Everything GREAT About Top Gun: Maverick!

[@blaketibbitts2875]

Iceman could’ve easily been written out of this film by having him leave the military to work as an airline pilot, something so many former military aviators do, given he personified “playing it safe” in the first Top Gun. The fact that Tom Cruise fought to have him in the film, and that Val Kilmer said yes made me respect both of them that much more.

[@robertcremin3291]

i feel like that would’ve diluted how cool top gun was if a top gun just went to work for an airline

[@jliller]

"that Val Kilmer said yes made me respect both of them that much more" Kilmer is a bit eccentric and perhaps difficult, but he's genuinely passionate about movies. This kind of role seems right up his alley. First time he's ever done method acting without needing to act.

[@justthisguy1948]

I don’t think cruise had a choice he had to include Val

[@wren7195]

@@justthisguy1948 I heard he fought to make sure Kilmer would be involved.

[@justthisguy1948]

@@wren7195 didn’t have a choice

[@About37Hobos]

I love how this movie treats the enemy pilots as competent people who have gone through all the training and preparation the heroes do. They’re not goons to be dispatched easily, they’re genuine talented pilots who deserve respect Edit: wow thanks for all the likes

[@carlotta4th]

I'm not sure if a single plane dodging a missile counts as being treated with respect, personally.

[@An3hony]

@@carlotta4th considering Mav himself was shocked when they did it, and how that’s usually impossible, I do think it deserves acknowledgement

[@chefdean7257]

From whatever country they defend, lol.

[@Sebisajiminstan]

@@An3hony And it’s such a cool move and shot!!! One of the best in the whole movie, i really liked that it came from one of the enemy’s pilots.

[@jthopkins2544]

I didn't even realize this was a detail I enjoyed, but thank you.

[@richardii5989]

The real win here is that Maverick is a fully likeable character in this… we can fully root for him, on top of that Roosters presence means Maverick and Goose get to go on the adventure we always wanted to and we get to watch them succeed

[@Neurodivergent-j1f]

The whole movie is a masterclass on how to do a legacy character correctly. As much as I love Star Wars, they could’ve taken notes from this.

[@Fleato]

yeah the first one he was a brash ego driven loose canon. but this movie made it a point to show that the things that happened while he was that way, effected him.

[@CinemaWins]

😭😭😭

[@notthatserious480]

@@Neurodivergent-j1f @cinemawins I mean they have the perfect chance. Starwars is making a fighter pilot movie set in the resistance era. I would LOVE if it was literally just Top gun with star was aesthetic

[@paulchaisson8301]

@Brandon Cripps The thing is, Hangman is the brash ego-driven loose Canon in this film, with Rooster (and even Mav, to a degree) being the ones to call for saftey/sanity, so we get to see that whole equation from Iceman's perspective. Edit to add: I gotta stop pausing videos to throw in commentary, cause 90% of the time, it gets brought up later on. Wheeeee.

[@nolandavis9040]

My dad after we left the theaters after the movie said to me, “now you have a Top Gun to call your own” I can’t tell you the emotions that I felt after that. This movie truly perfect from start to finish.

[@shanehoogstra1529]

Wow. Honestly didn’t even think about it like that. Thank you (and thank your father for me) :)

[@deracer69]

i was 2 years old when the first Top Gun movie came out, but i agree with your father 100%, im just glad that this movie wasnt a remake, but an actual continuation from the original, now with future movies of this franchise, i believe that they would be working on Rooster's and Hangman"s story

[@Defender78]

i wish that Charlie was mentioned in some kind of passing comment, but oh well. I was also hoping that there would be scenes of the Millennial aged pilots going on their smartphones, talking about posting stuff, and Maverick telling them something like "okay, the mission is in a week, makes sure your social media is clean, no leaks" or something like that

[@chawkes70]

Hopefully my Grandkids will get one as well. Should be a generational movie

[@rickykovats1]

😮😅

[@sorin_markov]

"Never underestimate an old man in a field where others die young"

[@Kashis_Corner]

Who said this line?

[@sorin_markov]

@@Kashis_Corner I'm not sure the origin, but I see on Google people attributing it to Bohdi Sanders and Kevin Lacz

[@historicalhijinks3058]

@@Kashis_Corner I don't know that anyone could say where it truly originated, but it's one of those sayings that I am willing to bet has been around for a long, long time.

[@GassersGhost]

There is a reason that he is still around. Old Sharks are old for a reason!

