line up directly with the wing of the plane. And I'm like, well-

[7:12] Olaf: Benji explains that they have been on radio silence. He's wearing a suit. Now, granted, this wasn't a part of the plot, but he wore a suit that looks similar to the suit worn in North by Northwest.

[7:25] J.J.: Tom Cruise is, yes. Not Benji, but yes.

[7:28] Olaf: Which I thought was great. That was a fun little movie easter egg.

[7:33] J.J.: Sure. If you're clocking his wardrobe and you're really trying to make that connection, sure. But other than that-

[7:41] Olaf: I'm really surprised here. I'm really surprised with your utter contempt with the opening of this movie because it's setting a tone. It's saying, hey, we've been busy. IMF has been rolling successfully since the last movie. We're running on all cylinders. We've got Hunley backing us as our new secretary.

[8:01] J.J.: No, no, no. They are not.

[8:06] Olaf: Oh, wait. No, no.

[8:07] J.J.: Pause, pause, pause. They are not running on all cylinders.

[8:09] Olaf: I was jumping ahead. Okay. IMF is still running. You got Hunley with the CIA saying, no, no, no.

[8:16] J.J.: Right. This is my issue. They're still under investigation from the thing that just happened, what, six months ago from four. So I do like the fact that they are connecting these films, which we can both be in agreement. This is a movie where they finally went like, okay, we're going to carry over the events from the fourth one and make it an issue with the fifth one. They use the end of the fourth film where they introduce the syndicate as the jumping off point. So now they're throwing us right in the thick of Ethan Hunt trying to find the syndicate and expose it and stop it. So they're mid-mission. It's fantastic. It's fun. It's got a lot of humor. It's got the action. It's got that stunt. I mean, come on.

[9:02] J.J.: No, the stunt itself is amazing. Again, it's like, this is Tom being the action movie star that he is the stunt itself. This opening scene is fine. It's cool. Just for the sake of being cool at all. And fortunately the movie as a whole is really, really good. So it's just always, I can't believe it startled me when like, where's Ethan. And all of a sudden you hear him on comms. And then he's just like runs into frame on this grassy knoll. And he's like, tell me, open the door on the plane. And you're like, he didn't say it. He didn't say it panicked like that. He was quite confident. Where have you been? Were you late? Were you, I don't know, picking out the suit? Have you not watched any of the previous movies? Can you not understand that he's been busy?

[9:44] Olaf: Oh my gosh. I cannot believe that you're already attacking this movie right at the get-go. It has a great opening. He has a really nice introduction. If this is my only complaint, this is not bad. And it's got a stunt that is so iconic and you're like, man, I thought it was lazy at this moment in time. I mean, anyone can be bolted to the side of a plane. Like I've always said, when we talk about this franchise, I'm approaching this film as if nothing has come after. So if I'm sitting in the theater watching five and I'm like, okay, well there's Benji. And I'm glad to see Ving is back. He's on another mission. Jeremy Renner's back. They wanted to start this movie off with a bang, with the tension already ratcheted. And what better way to do it than mid-mission where everything's kind of gone wrong and they're improvising on how to fix it like they always do.

[10:28] Olaf: Here's my issue with the stunt. And I'm not talking about hanging off the plane because that in and of itself is amazing and impressive. The door finally gets open and he gets flung around like a rag doll inside of the plane, completely not hurt. And I know this is an action movie and I get it, but come on.

[10:58] J.J.: Well, if there's one thing that we have seen, not even talking about what comes after, just what we've seen is Ethan Hunt through all of his extensive training has learned how to take a hit, collect himself and move on.

[11:10] Olaf: This is true, but let's move on because we've spent entirely too long on the intro. I just felt like I had to mention that.

[11:20] J.J.: Yeah. I mean, I can't believe that this was such a controversial moment. It's such a fun way to start a movie and JJ's like, no, no, it's terrible. Oh my gosh.

[11:32] Olaf: Let's move on post-credits.

[11:34] J.J.: So anyway, we are talking about Mission Impossible 5, Rogue Nation.

[11:39] Olaf: Rogue Nation.

[11:40] J.J.: Came out in 2015. It's just over two hours. It's like two hours and 11 minutes.

[11:46] Olaf: Yeah. These movies get progressively longer because obviously the action stunt set pieces start to-

[11:51] J.J.: They get bigger.

[11:52] Olaf: They get bigger and there was more of them because again, if I'm not mistaken, this movie had no script when they went into production, but they had some of the stunt pieces that they were then going to build around.

