The rare decades later follow up that is better than the original in most every way. Not as gay, but that was hardly intentional in the first and was drowned by the forced romance. This one was much more believable, and the film had firmer emotional stakes and character. Plus much more exciting flying. I’m sure if you grew up on/with Cruise the film’s rumination on his aging and status as one of if not the last true stars in the age of autonomous franchises hits more, but before I saw the Top Guns this weekend the only movie I saw him in was Goldmember, so. Still, a fun time, and I really admire the respect paid to Val Kilmer here.
EDIT: Reading thoughts on the matter none of that matters tho for the negative effect this’ll have as propaganda, the active dehumanization of the enemy, the cowardly refusal to name names, the hyping up of new jets for America and Lockheed to sell, the further rehabilitation of the military’s image… a solid movie does not justify this.
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The rare decades later follow up that is better than the original in most every way. Not as gay, but that was hardly intentional in the first and was drowned by the forced romance. This one was much more believable, and the film had firmer emotional stakes and character. Plus much more exciting flying. I’m sure if you grew up on/with Cruise the film’s rumination on his aging and status as one of if not the last true stars in the age of autonomous franchises hits more, but before I saw the Top Guns this weekend the only movie I saw him in was Goldmember, so. Still, a fun time, and I really admire the respect paid to Val Kilmer here.
EDIT: Reading thoughts on the matter none of that matters tho for the negative effect this’ll have as propaganda, the active dehumanization of the enemy, the cowardly refusal to name names, the hyping up of new jets for America and Lockheed to sell, the further rehabilitation of the military’s image… a solid movie does not justify this.