[@GassersGhost]

@@Kashis_Corner @sorin_markov "Never underestimate an old man in a field where others die young" - @sorin_markov, 2023

[@toukie]

I love how they let the young actors choose their call signs. And Rooster is a clear homage to Goose. And Bob... it makes it even funnier to know the actor chose it himself haha

[@jacksonnewman3838]

I didn't know this! Haha Lewis Pullman is even more of a legend now 😂

[@katherineberger6329]

Monica Barbaro was going to pick a different callsign, but the young actors went out drinking after the first night of filming, and she not only drunk the rest under the table but was the first person to show up at call the next morning, without a trace of intoxication. So "Phoenix," her placeholder callsign, stuck with her for the rest of the film.

[@BryonLetterman]

they have great callsigns, but in real life, pilots do NOT choose their callsigns lol

[@katherineberger6329]

@@BryonLetterman From what I heard, the only actor who changed their callsign was Glen Powell, who said that his original callsign wasn't something a pilot who was a cocky SOB like Hangman would get tagged with.

[@chromedog68]

@@BryonLetterman Getting called "Maverick" isn't something to be especially proud of. :D

[@spun_01]

After the line "Don't break her heart again" I've never heard a cinema go from laughter to dead silence so quickly. It was unexpected, brutal and PERFECTLY delivered.

[@definitelynotriley]

i didn’t really get it…can someone explain?

[@johnlozauskas778]

Especially coming from her daughter. Good comment.

[@flaviomonteiro1414]

@@definitelynotriley Maverick jumped a window and fall after his encounter with Penny, people probably laugh because it was fun seen Mav falling, however when Penny's daughter looked him into his eyes and said "Don't break her heart again" it broke the comedy and made everybody thinks about how Maverick would probably find another woman or die during a mission or any other training stunt.

[@definitelynotriley]

@@flaviomonteiro1414 oh thank you i was confused lol

[@eukyre]

THIS, the entire cinema burst into laughter when it just cut to Penny's Daughter and then that line shocked everyone silent. masterful writing

[@trinaq]

The scene between Maverick and Iceman really made me tear up. I love how respectfully they wrote Val's real life condition into the script, and it shows how far the two old rivals have come. The funeral was also a beautiful send off for Ice as well. 💖

[@SolCresta3405]

And what about his funeral?

[@fashion_fckyou]

@@SolCresta3405 if you watch some interviews with the director of top gun Maverick he said that was val idea and he respect it and include that in the script.

[@SolCresta3405]

@@fashion_fckyou I know it was.

[@toyamwarr]

I thought the same thing. They weren’t really enemies in the first movie so it’s great they became friends even though their lives went in different directions.

[@benzaiten933]

what really warmed my heart was how they exchanged messages so casually and frequently as friends do.

[@juliewagner3023]

Two wins I believe were missed: 1) Keeping Phoenix simply a PILOT. Not a love interest, not a token kill, just simply an equal, someone who was among the best of the best and who impressed enough to be a part of the mission. Not in a “I am woman, hear me roar” kind of way, just a pilot worthy of completing the mission. 2) The “why are they dead” sequence. Each of these pilots have logged hundreds or thousands of hours in the air; theoretically, they know they could die any time they go up. But, “give me a reason that would make sense to their family” just made it so much more real for them. The stakes were no longer theoretical, and Phoenix eventually asks if the mission can even be done. They are the best of the best, but they are mortal, and any mistake could mean their deaths or their fellow pilots’ deaths. That’s why when Admiral Cyclone was like “we are changing ALL of the parameters,” you could see it on their faces-“welp, guess none of us are coming home then. This guy doesn’t get it.” Cue Maverick proving it can be done, but only his way. Classic.

[@crash406]

Also, look at the awards the 2 Admirals had, in particular, their Bronze Stars. The 'Air Boss' for the entire Navy, the 3-star, had a simple Bronze Star, no 'device' on it (kind of a 'desk jockey' thing). The 2-star Admiral had a 'V' device attached to his, meaning he earned it 'from action', as in 'he might have done some "piloting shit" associated with this award'.

[@gingechicken7394]

When people ask or the conversation turns to: how do you represent women well in a film without having a cliché moment (*cough* Marvel Endgame woman walk *cough*), I jump to two things: Arcane and Top Gun Maverick. Both NAIL women empowerment by just letting women be. They're not women first, they're pilots or fighters or bodyguards. Their role comes before their sex, that's how you nail female representation.