[12:04] J.J.: Yeah. That's something that Cruz and McQuarrie have developed with each other where they come up with these big set pieces and then they come up with a script around those set pieces.

[12:18] Olaf: So there are times where the actors are filming a scene, but they don't know what it was for.

[12:24] J.J.: So to quickly jump ahead, to use an example, Benji is breaking into an area with the help of the team and Simon Pegg didn't even know what it was he was stealing.

[12:35] Olaf: Right. He's kind of going through the motions because they haven't figured that out yet. And we'll get to that in a minute because I have-

[12:40] J.J.: We will. But we got to talk about, this movie took what the previous films had done and said, all right, how can we improve? And they did so well. They brought in Rebecca Ferguson. Amazing.

[12:55] Olaf: She's just stunning. This is the first time I think I'd ever seen her. I think this was my introduction to her and I immediately fell in love. Absolutely breathtaking. Her character, Ilse Faust, is just fantastic. The name Ilse Faust is amazing. And then we get Alec Baldwin coming in, not the secretary, not the head of IMF, he's actually working with the CIA as a part of the Special Activities Division or SAD, which every time they would say it, they'd never say SAD. They don't. They'd just say Special Activities Division. And I always go, SAD. Every time they said it a lot in the movie. Well, I love that he not only mentions the first movie because he's like, this reminds me of back in my days when I first started.

[13:41] J.J.: With the CIA when they tried to break into Langley, so he references the first movie, and it's also, I feel like a little bit of a nod because he was Jack Ryan in the first, you know, Hunt for Red October as a CIA. So you kind of get that two-for-one homage to not only Mission Impossible but Alec Baldwin being part of the CIA back in the day. But I thought, I will say, and this is a little off topic, but I will say as far as Alec Baldwin goes, in my mind, there are two Alec Baldwins. Yes, there's young Alec Baldwin and then there's old Alec Baldwin, and the two of them are totally separate.

[14:10] Olaf: I agree.

[14:11] J.J.: In my mind, it's because I look at Alec Baldwin now, and for an older man, he still looks great. He's aged well, he's really come into his own, and he loves the characters that he plays, and he does a great job. But I look at him as Jack Ryan or I look at him from Beetlejuice and these earlier films, and it's a totally different person. Usually, I can look at an older actor and remember what they looked like when they were younger. I look at Alec Baldwin, I think back to what he used to look like, and I'm like, that's, I cannot even connect the dots.

[14:55] Olaf: Well, to me now versus that, he kind of pulled a Christopher Walken as he got older. He sort of went away from this dramatic chops that he has, and I feel like he did that around 30 Rock, you know, where he went into that comedic world and then sort of now. But even by 30 Rock, he had adopted the appearance that he has now. You're not getting anyway, I’ve got blues. You're not getting the Miami Blues Alec Baldwin for sure.

[15:21] J.J.: No, I thought Alec Baldwin was a great addition. Like you said, connecting to the fourth movie, and he is ultimately the one who is wanting to bring down the IMF. So here we are again where the IMF is not really able to function, which always seems to be the case these days.

[15:36] Olaf: Yep, yep. I mean, I guess that's fine. It adds another bit of drama to it. But then the other thing that this movie brings that they sorely were lacking in the last movie is a villain. Sean Harris coming in as Solomon Lane, fantastic. He does such a great job in the first scene without even saying a word. Like he says nothing in that opening, well not in the opening, but in the scene right after the credits where Ethan thinks he's getting the mission and then it's like a double cross, and all of a sudden you already are like, this dude is on a totally different level.

[16:18] J.J.: Yeah, and this film also introduced me to Sean Harris just like Rebecca Ferguson. I don't think either of them had been on my radar at all.

[16:23] Olaf: He was in Prometheus.

[16:24] J.J.: He was, but I don't think I connected the dots.

[16:30] Olaf: No, I don't like Prometheus at all anyway, so it's easy to forget that he was in it.

[16:36] J.J.: That's fair. No, Rebecca Ferguson had done a couple of things overseas. She hadn't done anything stateside because you're right, for me that was the first time I'd seen her. I went, okay, it took five movies, but they finally gave Ethan Hunt an equal, somewhat at his level, a strong female character who can go toe-to-toe with him because initially we don't know who she is, and pretty much throughout the whole movie, you don't know if she's on the up and up. It's hard to tell. It's like one minute she's helping, the next minute she's double crossing, kind of double crossing, right? It's like what's going on?

