History TearJerker / MissionImpossibleFilmSeries

* [[TearJerker/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne Has its own page.]]

[[quoteright:350:[[Film/MissionImpossibleIII https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maxresdefault_581.jpg]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Ethan shedding some ManlyTears.]]

* Ethan's reunion with [[spoiler:Jim]] at a restaurant, after [[spoiler:the latter reveals that he is alive. Ethan mentally pieces together what really happened on the botched Prague mission: Jim was responsible for killing all the IMF team members, as he is the mole]]. What Ethan says afterwards, with concealed, utter disappointment, sells it.
-->''"Why, [[spoiler:Jim]]? Why?"''
** Hell, just the mere thought that [[spoiler:Jim Phelps, [[BigGood protagonist of the original series]], is basically a FallenHero]] in this version.

* The [[InMediasRes interrogation scene]] at the beginning/climax of the movie, also doubles as NightmareFuel. Ethan and Julia are held hostage by Davian, and Davian slowly counts to ten before Julia is eventually executed. As Davian interrogates Ethan about the whereabouts of the [[MacGuffin Rabbit's Foot]], Davian snaps at Ethan and Ethan yells at Davian and swears to kill him. Despite Ethan's pleas, Davian reaches ten and shoots Julia in the head. Oh dear, the look on Ethan’s face when Julia was killed. [[spoiler: Thankfully, it's later revealed that it was only his translator that Davian executed, with the real Julia held hostage in a separate building, but still a pretty tense scene.]]
* [[spoiler:Lindsey's death by brain bomb]]. For a second there, there was a HopeSpot in that [[spoiler:the defibrillator would activate soon, Ethan would short out the explosive charge, and that it would be a mission well done]]. But no, [[spoiler:the charge explodes just seconds before the defibrillator was ready to use]].
** There's also her [[spoiler:last words to her mentor and friend: "Ethan... thank you." Together with her expression, it hints that she knew that the defibrillator was not going to charge in time and that she was about to die, in which case she might have been using her last moments]] to reassure Ethan that he did everything he could for her.

--->''"Your operation has achieved one thing. You have reminded Davian that he is winning. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and inform [[spoiler:Mr. and Mrs. Farris that their baby girl was killed in a head-on collision on I-95]]."''

* The IMF secretary [[spoiler: being gunned down by Russian police officers]], mainly [[DroppedABridgeOnHim due to how sudden it was]].
* [[spoiler: Brandt's guilt over being unable to prevent Julia's death is heartbreaking - you can understand exactly why he decided to leave the field.]]
* Even though Julia [[spoiler: [[FakingTheDead faked her death]], she can't really see Ethan again due to going into hiding to be protected.]]

* After the White Widow tells Ethan about the plan to get Solomon Lane, involving the attack of a police convoy and subsequent slaughter of policemen, the scene cuts to that plan happening, with the White Widow's masked henchmen shooting down all of them. The audience then sees that one of the masked people is none other than Ethan itself, who doesn't even fire his gun, and can only watch the henchmen murder innocent lives, all to obtain a prisoner. The slow, somber music, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H442e7CcMmA "Should You Choose to Accept..."]], doesn't help at all. It's hammered home when Ethan finally confronts a wounded officer after the latter was shot fatally. The officer's fear is juxtaposed with Ethan's steely expression, as he, after some pressuring from the henchmen, aims his pistol towards his head, finally pulling the trigger. [[spoiler:Luckily, this was an ImagineSpot, but the emotional impact of what could have been still remains]].
* Luther's entire talk to Ilsa about Ethan's aversion of TheNeedsOfTheMany. Especially when he has tears in his eyes as he talks about the Berlin mission, where he was saved by Ethan even though the plutonium was stolen in the process. [[ItsAllMyFault At this point, he feels that since he lived, he has been responsible for everything that has happened up to that point]], which included [[spoiler:Hunley's death]], among many things.

* Ilsa Faust's HeroicSacrifice. Not helping much that earlier, Gabriel presented a SadisticChoice to Ethan that he should save either Ilsa or Grace.

* [[spoiler:Lindsey's death by brain bomb]]. For a second there, there was a HopeSpot in that [[spoiler:the deliberator would activate soon, Ethan would short out the explosive charge, and that it would be a mission well done]]. But no, [[spoiler:the charge explodes just seconds before the deliberator was ready to use]].

* The [[InMediasRes interrogation scene]] at the beginning/climax of the movie, also doubles as NightmareFuel. Ethan and Julia are held hostage by Davian, and Davian slowly counts to ten before Julia is eventually executed. As Davian interrogates Ethan about the whereabouts of the [[MacGuffin Rabbit's Foot]], Davian snaps at Ethan and Ethan yells at Davian and swears to kill him. Despite Ethan's pleas, Davian reaches ten and shoots Julia in the head. [[spoiler: Thankfully, it's later revealed that it was only his translator that Davian executed, with the real Julia held hostage in a separate building, but still a pretty tense scene.]]