[@mquuad]

@@gingechicken7394 I completely agree with you. All of these people shouting out loud about women empowerment, do more damage to the cause. Pheonix was the perfect embodiment of a competent female professionals and from our workplace experience, we all know how enriching and enlightening it is to work with a competent self-assured coworker is.

[@gingechicken7394]

@mquuad exactly! Not to mention there were other women who were in the background and just disappeared one by one along with the other men who didn't make the cut. Phoenix wasn't a token woman, she was a pilot good enough to make it through because she's (as you said perfectly) a competent pilot.

[@afoolishfopdoodle3284]

I think that they could've expanded on Phoenix's character a little bit. Like, have a brief scene kind of like Collette in Ratatouille where she talks about how hard it was to get where she is and sexism that she could've faced. That could come across as really preachy or something, but I think that this movie had competent enough writers that could pull it off.

[@Check_Vibe0]

Fun Fact: The DarkStar when moved around outside for filming, was spotted by Chinese spy satellites And they went crazy

[@JesusIsGod001]

They actually started production in making the exact replica and calling it their own before discovering it was for a movie....WILD

[@mickhawkes125]

@@JesusIsGod001 I'm not surprised given Skunkworks designed it!

[@jwilson2793]

@@mickhawkes125 having Skunks have a hand in “helping” design it is funny to me…the real life/myth Project Aurora had a manned aircraft moving Mach 8-10 and has yet to be declassified or confirmed real. Just seems like a very subtle way of saying “we know a thing or two about this already…WINK WINK” from Lockheed and SW

[@Heytherebuds]

The BALLOONS!!!!

[@BogeyTheBear]

Hollywood: "Hey, can you guys come up with a futuristic, yet not-too-far out there concept that we can use as a test plane?" Lockheed-Martin: _(throws a pamphlet on the table)_ "Is that good enough?" Hollywood: "Perfect! How fast can you get a mockup started?" Lockheed-Martin: "Take a closer look at the copyright date in the corner. I had that brochure languishing in my desk drawer for the past ten years!"

[@split2961]

Something I loved when Mav was shot down is that when they tried to go back for him, Cyclone says there’s nothing they can do for him but when he says it you can hear a break in his voice. Shows that he isn’t stone cold and he actually cares

[@wren7195]

Cyclone had a great deal of fourth quarter humanity bolstering him. It's like he finally remembered "I ... OWN an f'n callsign, and this was what it's about. This *IS* what it's about." The man in the desk finally remembered what it was to be when you combine a soldier and a leader. A pilot and the Navy/Airforce overlap...: "Captain." ........(yeah yeah Hoo Ahs I hear yah... give me my MASH joke, I'm sick, old, and tired)

[@Zaloomination]

@@wren7195 Mav said they gotta come home 2x and then Hamms character said it twice afterwards

[@Noblewolf19]

One of my favorite lines is during the approach sequence where Rooster says, "Talk to me dad". This was an emotional punch as it is but then we immediately cut to Mav saying, "C'mon kid, you can do it". The fact this was just them talking to themselves but framed as if they are responding to each other is just perfect

[@worldtraveler3773]

"Talk to me dad " and Maverick's voice comes through...( when Mav says talk to me Goose this is followed by a deafening silence) On the carrier " It's what my dad would have done " Look at Mav's eyes when he realized that Rooster had thought of him ( Maverick earlier that day had saved Rooster life) it was father & son relationship. They were very close when Rooster found out that Mav pulled his papers

[@hothotheat3000]

Goose is his father, Mav is his Dad.

[@stickiedmin6508]

I member!

[@squidsurge71]

One thing that my dad said about this movie as we were walking out of the theater was very good, so Im gonna steal it. He was talking about the relationship between Maverick and Penny, and he said that he felt that the writers knew that we were smart enough to understand that they had a history together, so the writers didn’t have to shove in a backstory to give us everything

[@jimherbert007]

She was the admirals daughter referred to at the start of the original apparently. Meta!

[@KS-xk2so]

I quite enjoyed their arc... I heard some reviews say the whole romance subplot felt unneeded, but I disagree. The whole movie is about Mav letting go and eventually moving on from being a Fighter Pilot... his whole life has been about that, so moving on is pretty sad and lonely if we don't have something for him to move on to, a life with Penny. Plus, she's an equal we get to see Mav interact with... every other character is either a superior yelling at Mav, or an underling he is schooling lol

[@simplystreeptacular]

@@KS-xk2so And there's clearly not just love, but trust and respect between them. They show us why they love each other without having to spell it out.

