Hideo Kojima Praises Tom Cruise for "Putting His Life on the Line"

For those of you who may not know, Hideo Kojima is a visionary Japanese video game designer, director, producer, and writer, renowned for creating the iconic Metal Gear series and for his innovative, cinematic, and often genre-bending approach to interactive storytelling.He's also famous for speaking his mind on X about movies he loves and hates. He's written about Madame Web, Bond, and many more films. It's obvious he's a fan of going to the movies and of cinema itself. Well, Kojima went to see Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and has high praise for Tom Cruise's work in the film. — (@) Hideo Kojima tweeted, "Went to see Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in IMAX. It begins with Tom greeting the audience and ends with a glance he throws our way." Kojima continued, "This wasn't a film about Ethan Hunt saving the world from the threat of digital domination – it was a film about Tom Cruise, putting his life on the line in a desperate struggle to save cinema itself, which is slowly vanishing from the world."Kojima finished with, "It was the movie of a man who lives and breathes film. I still want to see him keep making the impossible possible. I hope this series continues. At 61, I'm proud to be a follower of Tom, who's 62."This is high praise from the guy behind some of the coolest and most visually interesting video games of all time. And I think it's words we should all acknowledge. Tom Cruise is out here trying to save Hollywood from gobbling itself up. He IS putting his life on the line to show us the power of cinema and to make sure its a lasting art form that can endure. Let me know what you think in the comments.

May 29, 2025 - 19:55

Hideo Kojima Praises Tom Cruise for "Putting His Life on the Line"

For those of you who may not know, Hideo Kojima is a visionary Japanese video game designer, director, producer, and writer, renowned for creating the iconic Metal Gear series and for his innovative, cinematic, and often genre-bending approach to interactive storytelling.

He's also famous for speaking his mind on X about movies he loves and hates. He's written about Madame Web, Bond, and many more films. It's obvious he's a fan of going to the movies and of cinema itself.

Well, Kojima went to see Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and has high praise for Tom Cruise's work in the film.

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Hideo Kojima tweeted, "Went to see Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning in IMAX. It begins with Tom greeting the audience and ends with a glance he throws our way."

Kojima continued, "This wasn't a film about Ethan Hunt saving the world from the threat of digital domination – it was a film about Tom Cruise, putting his life on the line in a desperate struggle to save cinema itself, which is slowly vanishing from the world."

Kojima finished with, "It was the movie of a man who lives and breathes film. I still want to see him keep making the impossible possible. I hope this series continues. At 61, I'm proud to be a follower of Tom, who's 62."

This is high praise from the guy behind some of the coolest and most visually interesting video games of all time. And I think it's words we should all acknowledge.

Tom Cruise is out here trying to save Hollywood from gobbling itself up. He IS putting his life on the line to show us the power of cinema and to make sure its a lasting art form that can endure.

Let me know what you think in the comments.