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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

Film

DirectorBrad Bird

Meta takes1

Figures

Objects & symbols

The "Ghost Protocol" plot device and the rogue nuclear threat
The recurring failure of high-tech gadgets (gecko gloves, mask maker, etc.)

Form & technique

The Burj Khalifa climb sequence
The Kremlin hallway optical camouflage scene
The soundscape of the Burj Khalifa exterior scene

Tropes

The character arc of Jane Carter
Depiction of Dubai and Mumbai → The Non-Place

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