History Awesome / MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning

* The big stunt of the film sees Ethan riding his motorcycle off a mountain and then parachuting his way down onto the Orient Express. What's more, he crashes through the window into a mook before he can shoot Grace.

* An acting awesome - the pivotal moment for Grace's character arc, when she makes the choice to join the IMF, has her being played by Vanessa Kirby rather than Hayley Atwell, and it's still completely believable.

-->'''Ethan''': If ''anything'' happens to either of them, there's no place on Earth where you or your God will be safe from me. There's no place that I won't go to kill you. ''That'' is written.

* An acting awesome - the pivotal moment for Grace's character arc, [[spoiler:when she makes the choice to join the IMF, has her being played by Vanessa Kirby rather than Hayley Atwell,]] and it's still completely believable.

-->'''Gabriel:''' ([[OhCrap realizing that the key is missing from his pocket]]) '''''[[SayMyName EEEEETHAN!!!!]]'''''

* Grace's EstablishingCharacterMoment at the Abu Dhabi airport sees her pulling a sleigh of hand trick on her target and even Ethan himself, managing to steal back one half of the Key while Ethan is distracted before making her escape on a plane to Rome. She even has a contingency plan of making a new friend with a stranger on board the plane en route to Rome and uses him as an unwitting courier to hide the key that she can grab later so it cannot be found on her person in the event that she gets detained by the Italian police (which does happen courtesy of Ethan).

* An acting awesome - the pivotal moment for Grace's character arc, [[spoiler:when she makes the choice to join the IMF, has her being played by Vanessa Kirby rather than Haylee Atwell,]] and it's completely believable.

* Ethan fighting Gabriel on top of the train for the key, with Ethan single-handedly ''[[CurbStompBattle mopping the floor]]'' with Gabriel. [[SavedByCanon Had this not been the first part]], had Ethan been told to [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou spare Gabriel since he's the only lead to the Entity and knows what the key is for]], and [[SpannerInTheWorks had Briggs and Degas not intervened]], Ethan certainly would have finished him there and now.

* Ethan fighting Gabriel on top of the train for the key, with Ethan single-handedly ''[[CurbStompBattle mopping the floor]]'' with Gabriel. [[SavedByCanon Had this not been the first part]], had Ethan been told to [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou spare Gabriel since he's the only lead to the Entity and knows what the key is for]], and [[SpammerInTheWorks had Briggs and Degas not intervened]], Ethan certainly would have finished him there and now.

* Ethan fighting Gabriel on top of the train for the key, with Ethan single-handedly ''[[CurbStompBattle mopping the floor]]'' with Gabriel. [[SavedByCanon Had this not been the first part]], had Ethan been told to [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou spare Gabriel since he's the only lead to the Entity and knows what the key is for]], and had Briggs and Degas not intervened, Ethan certainly would have finished him there and now.

* Ethan and Grace climbing through four falling train cars after the bridge explodes before Paris rescues them and pulls them both up.

* Ethan and Grace having to climb through four falling train cars after the bridge explodes before a reformed Paris rescues them.

-->'''Gabriel:''' ([[OhCrap realizing that the key is missing from his pocket]]) '''''[[SayMyName ETHAN!!!!]]'''''

* Ethan fighting Gabriel on top of the train for the key, with Ethan single-handedly ''[[CurbStompBattle mopping the floor]]'' with Gabriel. [[SavedByCanon Had this not been the first part]] and had Ethan been told to [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou spare Gabriel since he's the only lead to the Entity and knows what the key is for]], Ethan certainly would have finished him there and now.

* The Entity's EstablishingCharacterMoment has it manipulating the Russian submarine ''Sevestapol'', equipped with its prototype stealth system that makes it virtually undetectable by anyone else in the world, into launching a torpedo at a phantom target, which then circles around and destroys the ''Sevestapol'' itself, killing everyone on board. A hell of a way to establish a powerful new villain.

* The fact that, in the entire world, despite all it's power, the Entity considers Ethan and the IMF the only real threat to it, if only because [[TrueCompanions it can't buy them off or control them]].

* Luther ''actually outwits the Entity'' by realizing the BatmanGambit it intended to pull on Ethan after the events in Venice, pointing out the actual reason why it ordered Gabriel to kill either Grace or Ilsa is that it hoped Ethan would be driven to kill Gabriel in retaliation, which means the purpose of the key they're hunting for will die with him and thus the Entity wins. He also points out that because the Entity went out of its way to ruin Ethan's mission like this, it's because the Entity foresaw a scenario in which ''Ethan actually won'' and it was deathly afraid because of it. Ethan Hunt is just ''that'' awesome.
* The big stunt of the film sees Ethan riding his motorcycle off a mountain and then parachuting his way down onto the Orient Express. What's more is that he crashes through the window into a mook before he can shoot Grace.
* Ethan fighting Gabriel on top of the train for the key, with Ethan single-handedly ''[[CurbStompBattle mopping the floor]]'' with Gabriel. [[SavedByCanon Had this not been the first part]] and had Ethan been told to [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou spare Gabriel since he's the only lead to the Entity and know what the key is for]], Ethan certainly would have finished him there and now.
** While it would have doomed everyone, it's still satisfying to see the [[OhCrap smug look fall of Gabriel's face]] when he realizes that he bet wrong that Ethan wouldn't kill him.
* Ethan and Grace having to climb through four falling train cars after the bridge explodes, before they are rescued by a reformed Paris.

* Ethan fighting Gabriel on top of the train for the key, with Ethan single-handedly ''[[CurbStompBattle mopping the floor]]'' with Gabriel. Had this not been the first part and had Ethan been told to [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou spare Gabriel since he's the only lead to the Entity and know what the key is for]], Ethan certainly would have finished him there and now.

-->'''Gabriel:''' ([[VillainousBreakdown upset]] [[OhCrap that the key is missing from his pocket]]) '''''[[SayMyName ETHAN!!!!]]'''''

* The car chase in Rome, where Ethan and Grace must flee from both police and Paris going after them in her van.

* Ethan fighting Gabriel on top of the train for the key.

* Ethan outrunning mercenaries through a sandstorm and then killing them with Ilsa’s help when he reaches her hideout.

* The big stunt of the film sees Ethan riding his motorcycle off a mountain and then parachuting his way down onto the Orient Express. What’s more is that he crashes through the window into a mook before he can shoot Grace.

* Despite this being a part one film, it does NOT end with TheBadGuyWins, as Ethan has stolen the key back from Gabriel, leaving him to scream Ethan’s name in rage. While it’s obvious Gabriel and The Entity will remain a threat until Part Two, Ethan is already one step ahead of his nemesis.
-->'''Gabriel''': ([[VillainousBreakdown upset]] [[OhCrap that the key is missing from his pocket]]) '''''[[SayMyName ETHAN!!!!]]'''''

-->'''Gabriel''': ([[VillainousBreakdown upset that the key is missing from his pocket]]) '''''[[SayMyName ETHAN!!!!]]'''''

* Despite this being a part one film, it does NOT end with TheBadGuyWins, as Ethan has stolen the key back from Gabriel, leaving him to scream Ethan’s name in rage. While it’s obvious Gabriel and The Entity will remain a threat until Part Two, Ethan is already one step ahead of his nemesis.