MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 6 Will Have Its Own Unique Style
One of my favorite aspects about the Mission: Impossible franchise is that all of the movies have had a very different style to them. One of the reasons for this is because each of the films have had a different director with a unique style and vision for the spy action thriller. Those directors include Brian DePalma, John Woo, J.J. Abrams, Brad Bird, and Christopher McQuarrie.
McQuarrie directed the most recent film in the franchise, and he is the first director to come back to direct a sequel. I just assumed that this sequel would have the same style and vibe as Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, but that won’t be the case at all. During an interview with /Film, the director explained that he is looking to push himself to take the next film in a different direction:
“My desire as a filmmaker is to always be a better filmmaker than I was on the previous film. I’m not a filmmaker interested in stasis. I really want to grow and push myself. I think if you look at the three films I’ve done — from The Way of the Gun to Jack Reacher to Mission: Impossible — I think it’s very clear there’s a distinct voice that runs through them, and they’re each sort of expanding, in terms of the storytelling and use of technology. I’m learning on each movie the mysteries of this technical craft or that technical craft. I had things I specifically learned from this movie I want to apply to the next. I gotta imagine it’ll look different. Let’s put it this way: if it looks the same, I’ll be disappointed.”
As much as I loved the style of of Rogue Nation, it's refreshing to hear that he really wants to give fans something new and different. He goes on to talk about what he learned from making the movie:
“I think the biggest thing I learned is you don’t always need as much as you think you do. The motorcycle sequence was originally so much bigger, so much longer, and so much more involved. There were so many action sequences in the movie. You can make a bigger movie with less, and I’m determined to do something leaner, less heavily reliant on plot, and a little stripped down.”
I like his outlook on things. I’ve always been a firm believer in less is more when it comes to storytelling in filmmaking. I'm happy that he’s coming back for another round with Ethan Hunt and the gang, and I’m looking forward to seeing what he does with the next chapter. In all honesty, I kinda hope Tom Cruise keeps making these movies until he’s old and grey.