History Film / MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning

The film released on July 12, 2023. ''Dead Reckoning Part Two'' is scheduled for release on May 23, 2025.

The film released on July 12, 2023. ''Dead Reckoning Part Two'' is scheduled for release on May 25, 2025.

The film released on July 12, 2023. ''Dead Reckoning Part Two'' is scheduled for release on June 28, 2024.

* ActionPrologue: Beyond the opening sequence of a submarine crew confronting the "phantom" ''Sevastopol'' submarine, the rest of the opening involves Ethan attempting to rescue Ilsa from a band of bounty hunters in the Arabian Desert during a sandstorm.

** Finally, it knows that all relevant parties [[spoiler:will be on the Orient Express train to procure the completed key, so it plans ahead to cause the entire train to crash and kill them all by having Gabriel bomb a bridge ahead and going in to recover the completed key, kill the train conductors and sabotage the engine, personally killing Denlinger (the only loose end who knows about the location of the ''Sevastapol'' and the Entity's own weakness) and Paris (whom it predicts will betray them because Ethan spared her life in Venice and who heard Denlinger's confession, though this ends up being a SelfFulfillingProphecy). It knows that Ethan is also going to be there, which is why it had Gabriel murdered Ilsa in Venice, knowing that Ethan will be driven by rage to murder Gabriel for killing two of the women he cared for and thus killing the only person who knows what the completed key is used for, meaning that nobody will learn about the Entity's weakness and ensures its ultimate victory. If Gabriel kills Ethan instead (Luther reasons), then the Entity's most dangerous enemy is dead. However, it doesn't get its way this time due to multiple [[SpannerInTheWorks spanners in the works]] at play that it couldn't prepare to account for them all.]]

* DidntSeeThatComing: It's implied the Entity's predictive capabilities faltered somewhat in the climax, as [[spoiler:it's implied that it didn't expect Gabriel to mortally wound Paris, but for her to be NotQuiteDead and [[SelfFulfilingProphecy fulfil its prediction of her betraying them for Ethan]] after [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe he spared her life]]. Given the lack of electronic devices on the wreaked train afterwards, it's unclear if it knows that Ethan is aware of the ''Sevastapol'' and where to use the key]]. Of course, given its nature, it's up in the air whether or not it did have a slip-up or if events are still proceeding within its predictions.

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:Ethan spares Paris' life and Gabriel stabs her for potentially betraying him. Cue Paris saving Ethan's life and informing him of the existence of ''Sevastapol''.]]

* OncePerEpisode: Ethan has a scene in which he speaks French to a wounded Frenchwoman just like in ''Fallout''. [[spoiler:To Paris at the end, more specifically.]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:Ethan spares Paris' life and Gabriel stabs her for potentially betraying him. Cue Paris saving Ethan's life.]]

* BaitAndSwitch: [[spoiler: When Grace (disguised as Alanna) leaves her cabin to meet with Kittridge, the first thing Kittridge says is that she can't possibly be Alanna. It seems like the mission is already a bust and the crew are going to have to improvise like crazy, perhaps Kittridge noticed that the fake Alanna has the wrong eye color...but Kittridge then makes it clear he's just making a joke about how the last time they met Alanna was a young girl, and the ruse is still intact.]]

** It's the 'host' of the party in Venice to [[spoiler: the White Widow - the secret third party that hired Grace to steal the key in Abu Dhabi - where its true intention lies in ''not'' getting both keys from the White Widow right then but to intimidate her into joining it by having Gabriel threatening to kill her if she doesn't comply. Having Gabriel spells it out that he knows for a fact that either Ilsa or Grace - both of them someone Ethan cares for - will die tonight is enough to convince the White Widow to change her side in order to save her skin. Also, it knows that Ethan will do whatever it takes to protect the two women, so it hijacks the identity of Benji/Luther and leads Ethan into a trap while also coercing Ilsa that she's able to save Grace at the cost of her own life, knowing that thanks to her SamaritanSyndrome, she wouldn't just walk away and abandon Grace to be killed by Gabriel.]]

** During Ethan's briefing, the voice on the tape makes a snarky remark about how he keeps going rogue, and tells him to color within the lines this time. [[spoiler:He might as well have saved his breath.]]

* {{Retcon}}: In the previous films there was never anything to otherwise suggest the IMF was anything other than a legitimate (albeit deniable) part of the intelligence community and its members recruited from other agencies with honest backgrounds. This film now adds that some of the IMF agents were former criminals given a shot at redemption by the IMF to use their talents for good.

* {{Retcon}}: There was never anything to otherwise suggest the IMF was anything other than a legitimate (albeit deniable) part of the intelligence community and its members recruited from other agencies with honest backgrounds. This film now adds that some of the IMF agents were former criminals given a shot at redemption by the IMF to use their talents for good.

