4. The Opera Fight Scene (Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation)
Like the following movies on the list, Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation features a multitude of moments that could have been featured. There was the underwater heist, the motorcycle chase, and the much-publicized airplane ride to consider, but in the end, it was the extremely tense sequence at the Vienna Opera House that took the cake. Trying to foil an assassination attempt during the performance, Tom Cruise becomes caught in a fist fight in the rafters above everyone. All the while, the various assassins, including the mysterious Ilsa Faust set up their guns as the music begins to crescendo. The real tension comes when Cruise gains the upper hand but is left with a single bullet to take down two different people. He moves back and forth, unable to decide on who to take out before finally shooting the royal target himself in the shoulder, causing him to fall over and evade their subsequent shots. Chaos ensues as the various players begin to try to take each other out amidst a thrilling escape. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPxWDnA3IwU In a movie full of larger-than-life stunts, it was something as simple as Tom Cruise deciding who to shoot that proved to be the most epic thing in the whole film.
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