![]() The entire train scene ry analog clockwork-planned mayhem, with the concept that this train is run by coal and 19th-century technology. The scene where Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) lands on the train through its window is exceptional, and that is probably the most extreme nod to Buster Keaton, specifically his film The General. And without a doubt, it’s a formula, and it is structured in the same manner as some of the later Wes Anderson films, which is a work that skilled workers made, and it was one of the most enjoyable moments I have spent in a movie theater. I’m sure that the filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie, with the assistance of his star, and producer, Tom Cruise, raided cinema history to make the Mission Impossible series into a cinematic museum with great possibilities. It’s in the spirit of Feuillade, with a giant percentage of Buster Keaton’s great The General thrown into the mix. Finally, I found a film that reminds me of that type of filmmaking and composition: Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning: Part One. ![]() ![]() One of my favorite films is Louis Feuillade’s 1913 serial Fantomas.
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