Christopher McQuarrie's Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation begins with United States disbanning the IMF, fed up the organizations lack of checks and balances which have led to the government having to explain the destruction left in their wake. This disbandment of the IMF has left Ethan all alone and a wanted man by the CIA, though Ethan continues to work in the shadows, determined to discover the truth behind the Syndicate, what he believes is a secretive organization of highly skilled disavowed agents from all over the world. Ethan believes this Syndicate is hellbent on creating a new world order, using carefully placed and designed terrorist attacks to do so. Gathering his old team, Ethan sets out to stop this powerful organization, though it becomes increasingly difficult to know who can and can't be trusted. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation is another solid entry in the long running series which effectively transports the viewer back into the highly secretive world of global espionage. Having a good understanding of what is expected from by its audience, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation is full of plenty of high-tech gadgets, world-hopping, international intrigue, and questionable alliances to keep any fan of the spy genre satisfied. What really stand out the most about this entry is the strong supporting characters, particularly disavowed British Agent Ilsa Faust, a character who plays a very important roll in the narrative of this entry. Ilsa is a very strong character whose underlying allegiances and intentions are made quite unclear for most of the films running time, but what surprised me is just how much depth she is given as a character when it becomes apparent that she is just a chess piece being played by much more powerful people. Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation's narrative isn't wholly original by any means, but the film does a great job at capturing how men and woman like Ethan, and other agents, are more so than not simply cogs in a much larger machine, serving the interests and agendas of men/women in more powerful positions. Featuring some fun action set-pieces, in particularly the motorcycle chase scene, and enough intrigue for appease the spy-junkie, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation is another fun, though-out entry in the Mission Impossible franchise.
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