Who gets the credit for “Mission: Impossible”? M:I series from the perspective of the producer and director *Note! Contains spoilers.

Tom Cruise's producing ability

``Mission: Impossible'' was a huge success, with De Palma's typical cinematic style and developments that surprised traditional fans. After this film, Tom Cruise stepped into Kubrick's posthumous film, starring in Eyes Wide Shut (1999), and now appears in Academy Award-winning director Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia (1999). He shows off his amazing "self-production" ability.

On the other hand, De Palma went all out with his hobbies again in `` Snake Eyes '' (1998), leaving the audience behind, and then dabbled in space science fiction in `` Mission to Mars '' (2000), and again. You will end up creating a work that is crazy or crazy, and your reputation will suffer.

Of course, what made the difference was the presence of Tom Cruise. In "Mission: Impossible," Tom Cruise had a difficult task even for a producer by trade: to introduce a certain kind of "potent" called "De Palma Flavor" to the point where it would not be well-received by the general public, but to control it without letting it go out of control. I was pushing it away. On the other hand, De Palma was unable to control his own "toxicity" and continued to push away many audiences.

Furthermore, in the second film in the series, Tom Cruise once again used a ``potent drug'' called ``John Woo flavor,'' but this time it was slightly more powerful, leading to lower ratings. Then, after a six-year hiatus, he "removed the poison" and regained the audience with his unique "J. J. Abrams flavor" that could be described as a "quasi-drug". This tremendous sense of balance is the essence of Tom Cruise.

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So, who gets the credit for the movie "Mission: Impossible"? The first film was created by Brian De Palma's unique taste, but the series as a whole, including the first film, continued to be successful because of the presence of Tom Cruise. Considering all that, you can probably say it belongs to Tom Cruise.

However, as usual, even if this article is denied by Tom Cruise himself or his surrounding staff, or errors are pointed out, the authorities will not be involved in any way, so please do so.

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Text: Samurai Isao

Designer by profession, film writer by profession. He is working hard to promote Indian films in Japan.

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