10 Action Movie Scenes So Unbelievable They're Actually Awesome
8. Mission Impossible 2 - Ethan and Sean jump at each other from moving motorcycles
The climactic motorcycle chase is a memorable moment in an otherwise forgettable entry in the MI franchise. It’s filled with some killer stunts, eye pleasing car crashes, and those pretty slow mo shots that John Woo was famous for even before the advent of bullet time.
The final moment though is completely bonkers. Ethan and Sean, both on motorcycles, stare at each other western showdown style. They rev their bikes then charge full speed. As they get closer to impact they somehow jump at each other, colliding in midair.
While Anthony Hopkins did say it was mission impossible and not mission difficult, this was downright preposterous. Yet it has become one of the most memorable images from the movie.
The fact is we had just been bombarded with loads of borderline impossible stunts admittedly prepared us for the moment. In addition Ethan and Sean had been built up as these two super agents that anything less super could have ended up disappointing. In the end they gave us a moment so memorable it became ingrained in our memory. Mission success after all.