[17:12] Olaf: They did want to bring back Paula Patton and Maggie Q from Mission Impossible 3 and Ghost Protocol, but unfortunately, they couldn't do it due to scheduling conflicts.

[17:23] J.J.: It's so interesting how that happens too because it seems like none of these ladies either want to come back or they can't, which opens up opportunities for somebody like a Rebecca Ferguson or that type of character because she wasn't the original choice. Like Jessica Chastain was the original choice, but—

[17:37] Olaf: Oh yeah, that's right.

[17:38] J.J.: —couldn't do it because of scheduling, and then Rebecca Ferguson was like the unanimous choice based off of some previous work that she'd done, and she's wonderful. There's a scene when we first see her when Tom Cruise has already been captured, and Rebecca Ferguson comes in and she takes off her shoes, and then later on when they're at the opera, she does the same thing. And I had read somewhere that Tom Cruise and McHugh, it was kind of this sort of subtle dig.

[18:01] Olaf: Yeah, and it was a dig at Jurassic World, right? Because Bryce Dallas Howard running around the jungle in her heels.

[18:07] J.J.: Yeah, the whole time.

[18:08] Olaf: No problems.

[18:13] J.J.: So credit to Bryce Dallas, you're running from a T-Rex in high heels in three-inch stilettos. It's ridiculous.

[18:33] Olaf: So I have a question. Yeah, obviously, I mean, we're not gonna like just synopsis the movie, but a six-month period passes. Tom Cruise is on his own, but he's been tracking Solomon Lane and the syndicate, and so we finally get the scene at the opera, and he decides to recruit Benji to help him at the opera, who is in deep in the CIA. He took the CIA job. Why doesn't he get Luther to help? He easily could have mailed Luther the tickets to the opera. I mean, unless Tom Cruise couldn't locate him, which I highly doubt. Why didn't he just get Luther to help him, and there wouldn't have been any issue?

[19:05] J.J.: I think maybe he felt that Benji probably blended in more.

[19:18] Olaf: Okay, that's valid. I mean, that's a good answer. I mean, my answer is more like, well, I think if you see Ving Rhames going to Turandot at an incredibly fancy opera house in Vienna, he's gonna stick out.

[19:31] J.J.: I mean, that is my favorite, one of my favorite operas. Turandot is my favorite, one of my favorite operas, and Nessun dorma is one of my favorite arias. No, I just feel like we already know Ving is back, but the idea here is that Simon Pegg's star power was slightly higher than Ving's, and it was very clear that they were trying to build off of that dynamic from Ghost Protocol.

[19:47] Olaf: Yes, it makes for more humor. Clearly, Benji is going to be on this mission with Ethan the whole time, and this is how we get him there because he never goes back.

[20:04] J.J.: Well, to be fair, we find out that that was not Ethan Hunt's plan.

[20:11] Olaf: No, it was not.

[20:12] J.J.: It was not. He just needed Benji to come in, identify, and leave. And this is why I don't understand why he didn't get Ving Rhames because it's not like Ving was in the orchestra seat, never seen in the orchestra or in the mezzanine. He was in the lighting booth. Nobody's gonna—nobody's gonna be checking his—

[20:28] Olaf: I'm pretty sure Ethan Hunt called up Luther and said, "Hey, I need you to get into a tux, and I need you to—" and he's like, "Stop right there. I don't wear tuxes."

[20:34] J.J.: Oh, oh, never mind. You're right. All right, Benji, let's see if he's busy.

[20:42] Olaf: Yeah, oh good, he's not. So no, I never really thought about it. I just went along with it. It didn't bother me. But man, this movie really has—I know, no, no, it's not because here's the thing. Here's—no, no, here's the thing. The movie starts off bad, and then there's these—why didn't he get Luther instead? Oh, I'm getting really nitpicky because I've seen this movie so many times, and I love this movie. I enjoy it. All I really feel like this is one franchise that the movies have exponentially gotten better with each edition.

[21:15] J.J.: Oh yeah, at this point.

[21:16] Olaf: And so fun fact, this is the first Mission Impossible where every member of the team is a veteran.

[21:23] J.J.: Right, yeah, everybody's—they finally got everybody back to come back for a second one. But no, I'm just—I'm being a little more nitpicky because this is—I just don't want this to be a huge love fest for these movies. I mean, because they're great. I could gush about these completely, but I'm being a little more critical because the committee who is now investigating IMF clearly says that a lot of the IMF success is due to luck or chance, and that they show us. And then they end up showing us exactly that during the opera scene after Ethan kills the henchman backstage with the instrument, with it looks like a clarinet.