[@squidsurge71]

@@themustar601 No problem!

[@markh3271]

No mention of blowing the roof up from the guardhouse when Darkstar took off? Ed Harris standing stoic while the building 20 feet away has its roof sucked off. Epic! Unplanned with no CGI.

[@janelleg597]

YAS

[@Nr15121]

Yeah he tanked a f18 blast wave without flinching, bad ass.

[@reaganharder1480]

Unplanned with no cgi except for the plane taking off. Also first take because the first take destroyed the set and they didn't have time to rebuild it to do another take.

[@MsMegancarter]

The must have put Ed Harris into that shot because the behind the scenes footage shows that plane taking off and the camera crew there and the roof blowing up, it’s that exact shot that was real and they put ed into it and took the crew out.

[@jorenvanderark3567]

The CGI in this movie was generally awesome. I do hope those 452 special effect artists got paid well... they more than earned it.

[@sarahloveless1726]

Daughter of a veteran here: if your boss tells you 200 push-ups you aim for 200 push-ups and pray they lose interest. Edit: wow I haven't gotten this many likes since my comment on a Coraline theory. Thank you everyone 😘

[@crash406]

The HARD part is doing them AFTER you spent a good deal of the day doing something physical, like fighting gravity while trying to fly AND win in a game kinda like Tag.

[@srussert28]

200 is achievable. As a Marine I will NOT Quarrel with your logic!

[@bamboozlednoodle6513]

Current active duty: this is 100% accurate, they usually tell you to recover after about 50 repetitions unless they actually dislike you

[@Dillon-Smith-Email-Marketing]

This has quickly become my favorite movie. Absolute gold.

[@lucasbroome1048]

I simultaneously pity and love/respect this reply chain

[@angusevans6180]

My favourite moment in the first training scene is Rooster already preparing for Mav’s arrival when he hears his voice on the comms (i.e preparing his mask and helmet). The other trainees don’t know what’s coming but Rooster knows exactly how good Maverick is.

[@BogeyTheBear]

Payback: "How about the loser has to do 200 pushups?" Rooster: "Guys..." _(bad idea)_

[@jacksonnewman3838]

I noticed Rooster's expression but didn't make the connection! Great point!

[@BigAmericanGirlFan]

@@BogeyTheBear But, what's also cool is then Rooster takes the hit for them so then he has to do the punishment that they asked for. Showing him be protective even when exasperated which you can see throughout the movie through his fraught relationship with Maverick

[@andybiz4273]

CW: "I'm fairly certain that 200 pushups isn't physically possible..." Veterans: *smiles in Basic Training memories*

[@Nr15121]

You’re gonna push till I get tired!!!!

[@Subscriber9192]

for real. i dont even work out and i can do 40. i dont see how someone who takes care of themselves and works out cant to 200.

[@marvinjohnson2488]

Oh God I remember basic. "Your going to push the world away". We didn't but damn well tried.

[@RushStriker9]

Lol exactly. I laughed my ass off when I heard it

[@SmartiesSniffer]

My best friend set the school record of 275 push-ups in a row, in 8th grade haha

[@josephdawson8073]

A Phycisist actually did a breakdown of the Maverick high-altitude explosion and concluded that he very well could've survived that incident. Not exactly something he'd just walk away from, but survivable and recoverable

[@M1A2C.]

that eject is very survivable considering any aircraft designed to go that fast ejects the pilot in a pod not just a seat

[@stephenlee1664]

I kind of assumed that Maverick took some basic safety precautions before ejecting. The aircraft didn't seem to be on the verge of exploding immediately so I assumed he had time to make his ejection a lot safer.

[@jacobantony9033]

The second the alarms start up, he slams the throttle forward and probably hits the brakes. He was probably going slower than Mach 10 when he ejected.

[@WTFBODY]

It's pretty farfetched, but at that altitude, the air is thin enough that violent slowing down is less of a concern. An SR71 came apart at Mach 3 over Utah, and the pilot was flying again in a month. It did kill the backseater, though.

[@deonalecsteichen5941]

The original Top Gun was my childhood growing up. The relationship between Mav and Goose is the best benchmark when I describe the relationship between me and my best friend. So no matter how many times I've watched this film I'm always sobbing by the end. Even this video has got me crying. I was so nervous this movie would be a cheap cash grab and I couldn't be happier to be wrong. I freaking love this film and am so glad that Cruise and the cast and crew pushed to make it so great.

