Mission Impossible 8: Christopher Mcquarrie considers the service of fans as a “mortal”, however …

Mission Impossible 8: Christopher Mcquarrie considers the service of fans as a “mortal”, however …



The final reckoning that is about to be revealed

Two years after the release of Impossible mission 7Ethan Hunt and his team are ready to invest the dark rooms again. In The final reckoningthey meet Once again in the face of artificial intelligence called “the entity”who threatens the entire planet.

Tom Cruise It has obviously returned to the role of Ethan Hunt. Just like Twenty Rhames and Simon Pegg In those of Luther and Benji. And several characters introduced in the seventh Impossible missionincluding grace, embodied by Hayley AtwellThey are also always present.

Christopher Mcquarrie does not like the fan service …

In cinema, the fan service is a practice that consists in integration into a film elements that appeared in a previous opus of the same saga, even if these elements are not essential for history. The goal is to seduce the viewer by offering him something he liked in the past. But according to Christopher Mcquarrie, This practice is “Mortal”. This is what the director explained The director’s podcast In 2023, as reported today The Hollywood journalist :::

The fan service is poison. It is fatal. It is fantastic when it is treated like a very, very strong and judicious spice. If you find out that you have seen the other films, very well. But it doesn’t count. Because what happens – the great danger of this – is that I ask you to leave this narrative thread and to remember another, before returning.

Two years ago, Christopher Mcquarrie had explained that the fan service should have been used with great sparing. Who suggested that the screenwriter and the director would not have used this process too much Impossible mission 8. But It seems that he has not followed his advice.

… but still used it too much in Impossible mission 8 ?

The last trailer for Impossible mission 8Unveiled last April, he showed several moments of previous films in the saga. Who suggested that the new Opus Often referred to the past adventures of Ethan and his team. AND The Hollywood journalist explains that some of the most negative criticisms of The final reckoning Among the journalists who discovered the concern of the film Too large quantities of scenes reminiscent of a previous Opus.

So you will find your turn so Christopher Mcquarrie has somehow betrayed his principles Impossible mission 8 ? Soon you will be able to do your opinion on the question. The final reckoning will come out This Wednesday 21 May In French cinemas.

Source: Cine Serie

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