[22:00] Olaf: It's a flute.

[22:01] J.J.: It's a flute, sorry, you're right. It was with a flute. He finds out it's a gun, and he just so happens to be able to find the one bullet that didn't fall. It just got wedged into the lighting tower and finds it just in time to figure out, oh, this flute's a gun. Oh, this is where the bullet goes, and now I've got just enough time to figure out what I need to do. Well, luck and chance.

[22:25] Olaf: Okay, so that part, if you're gonna make me think about it and speak badly about this movie, which you so are eager to do—

[22:31] J.J.: They didn't need the shot of the bullet sitting precariously wedged in the rigging. It could have just stayed in the flute, and he could have just checked the chamber to make sure it was right.

[22:39] Olaf: But good—no, no, no, let's not do that.

[22:45] J.J.: No, but you know because they knew there'd be somebody like you that just wants to tear this movie down. I've seen this movie so many times, and again, I chose to watch it this time with a much more critical eye because I knew we would be talking about it, and I feel like maybe some of these things should be voiced, not because it makes the movie bad, because it doesn't. If you're ranking these movies, I feel like this one's going at the bottom.

[23:06] Olaf: No, no, no, no, no, no. I'm just saying these things bring it more to light, and that's all I was saying. I know we've sort of—we're going to continue to low rookie of the year, but definitely above Mr. Baseball.

[23:25] J.J.: Oh my god, you don't know what you're talking about. Tom Selleck is a treasure.

[23:33] Olaf: I know he is. I know he is, just not there. Now I do want to talk a little bit about the opera.

[23:41] J.J.: Yeah, yeah, it's so good. It's fun. Benji's using a laptop that looks like a program.

[23:50] Olaf: Yeah, I love it.

[23:51] J.J.: So it's all in black and white, and that's pretty wild. And he has to keep smacking the power board, right, and it makes stuff move.

[24:03] Olaf: Yeah, which why didn't they just move it back when the lighting rig switch goes up and it forces Tom Cruise to go up? Why didn't the lady in the booth just bring it back down again?

[24:14] J.J.: Just—well, thanks. I think that she was about to when the other henchman who walked into the room decided, "Well, they're no longer going to live."

[24:20] Olaf: Yeah, these two people are no longer necessary.

[24:26] J.J.: No, the opera scene is great because we do get to see Rebecca Ferguson in this sort of mystery character, and we kind of gloss over the opening fight scene that she and Tom Cruise have at the beginning, which is awesome for both of them because it sets her up too. It's not like we don't get to see her hold her own. And so then we—yeah, she comes in to the opera in her own shot with the music of Turandot over it, which becomes their sort of theme throughout the whole movie, which I loved because it just lets us know that this person is going to be important to Ethan. It's not going to be Paula Patton's character, it's not going to be Tandy Newton. I mean, this person is going to have some sort of significance throughout this movie for sure, you know, and hopefully more to more beyond that.

But even when they capture—even when she decides to—when they get—when they escape and they end up in the car, the whole immediate chemistry that the two of them have really helps it helped me totally invest and buy into her character.

[25:21] Olaf: I could talk about her all day. Her talent is immense. Her chemistry with the camera, her chemistry with Tom is incredible.

[25:29] J.J.: Yeah, what an addition. Like, I love a movie that if you're going to continue a franchise and you have to bring in more people to keep it fresh, I love it when you can bring in people who are going to actually add substance to a film, and Rebecca Ferguson does it, Sean Harris does it, Alec Baldwin, it's fantastic.

[25:56] Olaf: Well, and Sean Harris reminded me a little bit of how at least his character of Philip Seymour Hoffman, except much more quiet. I mean, they both use very little words, but Sean Harris is just much more—he's sinister in this sort of very quiet, refrained way. The moment she comes in after the failed assassination attempt at the opera, she takes down that dude with her signature climbing up scissor whatever move she does to take that guy down, and all he does is just watch it. And then he pulls the gun and shoots the henchman behind her and then is like gives her the gun back. He just does so much without saying so much. Simon Pegg's character even says the syndicate is the anti-IMF, so basically Sean Harris is essentially the anti-Ethan Hunt.

All of the people in the syndicate are disavowed agents, so they're all deadly, they're all capable, and Solomon Lane is the one running all of this and pulling all the strings. So he is just as brilliant and tactical as Ethan Hunt, which made the movie that much cooler because he and Tom Cruise never interact with each other in the same physical space throughout the entire movie until the very, very, very, very end when they're still separated by the box, you know?

