![]() It’s such a common trope for male film heroes that it’s become almost routine. The act of a love interest being killed to embolden a male hero, sometimes to inspire vengeance or just make him appear even more tragic, is called “fridging,” coined by noted comic-book writer Gail Simone (based on a Green Lantern comic in which the superhero finds his girlfriend’s dead body in the refrigerator). It’s his biggest weakness, one that the villains of Fallout try to exploit in the film’s third act, but that relationship is also one of the most progressive and refreshing elements about the Mission: Impossible franchise. But she’s not dead she’s just in a hiding. Yes, he has one particular ghost in his life: his wife, Julia Meade (Michelle Monaghan), as introduced in 2006’s Mission: Impossible III. One thing that he doesn’t have on his conscience, however, is a slain loved one. Tom Cruise’s lead character in the Mission: Impossible franchise has plenty of fallen allies in his past, not to mention an endless amount of betrayals and a whole lot of world-saving stress by the time Mission: Impossible - Fallout begins. Action heroes have a great deal of emotional baggage, and Ethan Hunt certainly has his share. ![]()
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