Mission impossible analysis
The film ‘Mission impossible’, directed by Brian De Palma, was released in 2001 staring the likes of Tom Cruise, Jon Voight and Emmanuelle Beart. It is and action-thriller, based on the story of an American agent, who, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organisation. The film stars Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt (protagonist), part of a crack squad of intelligence operatives, based upon the 1960’s T.V series. It incorporates vast amounts of action within a complex and clever storyline. The films target audience would most probably be younger people (13-26) or people with a modern lifestyle as the film’s content is fast and exciting, as well as being technologically advanced. The film’s certification of P.G. also effects this audience bracket as the younger viewers must be considered.