Posts

Masters of the Impossible

Image
Anyone who grew up watching movies from the 90's would have watched the Mission impossible movies. Love it or hate it, the first movie set a new standard for the spy flick genre. As you may know, the movie franchise is a spinoff of a television show of the same name from the '60s. I have not watched the tv series, but I am sure it was as exciting and ahead of its times as the movies and maybe that is what inspired the movie franchise.  Apart from the adrenaline rushing, dare devil stunts by the most charming protagonist, the movies also feature stunning locales, the signature soundtrack theme from the series and loads of witty banter.  I recollect how I immensely enjoyed the first movie , and rewatched it whenever I had the chance. Those were the days of CDs and satellite TV channels and there were no stream-on-demand OTT services.  There is a recurring theme in most of these spy or thriller genres, the protagonist has a troubled past and is impossible to be around, don...