[27:13] J.J.: Yeah, they don't ever share a scene together, but you still feel this tension in this.

[27:23] J.J.: Welcome back to the theater, everyone! We're diving into part three of our Mission Impossible series, and today we're focusing on "Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation."

[27:39] Olaf: That's right! This is Tom Cruise's fifth outing in the franchise, and it really takes the action to another level.

[27:51] J.J.: Absolutely! The stunts in this film are just insane. I mean, who can forget that plane scene?

[28:11] Olaf: Right? It’s iconic! And it really sets the tone for the rest of the movie.

[28:26] J.J.: Plus, we get to see the return of some fan-favorite characters, like Benji and Ilsa.

[28:46] Olaf: Yes! Simon Pegg as Benji is always a highlight, and Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust really brings a strong presence to the film.

[29:06] J.J.: I love how they developed her character. She’s not just a sidekick; she plays a crucial role in the story.

[29:26] Olaf: Exactly! And the chemistry between her and Ethan Hunt is fantastic. It adds a whole new dynamic to the film.

[29:46] J.J.: Speaking of dynamics, the villain, Solomon Lane, played by Sean Harris, is one of the best in the series.

[30:06] Olaf: For sure! He’s menacing and really makes you feel the stakes are high throughout the movie.

[30:26] J.J.: And the plot twists keep you on your toes. Just when you think you know what’s going to happen, they throw in a curveball.

[30:46] Olaf: That’s what I love about these films! They keep you guessing and engaged from start to finish.

[31:06] J.J.: Let’s not forget about the incredible action sequences, especially the motorcycle chase. It’s just thrilling!

[31:26] Olaf: Oh, definitely! The choreography in those scenes is top-notch. You can really feel the adrenaline.

[31:46] J.J.: And the cinematography is stunning. The way they capture the action makes you feel like you’re right there with them.

[32:06] Olaf: Agreed! It’s a visual feast. Plus, the score by Joe Kraemer really elevates the tension.

[32:26] J.J.: It does! The music complements the action perfectly and adds to the overall experience.

[32:46] Olaf: So, what would you say is your favorite moment from "Rogue Nation"?

[33:06] J.J.: That’s a tough one! I think I’d have to go with the opera scene. It’s so unique and well-executed.

[33:26] Olaf: That’s a great choice! The way they blend the action with the opera performance is just brilliant.

[33:46] J.J.: It really showcases the film’s creativity. It’s not just about the action; it’s about storytelling too.

[34:06] Olaf: Exactly! And that’s what makes the Mission Impossible series stand out from other action franchises.

[34:26] J.J.: So true! Each film brings something new while still staying true to the core of the franchise.

[34:46] Olaf: And that’s why we keep coming back for more!

[35:06] J.J.: Alright, let’s dive deeper into some of the themes and character arcs in "Rogue Nation."

[35:26] Olaf: Sounds good! I think the theme of trust is really prevalent throughout the film.

[35:46] J.J.: Definitely! Ethan has to navigate who he can trust, especially with the IMF being disbanded.

[36:06] Olaf: And the relationship between Ethan and his team is tested in some really interesting ways.

[36:26] J.J.: It adds a layer of complexity to the story, making it more than just a typical action film.

[36:46] Olaf: Exactly! It’s about loyalty and the lengths people will go to for those they care about.

[37:06] J.J.: And that’s something we can all relate to, which makes the film resonate on a deeper level.

[37:26] Olaf: For sure! So, what do you think about the direction Christopher McQuarrie took with this film?

[37:46] J.J.: I think he did an amazing job! He really understands the franchise and knows how to balance action with character development.

[38:06] Olaf: Absolutely! His vision for "Rogue Nation" really pays off, and it’s one of the standout films in the series.

[38:26] J.J.: I couldn’t agree more! It’s a perfect blend of everything we love about Mission Impossible.

[38:46] Olaf: So, what’s next for us? Are we going to tackle the next film in the series?

[39:06] J.J.: Yes! We’ll be diving into "Mission Impossible: Fallout" next time, and I can’t wait!

[39:26] Olaf: Me neither! It’s another action-packed ride, and I’m excited to discuss it.

[39:46] J.J.: Alright, folks, be sure to tune in next week for that episode.

[40:06] Olaf: And don’t forget to follow us on social media for all the latest updates!

[40:26] J.J.: Thanks for joining us today, and we’ll see you next time at the theater!

[40:46] Olaf: Bye, everyone!

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