Tom Cruise in Top Gun collaged with Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick
Summary Tom Cruise's Top Gun has become a memorable and important film over the past 38 years, yet there are still some weaker parts of the plot. Top Gun is a fun, action-filled movie about a reckless Navy pilot named Maverick and his partner Goose, who attend the Top Gun Academy. The film has many famous montages, iconic songs, and Top Gun's infamously bad sex scene.
It could be argued that this aged well since the movie is not firmly fixed in a period or conflict. Even upon rewatch, the nameless adversaries could be read as a variety of "enemies." The movie's sequel does something vaguely similar, setting the final battle on an unknown foreign land. The movies are about American exceptionalism, exploring the American planes and pilots instead of diving into real political issues.
Related Top Gun: Maverick Finally Proved Iceman Was Right All Along While Iceman is portrayed as something of a villain in Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick ironically proves he was right about Maverick's major flaw. Top Gun dedicates a lot of screen time and emotional investment to the budding relationship between Maverick and Charlie. However, all of that is thrown out the window when Charlie does not appear in the sequel, and Maverick is now interested in Penny, who is mentioned in passing in the first film. There are many theories as to why Maverick and Charlie have parted ways, but it seems the relationship has just expired with time, making the buildup from the first movie feel rather pointless.
They have reason to believe that Maverick still cares about flying, given that he finally showed up to graduation and spent time trying to unpack his father's death. However, there is no indication that he is ready to return to the fight. Especially since his behavior has been erratic since Goose's passing, as Maverick carries a lot of guilt.
The sequel did what it could to remedy this, including more women and non-white characters. Seven of the 12 pilots in the sequel were people of color. However, both stories still revolve around a white male protagonist. The increased inclusion in the sequel helps reflect the growing diversity in the U.S. armed forces. This also attracted a wider crowd of non-white viewers.
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