[@DavidHRyall]

Hmmmmmm..... you mean Homo Erotic? 🤔😂

[@Howlingburd19]

*Plays the entire movie* Mark my words, years from now this masterpiece will be remembered as a classic And I still think it’s a masterpiece in 2024 :)

[@trinaq]

Preach, it's arguably even better and more mature than the original film!

[@Howlingburd19]

@@trinaq this is a lot better than the first one tbh. This is deeper, more authentic, and more complex. It’s how sequels should be done, and I think it joins the list of “sequels better than the original”

[@dabearsfan9]

@@Howlingburd19 only other movie I can think of on this list is terminator 2

[@Howlingburd19]

@@dabearsfan9 Terminator 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Aliens, The Two Towers, Spider-Man 2, The Dark Knight, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and The Winter Soldier come to mind, with this movie certainly joining them :D Note: this doesn’t include sequels to other sequels, just sequels to originals

[@Carstuff111]

@@Howlingburd19 Agreed!

[@coopahtroopah1175]

One of my favorite moments that I was bummed didn’t make it to the win counter was when Mav extends the wings on the F-14 and Rooster bumps his head against the glass and then says “…why are the wings coming out Mav?” Something about that moment is just golden to me lol

[@Ingaming_Coma246]

The casual “Ayo, hol up. You ain’t thinking what I think you’re thinking….. right?”

[@nadialockhart9910]

The *bonk* of Rooster’s helmet against the canopy ALWAYS cracks me up!!! 😂😂😂

[@Redbikemaster]

​​@@nadialockhart9910*BONK* *pause* "whyarethewingcomingoutMav?"

[@ThatOneRoadie]

Fun fact: The Darkstar going into a break-up at altitude during extreme testing, is based on a real story. During the SR-71 Test program, a Test sled was undergoing extreme edge-of-envelope testing over the central US, Stalled one engine (Which, in what has to be a contender for 'Most Innocuous Sounding thing', is referred to as an "Engine Unstart") at over Mach 3 in a turn, and then spun and broke up at altitude (78,000+ feet). The Pilot (Bill Weaver) survived (Unfortunately, the RSO, Lockheed flight test reconnaissance and navigation systems specialist Jim Zwayer, was killed instantly when the plane broke up). The Pilot landed in a New Mexico field and a farmer picked him up in minutes in his helicopter to take him to the local hospital.

[@Efeye-s]

I actually laughed at "Engine Unstart", thats like right up there with the likes of "Unscheduled Disassembly".

[@Atlessa]

@@Efeye-s *Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. RUD.

[@matthiasoc7141]

@@Atlessa Unplanned rapid litho-braking.

[@cbinder46]

I was about to comment about this exact story. Not to mention, there is so little air up there that the force he would feel even at that speed would be about double that of a skydiver. It's a weird thing with physics but Scott Manly broke it down in a video.

[@michaelsoland3293]

@@matthiasoc7141 I love this so much

[@VitaEmerald324]

I feel like the song “I Ain’t Worried” should be a win on its own after learning how legendary the guy who wrote it is.

[@meggoldnight]

It’s incredible and in the back of my head i imagine the beach scene

[@crash406]

I think I was in the Army with his sister around 9/11 (remember her going on about her brother "Ryan'). She got out so she could raise her kid (pretty sure the dad was still in the picture, too, not just pregnant to get out of a possible deployment).

[@Redbikemaster]

What gets me is Rooster saying "talk to me, Dad" and Maverick responds. Beautiful writing.

[@pike100]

You mean Rooster, not Goose. Rooster was Goose's son .

[@Redbikemaster]

@@pike100 right, my bad

[@Ravenclaw75908]

My favorite moment will always be Rooster’s last line: “It’s what my dad would’ve done.” Tears. Just. Pure. Ugly, un-manly tears. Rooster is right. Goose would have done anything to get his best friend home, no matter what. Just goes to show how much in spirit he was there alongside Maverick and his little boy. Also Penny Benjamin is my new favorite movie crush

[@trinaq]

Agreed, it made me ugly cry, no lie! 😢💔

[@SolCresta3405]

@@trinaq Why? I was *SMILING!*

[@lukevaxhacker7762]

Lived it. Mom would complain my dad would spend much of a SF Giants game going off the the concessions to get me food. Did the same for my older daughter and she made the same complaint… 🤣 (and eventually for my younger daughter, but mom was gone by then.)

