Mission: Impossible boasts an iconic theme tune.
Summary The Mission: Impossible franchise begins every movie with a dynamic opening credits sequence, and these brief scenes have become one of the franchise's most popular traditions. Mission: Impossible is an adaptation of a TV series which began in the 1960s, and the movies use the same iconic theme tune by the Argentinian composer Lalo Schifrin. The movies also reference the show's opening credits, especially with the image of a lit fuse that the first few movies use.
Director John Woo Release Date May 24, 2000 Cast Richard Roxburgh , Ving Rhames , Dougray Scott , Tom Cruise , Thandie Newton Mission: Impossible 2 is often cited as a weak point in the franchise, and the opening credits are no exception. They barely feel like they fit with the franchise at all, especially since the score is virtually unrecognizable.
Mission: Impossible III has memorable action scenes like the bridge ambush or the scene at the Vatican, but none of these are shown. The big challenge for Brian De Palma was creating a Mission: Impossible credits sequence that honors the legacy of the franchise, but still introduces a few fresh twists. The theme song feels heftier and more frantic than it did in either the 1966 TV series or the 1988 reboot, but it's still easily identifiable as Lalo Schifrin's iconic tune. The first movie also keeps the visual motif of a match setting off a fuse, but it isn't animated this time.
While Dead Reckoning has some great ideas in its opening credits sequence, it may be a little too clever for its own good. Compared to the movies which came before it, these credits feel less enticing overall. The big stunts and dramatic moments are intercut with one too many close-ups of the cross-shaped White Key, as if the movie is trying to hammer home the importance of this MacGuffin from the beginning. The sequence also turns down the opportunity to end on a high note.
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