* The [[InMediasRes interrogation scene]] at the beginning of the movie. Ethan and Julia are held hostage by Davian, and Davian slowly counts to ten before Julia is eventually executed. As Davian interrogates Ethan about the whereabouts of the [[MacGuffin Rabbit's Foot]], Davian snaps at Ethan and Ethan yells at Davian and swears to kill him. Despite Ethan's pleas, Davian reaches ten and shoots Julia in the head. [[spoiler: Thankfully, it's later revealed that it was only his translator that Davian executed, with the real Julia held hostage in a separate building, but still a pretty tense scene.]]

* The [[InMediasRes interrogation scene]] at the beginning of the movie. Ethan and Julia are held hostage by Davian, and Davian slowly counts to ten before she is eventually executed. As Davian interrogates Ethan about the whereabouts of the [[MacGuffin Rabbit's Foot]], Davian snaps at Ethan and Ethan yells at Davian and swears to kill him. Despite Ethan's pleas, Davian reaches ten and shoots Julia in the head. [[spoiler: Thankfully, it's later revealed that it was only his translator that Davian executed, with the real Julia held hostage in a separate building, but still a pretty tense scene.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Ethan Hunt shedding some ManlyTears.]]

[[AC:''Mission: Impossible'']]

[[AC:''Mission: Impossible II'']]

[[AC:''Mission: Impossible III'']]

[[AC:''Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol'']]

[[AC:''Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation'']]

[[AC:''Mission: Impossible - Fallout'']]

* After the White Widow tells Ethan about the plan to get Solomon Lane, involving the attack of a police convoy and subsequent slaughter of policemen, the scene cuts to that plan happening, with the White Widow's masked henchmen shooting down all of them. The audience then sees that one of the masked people is none other than Ethan itself, which can horrify the audience, due to Ethan basically breaking his NeverHurtAnInnocent mentality for [[TheNeedsOfTheMany the good of many]]. The slow, somber music, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H442e7CcMmA "Should You Choose to Accept..."]], doesn't help at all. It's hammered home when Ethan finally confronts a wounded officer after having shot him fatally. The officer's fearful expression is juxtaposed with Ethan's nonchalance as he aims his pistol towards his head, finally pulling the trigger. [[spoiler:Luckily, this was an ImagineSpot, but the emotional impact of what could have been still remains]].

* When Luther talks to Ilsa about Ethan's aversion of TheNeedsOfTheMany, he has tears in his eyes as he talks about the Berlin mission, where he was saved by Ethan even though the plutonium was stolen in the process. [[ItsAllMyFault At this point, he feels that since he lived, he has been responsible for everything that has happened up to that point]], which included [[spoiler:Hunley's death]], among many things.

%%[[AC:''Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol'']]

%%[[AC:''Mission: Impossible II'']]

* After the White Widow tells Ethan about the plan to get Solomon Lane, involving the attack of a police convoy and subsequent slaughter of policemen, the scene cuts to that plan happening, with the White Widow's masked henchmen shooting down all of them. The audience then sees that one of the masked people is none other than Ethan itself, which can horrify the audience, due to Ethan basically breaking his NeverHarmAnInnocent mentality for [[TheNeedsOfTheMany the good of many]]. The slow, somber music, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H442e7CcMmA "Should You Choose to Accept..."]], doesn't help at all. It's hammered home when Ethan finally confronts a wounded officer after having shot him fatally. The officer's fearful expression is juxtaposed with Ethan's nonchalance as he aims his pistol towards his head, finally pulling the trigger. [[spoiler:Luckily, this was an ImagineSpot, but the emotional impact of what could have been still remains]].
* When Luther talks to Ilsa about Ethan's aversion of TheNeedsOfTheMany mentality, he has tears in his eyes as he talks about the Berlin mission, where he was saved by Ethan even though the plutonium was stolen in the process. [[ItsAllMyFault At this point, he feels that since he lived, he has been responsible for everything that has happened up to that point]], which included [[spoiler:Hunley's death]], among many things.

* As Ethan is captured by Solomon Lane, he can only watch the record shop courier suffering a BoomHeadshot from behind by Lane himself, all while he futilely tries to escape sleeping gas in the locked room he is in. [[CallBack The significance is that this can easily trigger bad memories of]] [[Film/MissionImpossibleIII Julia's death, and even if that person was just the main villain's translator in that movie wearing a [[LatexPerfection Julia mask]], it was still an innocent person who ended up with the wrong people.

* When Luther talks to Ilsa about Ethan's TheNeedsOfTheMany mentality, he has tears in his eyes as he talks about the Berlin mission, where he was saved by Ethan even though the plutonium was stolen in the process. [[ItsAllMyFault At this point, he feels that since he lived, he has been responsible for everything that has happened up to that point]], which included [[spoiler:Hunley's death]], among many things.

** Hell, just the mere thought that [[spoiler:Jim Phelps, [[BigGood protagonist of the original series]], is basically a FallenHero in this version.

[[AC:''Mission: Impossible II'']]

[[AC:''Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol'']]

* When Luther talks to Ilsa about Ethan's TheNeedsOfTheMany mentality. He has tears in his eyes when he talks about the opening mission, where he was saved by Ethan even though the plutonium was stolen in the process. At this point, he feels that since he lived, he has been responsible for everything that has happened up to that point]], which included [[spoiler:Hunley's death]].