Cruise Again Lives 'Dangerously' in Fifth 'Mission: Impossible' Film

Cruise¹ Again Lives 'Dangerously' in Fifth 'Mission: Impossible' Film

“Mission: Impossible - Rogue² Nation” is the fifth installment³ of a successful 20-year-old spy movie series. The series is based on the iconic 1960s TV series, also called “Mission: Impossible.”

As in the first four movies, Tom Cruise is the lead actor in the new film. He also serves executive⁴ producer.

Cruise’s character, Ethan Hunt, is part of the Impossible Missions Force, or IMF. But, the group is broken up and absorbed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Ethan Hunt is trying to prove to the C.I.A. the existence of an international crime organization called the Syndicate.

The Syndicate’s members are dissident agents. They damage the world economy and kill world leaders. Hunt must try to investigate and destroy the Syndicate without letting agency chiefs know.

As in the past 'Mission: Impossible' films, Tom Cruise performs the stunts⁵ himself. Stunts are difficult and sometimes dangerous physical acts.

Filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie wrote and directed 'MI5,' as this latest installment is affectionately called. He said he wanted to make the film for an international audience. He wanted to take movie watchers to places they might not able to go to in reality.

For example, the production team chose Morocco to film a wildly dangerous motorcycle chase on a curvy mountain road. Cruise speeds down the road. He does not even wear a helmet for the stunt⁶.

But Cruise says he feels lucky. He says, "…I get to work with the best bikes so that we can do very extreme things."

The actor also into has to perform a stunt in deep water without an oxygen tank. He had to train to hold his breath for more than three minutes. He said he was surprised by the difficulty of that training.

The “Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation” cast also includes Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin and newcomer Sarah Ferguson. The movie cost $150 million to make. It was released July 23. Within its first two weeks in theaters, “Rogue Nation” made almost $140 million worldwide.

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installment – n. any one of several parts of a long book, television program, etc., that are published or shown over a period of time

iconic – adj. symbolic⁷

stunt – n. a difficult and often dangerous action

helmet – n. a hard hat that is worn to protect your head

cast – n. the actors in a play, film, or television show

1 cruise   

v.巡航，航游，缓慢巡行；n.海上航游

参考例句：

• They went on a cruise to Tenerife.他们乘船去特纳利夫岛。
• She wants to cruise the canals of France in a barge.她想乘驳船游览法国的运河。

2 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

3 installment   

n.(instalment)分期付款；(连载的)一期

参考例句：

• I shall soon pay the last installment of my debt.不久我将偿付我的最后一期债款。
• He likes to buy things on the installment plan.他喜欢用分期付款法购买货物。

4 executive   

adj.执行的，行政的；n.执行者，行政官，经理

参考例句：

• A good executive usually gets on well with people.一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。
• He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。

5 stunts   

n.惊人的表演( stunt的名词复数 )；（广告中）引人注目的花招；愚蠢行为；危险举动v.阻碍…发育[生长]，抑制，妨碍( stunt的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。
• The plane did a few stunts before landing. 飞机着陆前做了一些特技。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

7 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。