[@Samanosuke1138]

Really kind of brings home the whole "He loved flying with you maverick. But he'd have flown anyway without you. He'd have hated it but he'd have done it."

[@Destiny87]

Honestly I was thinking the reply to "Thank you for saving my life" was going to be "Thank you for saving mine."

[@madebycarter]

The coffin corner scene gets me every time. They’re calling out their actions while also helping their wingmen calling out missiles. It’s also a call back to the football game where they all played offense and defense at the same time. No matter how many times I see this movie, that scene gets me in the feels even though I know all survive.

[@jacksonnewman3838]

"You asked me to build you a team. Well, there's your team." When you mentioned the football game, it struck me that Maverick may have saved their lives with that team-building activity. An experienced, highly-decorated captain indeed!

[@stacey65noah84]

Fun fact: the carrier used was the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The last carrier to ever recover and shoot a F-14 off its deck. Fitting that Tom Cruise flys one on! Loved this movie. It’s the reason I joined the Navy and the reason I choose aviation. Bird strike, NATOPS. bent airframe all the terminology. So much nostalgia for so many things….

[@thesovietvorona1007]

Wish I could have gotten into aviation and with a 72 asvab I probs could have but being partly colorblind loses a lot of jobs.

[@Loukious]

I was on the Stennis as a Corpsman, back in the day we were the other ship to launch 14's off our Cats' as the last hurrah of the Tomcat. I remember they were doing a unit photo and the lead pilot named Mountain with the callsign of "Brokeback" demanded that anyone off duty from the ships crew be allowed in the photo as he said "If not for the other thousands of sailors on this ship? We'd be sitting on our asses in our planes in the hangar bay with no bombs, no rounds, no fuel, no food in our bellies, no clean clothes." Dude earned my respect that day.

[@stacey65noah84]

@@Loukious thats a great memory. Thank you for sharing❤️. Ours took place on family day cruise. Every shooter came out to shoot the last one off. In the movie the showed a squadron patch in Maverick’s locker. It was VF 143 Pukin Dogs. They were in the first my first airwing.

[@stickiedmin6508]

The Lincoln was used for a lot of shots too, particularly the sequence at the beginning.

[@stevensonsteven5965]

In the ejection scene going mach 10, those supersonic and hypersonic jets usually eject their entire area that the pilot sits in, kind of like an escape pod. The jet also lost a lot of speed as it burned out, so he could have survived, but it was a rough ride

[@StarwarsHalofreak]

Given the size of the Darkstar, nothing seemed to suggest she had an escape pod, unless the cockpit was encased in some armored and heat-resistant "bathtub". Mav's suit was probably made to stand up to the extreme heat as well. Regardless of the case, even if he did survive, the man's bones probably would be gravy before he made it to the ground. lol

[@GlitchyGamers18]

@@StarwarsHalofreak the f111 aardvark does also have an ‘ejection tub’ so it is possible. Plus the risk of breaking every bone is only if there is an ejection seat and nothing protecting the pilot

[@TacComControl]

Jet's too small for a pod, and that sudden loss of speed is the problem. Folks on the ground experience a sudden loss of speed in their cars all the time. We call it Crashing. Remember, if the craft sharply loses speed, the things IN the craft don't until they hit something. And if that thing just happens to be a 200 pound bag of water, lose enough speed and everything IN that 200 pound bag of water gets ruptured, and lose much more and the water IN that 200 pound bag of water will happily rip right out of it, straps or not.

[@cockatoo010]

The F111 (vark vark vark) also ejects the cockpit not just the seat

[@mcrvids6860]

@@TacComControl The cockpit IS the pod. It's not an escape pod like you see in Star Trek where the crew has to scramble through a corridor to.

[@hi-ls3rx]

Bob stands for : badass on board

[@definitelynotriley]

yes i love bob

[@janelleg597]

or Big 'Ol Balls

[@CoRektOh]

Admiral Cyclone is the definition of the "Reasonable Authority" guy. Throughout the movie he always puts the greater good over his own ego. John Hamm gave this character such life, I'm genuinely impressed. Solid performances all around by the main and supporting cast.

[@mcrvids6860]

This 100%! Certainly we are not meant to like Cyclone, he's meant to be a foil to Maverick, but just a foil, not an antagonist, and definitely not a villain. In fact, I'd say this movie doesn't have any villains. Maybe Unspecifiedistan might be, but even then, aside from breaking a treaty, they don't really do anything that bad aside from shooting at Maverick while he's on the ground. If enemy fighters showed up in Alaska and blew up something, we'd certainly send planes to intercept and shoot them down.

