Ethan Hunt - the modern knight of the raincoat and dagger

Since 1996, the viewer along with this secret agent of US intelligence has participated in the disclosure of many conspiracies, unraveled not one state secret and several times saved the world from global disasters. It would seem that there may be a new one in the genre of a spy detective? How many real heroes have seen the audience on screens, but fell in love with a few. So what is the difference between the hero of the series of films "Mission Impossible" from their less fortunate colleagues? Critics are ambiguous in their conclusions. Some praise films for an interesting story and saturation with dizzying stunts. Others believe that all this is corny and has long palled, and fans of exciting history, despite all the reviews, continue to wait for the meeting with the beloved hero of the tapes "Mission Impossible." Tom Cruise in the image of Ethan Hunt is not a classic hero of the spy genre infallible and unattainable superman. This is an ordinary guy with his own merits and demerits. Its distinctive feature is a great sense of duty, supported by knowledge, resourcefulness, physical preparation and well-coordinated teamwork with other agents. Therefore, empathizing with the protagonist, the viewer understands that a person is able to do everything, most importantly - very much to want.

About the main character

Ethan Matthew Hunt was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the only child of Margaret and Nathan Hunt. He spent his childhood on a dairy farm in Middelfield, New York. He was fond of sports, played for the school's baseball team. At the end of the school Ethan joined the army in the infantry with the intention of becoming a ranger. After completing basic and airborne training, he was trained in the training program for rangers. Upon completion, it was distributed to the third battalion of the 75th Regiment under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel David Briggs. On duty, he participated in military operations during Operation Desert Storm. After four years in the army, Ethan Hunt studies at the University of Pennsylvania on dual specialization - engineering and international relations.

Working in a secret service

On the recommendation of Briggs, who already held a high position in the CIA, Ethan was offered a job in this department right after graduating from the university. After numerous checks, examinations, interviews and psychological tests, the management concluded that Hunt is ideally suited for secret work outside the agency. The training of the candidate to all espionage wisdoms was handled by the best instructors of management. When the training was over, Ethan Hunt became an agent of a top-secret government organization called "Mission Impossible." His work in the service Hunt began in a group of five people under the supervision of senior agent Jim Phelps. The team's tasks included penetrating carefully protected objects, capturing important intelligence, destroying dangerous data and equipment, neutralizing the enemy as necessary, without leaving traces. In the group, Ethan entered as a key figure with the legend "Transport Analyst of the US Department of Transportation." The secret group of Phelps differed from most of the others in freedom in the performance of the assigned task. Ways to achieve results did not matter, so Hunt and his colleagues could act using any means, but in the event of a mission failure, the official service denied any connection with the members of the team and their actions.

The film "Mission Impossible"

The painting was filmed in 1996 by director Brian De Palma. The main character of the film is a CIA agent, Hunt, is in a very difficult situation - he is suspected of treason. It is known that the Ethan team was sent to Prague to prevent the leakage of information about American secret agents in eastern Europe. It turns out that one of the US diplomats decided to sell the full list of agents to the head of the syndicate for illegal arms trade - no one Max. The purpose of the operation was to stop the traitor, but everything went not according to plan. As a result, the team and its leader, Jim Phelps, perished. Only Ethan Hunt and Phelps's wife Claire remained alive. Meeting in a cafe with a connected Kitridge, Hunt learns that the list was fictitious and was intended to catch a traitor in a secret service. Since Ethan is considered the only survivor, suspicion falls on him, and in order to regain his trust and honest name, Hunt needs to find a real "mole". To do this, he contacts Max, says that the list is forged, and offers a deal - a real list in exchange for the name "mole". Max agrees and gives the disgraced agent a cash advance to implement the plan to withdraw the data from the CIA's strengthened headquarters in Langley. On this money, Hunt hires a team of former secret agents, develops a plan and goes to Langley. He manages to fulfill his plans due to the team's well-coordinated work, the latest technologies and excellent physical training. In the course of further events, Ethan Hunt learns that Phelps is alive and is a mole, and Kittridge and Claire are also implicated in the plot. With incredible efforts, he manages to neutralize the conspirators and clear his name. When returning home on board the aircraft, the stewardess comes to Hunt and coded the sentences to him and sends him greetings from the management of the secret service. In the center they are delighted with his work and are interested in readiness for the next assignment.

"Mission Impossible" (2, 3 parts)

After the disclosure of the conspiracy, Ethan was transferred to the position of team leader. Now he is not only a "senior field agent", but also a legend of intelligence. There is no such mission that would be beyond his power. In the second film about the adventures of Agent Hunt, directed by director John Woo in 2000, Ethan is to save the world from a global catastrophe. Terrorists threaten mankind with new bacteriological weapons, but when Agent Hunt takes action, the success of the operation is assured.

In 2006, the third part of the epic movie comes out, the director of this film was JJ Abrams. The audience meets the favorite hero in an uncharacteristic situation for a secret agent. Ethan is in love and intends to retire, he wants to get married, live happily ever after with his beloved. The future wife of Ethan Hunt Julia Mead has no idea about his work in the secret service. Everything could have turned out, but the CIA again needed his help. Now Ethan has to save his student Lindsay Ferris. The peripeteias of several operations in different countries are finally breaking his plans for a further life. The work to save the world turns out to be more important than personal interests, besides, it threatens Ethan's loved ones.

"Mission Impossible" (4, 5 parts)

The fourth film of the series "Mission Impossible", shot by Brad Bird, was released in 2011. Ethan and agents of his team are accused of involvement in the explosions in the Kremlin. The official leadership sets in motion a "Phantom Protocol", all information about the team is eliminated, and Ethan with the agents remains without support. The team will have to act on its own to save humanity from the further actions of Professor Cobalt, who is the true culprit of the explosion in the Kremlin.

The film directed by Christopher McQuarrie "Tribe of the Outlaws" 2015 to date is the last of the series "Mission Impossible". It turns out that the CIA policy has changed, the secret service has been dissolved, and Hunt is wanted. He and his comrades again have to independently rid the world of impurity. The organization "Syndicate", consisting of highly professional agents, like a cancer tumor, spread its tentacles all over the world, its goal is a new world order, but the way to the next evil is blocked by agent Hunt and his team.