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Mission: Impossible (1996)

Film
DirectorBrian De Palma
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Figures

Objects & symbols
  • The recurring motif of masks and screens.
Form & technique
  • The Langley Heist scene, specifically Ethan Hunt suspended by wires.
  • The film's overall plot structure.
  • The film's editing and cinematographic style.
Tropes
  • The film's relationship to the original 1960s television series.
  • The character arc of Jim Phelps, from hero to villain.