[@raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961]

Here's another headcanon to make you feel more stuff: Mav telling himself stuff like "try not to get fired on the first day" is probably him imagining what Goose would say to him if he were there with him. Also, I can't believe you missed Mav feigning faulty comms so he wouldn't have to talk to Ed Harris!

[@p_nk7279]

He’s tired of talking to Harris because of The Firm.

[@legus9684]

I'm a 20 years old guy, and I watched that one at the movies with my parents. I didn't plan on watching it, but I'm not the one to say no to a thing like going to the movies. I found it pretty strange that both my parents wanted to watch it, 'cause in my mind, it was just a war movie with planes, which is fine for my dad, but not really my mom's appeal. After the movie was over, I got why the two of them wanted to watch it. What an absolute blast. I hadn't watched the first movie, so I didn't feel any nostalgia, but my parents sure did, and it made their day. Incredible movie, absolutely loved it.

[@Julie-mi1dz]

I love Mav and Rooster‘s relationship. It‘s „captain mitchell“ the whole movie but the second they‘re alone it‘s back to „mav“. And it makes sense if you think about it. Rooster grew up with him and despite Mav thinking he failed him as a father, he was probably all Rooster had after carole died. So it makes sense that in a situation as tense as the one they were in, Rooster would somewhat revert back to the little kid that clung to maverick for safety. It‘s so cute seeing him calling him „mav“ with all the familiarity that they share.

[@alyosha864]

"and finally our main guy...jon hamm" got me so good, i laughed out loud. perfect footage usage there too!

[@dayontapout]

There are SO MANY good beats in this movie but one, that I understand why you left out bc again there's so much, was John Hamm's voice crack after Maverick got shot down and Rooster is arguing to go back for him was heart wrenching. He sold those feelings so well in that moment.

[@brokenfoxx]

Jon Hamm always does great work. Honestly don't think he gets enough credit

[@thegunslinger1363]

Saw it three times in IMAX. The score and sound design was insane!

[@nickmahyr870]

5 times. Would go see it again too 😅

[@Mclint9171]

No imax theaters in my area…but bet I went and saw it 6 or 7 times. Amazing

[@albertsantosTP]

I did IMAX, Dolby cinema and 4dx 4DX was an entirely new level especially towards the end.

[@JC-hq7iu]

@@albertsantosTP4dx was insane. I wish I could relive that experience again lol

[@MRAMNESIA8]

Fun fact: For the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick, director Joseph Kosinski said that despite reports to the contrary, they did not use Sonantic's AI technology in the film. Instead, they used Kilmer's actual voice and digitally altered it for clarity

[@yxeaviationphotog]

I had heard it was Kilmer's son's voice.

[@clintonreisig]

They used his son's voice

[@nadialockhart9910]

They DID use his son, Jack’s, voice alongside Val’s voice, and combined the two in post, because Jack has an eerily similar voice to his father-he even did the voiceovers for his father’s documentary, Val.

[@zuck4140]

as a young guy, i wasn’t around for the original Top Gun, but i do truly love that movie. and being alive for the PERFECT sequel is amazing. i love top gun

[@tannerkern419]

The way Maverick just plays with them, it's like an average day on the job. It's like hero versus Yama in big hero 6 except Maverick is hero and the students are Yama. Maverick isn't even trying or is the student's faces. They just says it all

[@elhopper3735]

This was by far one of the best movies I’ve seen all year. Truly worthy of the full theater experience and a thrill ride all the way through. Tom Cruise showing why he’s a true action star once again

[@veramae4098]

Then I went and watched Reacher 1 and Reacher 2. If there's a Reacher 3 ... and there are some clips, but I couldn't find the movie.

[@amanpotdar]

The best movie of 2022

[@TomCruise-wg8eh]

Smile, thanks for your love and support towards me 🌹

[@andrewtimothy1937]

Something i just noticed; the maneuver Mav used to kill Rooster in training is the same maneuver he used to save his life in the ending. BEAUTIFUL rhyming. Didnt even notice the correlation until watching this

[@InsightfulUndercurrents]

Also what great is Cyclone, John Hamm character, says to cut, “that Cobra shit”, which is what the move is called.

