Emory Cinematheque: Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One (Christopher McQuarrie, 2023)
In which “the living manifestation of destiny,” agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) of the Impossible Mission Force, squares off against “The Entity” a rogue AI that threatens the balance of world power. Featuring Cruise performing one of the craziest stunts in movie history, far more close-up magic than you might expect, and a grab-bag of religious references and digitally-inflected eschatology, director Christopher McQuarrie stuffs the latest Mission: Impossible with ideas and thrills in (almost) equal measure. The globetrotting actioner reunites audiences with Hunt’s team-slash-adopted-family—MI6 agent Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson) and longtime IMF best bros Benji (Simon Pegg) and Luther (Ving Rhames)—while introducing us to professional thief Grace (Haley Atwell) and the mysterious Gabriel (Esai Morales), the Entity’s right-hand man, who has a long history with Ethan. Come for handcuffed Cruise and Atwell careening around the Spanish Steps in a stolen car and stay for the existential terror wrought by an…
University Event Topic: Arts. Artificial Intelligence. Department / Organization: Film & Media. Event Open To: All (Public). Cost: Free. Contact Name: Michele Schreiber. Contact Email: mjschre@emory.edu.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 7:30 PM.
White Hall, Room 208
301 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322.
For more info visit filmandmedia.emory.edu.