** Finally, it knows that all relevant parties [[spoiler:will be on the Orient Express train to procure the completed key, so it plans ahead to cause the entire train to crash and kill them all by having Gabriel bomb a bridge ahead and going in to recover the completed key, kill the train conductors and sabotage the engine, personally killing Denlinger (the only loose end who knows about the location of the ''Sevastapol'' and the Entity's own weakness) and Paris (whom it predicts will betray them because Ethan spared her life in Venice who heard Denlinger's confession, though this ends up being a SelfFulfillingProphecy). It knows that Ethan is also going to be there, which is why it had Gabriel murdered Ilsa in Venice, knowing that Ethan will be driven by rage to murder Gabriel for killing two of the women he cared for and thus killing the only person who knows what the completed key is used for, meaning that nobody will learn about the Entity's weakness and ensures its ultimate victory. If Gabriel kills Ethan instead (Luther reasons), then the Entity's most dangerous enemy is dead. However, it doesn't get its way this time due to multiple [[SpannerInTheWorks spanners in the works]] at play that it couldn't prepare to account for them all.]]

** Finally, it knows that all relevant parties [[spoiler:will be on the Orient Express train to procure the completed key, so it plans ahead to cause the entire train to crash and kill them all by having Gabriel bomb a bridge ahead and going in to recover the completed key, kill the train conductors and sabotage the engine, personally killing Denlinger - the only loose end who knows about the location of the ''Sevestapol'' and the Entity's own weakness, and Paris - whom it predicts that she will betray them because Ethan saved her life in Venice who also becomes another loose end after she heard Denlinger's confession (though this ends up being a SelfFulfillingProphecy). It knows that Ethan is also going to be there, which is why it had Gabriel murdered Ilsa in Venice, knowing that Ethan will be driven by rage to murder Gabriel for killing two of the women he cared for and thus killing the only person who knows what the completed key is used for, meaning that nobody will learn about the Entity's weakness and ensures its ultimate victory. If Gabriel kills Ethan instead (Luther reasons), then the Entity's most dangerous enemy is dead. However, it doesn't get its way this time due to multiple [[SpannerInTheWorks spanners in the works]] at play that it couldn't prepare to account for them all.]]

** During the alleyway fight in Venice, [[spoiler:Ethan effortlessly takes down Paris, but leaves her alive. This, coupled with Gabriel attempting to kill her onboard the train because [[HeKnowsTooMuch she knows about]] the ''Sevastopol'', leads her to go back and save Ethan and Grace from DestinationDefenestration during the climax]].

* ArcWords: "Choice" and "Choose" crop up frequently, apart from the standard "Your mission should you choose to accept it...". When we first see Ethan, he tells the courier, "Welcome to the IMF. You made the right choice." In the tape, Kittridge reminds Ethan of the choice he made to join IMF to avoid prison. [[spoiler:Both Luther and Benji tell Grace how they chose to join IMF, and Ethan advises Grace that Kittridge will give her the same choice if they meet again. Toward the end, after Grace helps Ethan escape and meets Kittridge herself, she tells him, "I choose to accept."]]

* ArcWords: "Choice" and "Choose" crop up frequently, apart from the standard "Your mission should you choose to accept it...". When we first see Ethan, he tells the courier, "Welcome to the IMF. You made the right choice." In the tape, Kitteridge reminds Ethan of the choice he made to join IMF to avoid prison. [[spoiler:Both Luther and Benji tell Grace how they chose to join IMF, and Ethan advises Grace that Kitteridge will give her the same choice if they meet again. Toward the end, after Grace helps Ethan escape and meets Kitteridge herself, she tells him, "I choose to accept."]]

* BiblicalMotifs: The bad guy is a guy named Gabriel who follows the Entity as if it were a god and he were it's servant. Ethan even explicitly calls it "your god" at one point. Subtle.

* WhereIWasBornAndRazed: The ''Sevastopol'' is effectively where the Entity was born from the intruder program coming into contact with the central computer. It's first action as a sentient lifeform is to destroy it, as its source code is still on the submarine.

->''"We cannot escape the past. Some of us are doomed to repeat it. Grace may believe you saved her from her fate, but you and I both know you merely bought her time. But that's the pattern, isn't it? A cross you've been left to bear. [[CartwrightCurse The closer someone gets to you, the harder it is to keep them alive.]] A new day brings a new burden. The key is only the beginning. Wherever it leads, wherever it takes to get there, [[InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn you'll have to do it on your own.]] [[TheBadGuyWins Should you fail in your mission, the Entity wins. Gabriel wins. And the world will pay the ultimate price.]] [[SenselessSacrifice Should any members of your team be caught or killed, their sacrifice will have been in vain.]] [[RaceAgainstTheClock So hurry. There isn't much time.]] The world doesn't know it, but they're counting on you. Good luck, Ethan."''

** Kittridge is still unabashedly on Ethan's side, giving him the mission to find and obtain one half of the activation key to access the Entity in the opening of the film... but he ''also'' [[spoiler:is manipulating Ethan and his team to get it for him, as he wants the power it represents for the U.S. government, and not telling Ethan's team about his amoral motifs]].

* MacGuffin: The two halves of the Key to a mysterious chamber aboard the ''Sevastopol'' submarine. Every character in the film is after them so they can either destroy the Entity (the IMF and Ilsa), harness the Entity (the CIA and presumably all the other international intelligence agencies), sell the key on the black market (the White Widow and the bounty hunters at the beginning, or help the Entity in its goals (Gabriel).

->''"The world doesn't know it, but they're counting on you. Good luck, Ethan."''

* CastingGag: The actor playing the rookie IMF agent who meets Hunt at the beginning of the movie is Alex James-Phelps. "Jim Phelps" was the character played by Creator/PeterGraves in the TV series (and later by Creator/JonVoight in the 1996 movie).