Whos watching? Breaking down Mission Impossible

      If you've ever watched a Mission Impossible movie you know that they are the kings of making you forget how to breathe. In this blog im going to deep dive on who's in the seats for these types of movies.

    The Core Crowd

 The more popular people who watch this particular movie are OG fans like Gen X and Older Millennials who grew up on Tom Cruise in the 80s and 90s. This crowd enjoys that nostalgic feel and the fact that the stunts are all legit. Since the plot moves so fast it pulls in another type of audience, adrenaline junkies. This also includes tech nerds due to the movies "ticking clock" and high tech gadgets.

 The Change

The game changer in mission impossible began with Tom cruise dangling from a Dubai building almost 1,700 ft in the air in real life. Prior to this these movies were interesting and cool but this stunt really made this movie a global hit with no green screen being use or a double. This turned the franchise to become a "must watch" experience, this wasn't a movie anymore it drew in dare devils who didn't even care for the spy feel.

    Reflection

 

Learning about the rise of mission impossible allowed me to see that one scene can influence and change the outlook of a movie which can negatively and positively impact it. It also gave me an insight in what the crowd looked like for this particular spy thriller and what the crowd might be in general for other spy thrillers. I look forward to researching about this sub genre further.

References

https://missionimpossible.fandom.com/wiki/Burj_Khalifa

https://www.boxofficepro.com/weekend-box-office-mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-sound-of-freedom/

https://medium.com/b-stories/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning-gives-audiences-the-most-impossible-mission-yet-even-if-d2373bb117da