[@jonathonloredo8026]

Fun fact: 12:30 Coffin Corner is aeronautical terminology referring to the the region of flight (Fancy term that just refers to a potential “aerodynamic situation”) where a fast but subsonic aircraft’s Angle of Attack, Altitude, and Airspeed puts them dangerously close to stalling. There’s a lot that goes into it in terms of Mach speed that’s kinda confusing at first, but it’s basically a point in flight where the aircraft is perpetually at risk of stalling if the airspeed falls below the Critical Mach Number (The specific point on any fixed-wing aircraft where air around the vehicle hits the speed of sound but doesn’t exceed it). Coffin Corner is a “place” in flight that you do not want to be in, either willingly or unwillingly, as while you are “in” coffin corner, you’re at risk of stalling and falling to the earth below you, because you’re just not going fast enough at that specific altitude and angle to maintain lift. The mountain they have to fly back over to get out of the valley puts them in that precise (shitty and risky) flight scenario

[@reaganharder1480]

I would like to know how the thrust to weight ratio of the F18 is for that (I suppose it would be pretty easy to look up), because if I'm not mistaken some fighters like the F15 have enough power to sustain a straight vertical climb, which would make stalling somewhat of a non-issue. Ish...

[@Raguleader]

@@reaganharder1480 The problem wasn't being able to climb out without stalling, it was climbing out without popping up into the targeting envelope of the anti-air missiles around the crater.

[@dsdy1205]

The problem here is that coffin corner is only really a concern for strictly subsonic planes. On a supersonic jet like the F18 you'll run out of climb rate long before your stall speed hits your maximum Mach number. And in any case, there is no way that any plane's coffin corner would be at the piddly height of a mountain. This is one case where TGM just misappropriates a real-life aviation term to sound cooler

[@jonathonloredo8026]

@@dsdy1205 reading back my original comment I must’ve been high or drunk because I phrased it poorly but fighter jets can still hit it (coffin corner), the more important factor in their case is if their airspeed is low enough for their AoA that it isn’t allowing stable airflow over the wings at all. The upside is the aircraft are so agile that it’s much easier to recover from those scenarios, but physics still prevent it from being instantaneous. If you stall out, no matter what you’ll experience flight control issues, and in Dagger Group’s escape in the movie, that lack of immediate flight control is what allows the jets to stay above the radar’s height for so long that they’re all forced to go defensive.

[@dsdy1205]

@@jonathonloredo8026 yeah, but that's just stalling, it's not coffin corner. Coffin corner has a precise operational meaning, it's an altitude-speed combination in your flight envelope where your maximum operating Mach and your stall speed are just a few knots away.

[@shockdiesel3470]

It is a testament to how good of an actor Val Kilmer is that he can carry a scene with Tom Cruise while barely speaking more than a sentence in the whole scene that last like 3 to 5 minutes with just the two of them

[@yoshifan4569]

This. Just look at that scene and then watch only Val's expressions. It's amazing

[@ImperialCommander97]

I was genuinely blown away when I watched this in cinemas. Going into it, I had somewhat low expectations of it just being an 'unnecessary sequel', but it ended up being an incredibly solid film - probably one of the best I've seen in cinemas in recent years

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

Seeing this movie on the IMAX screen on its film's first Saturday was incredible. One of the best cinema experiences I have ever witnessed!

[@lecciciapires2166]

The only thing I wanted more of after the movie ended was more interactions between Maverick and Rooster after they stopped fighting. They are SO GOOD together

[@Sebisajiminstan]

Thank you for making it a point to explain why Hangman is supposed to be the Maverick of this movie, while Rooster is the Iceman. I find the way they inverted the characters and perspective incredibly smart and well done, especially since I always got Ice’s points from the original. Like, my dude was just trying to look out for everyone while Mav was being such a dick sometimes. It’s such good writing. Also love that they kept the relationship between the two a gray area like in the original. Like sure, they fight, but at the end of the day they are on the same team. I fucking love this movie. You can clearly tell the people involved put their all into it. I appreciate that a lot

[@theangelgabrielstrikes]

Interestingly they were gonna make Hangman Ice’s son but decided no in the end - so they look like scary alike but yeH *FuN FaCt OF thE DAy*

[@Sebisajiminstan]

@@theangelgabrielstrikes heey, I didn’t know that. So an actual fun fact for me, thank you. I like that they decided not to, i personally like how vague Rooster’s history with Hangman is. Like, you can clearly tell they have one, but that’s it. Making him connected to Ice would’ve complicated both his relationship with Maverick and Rooster, and would’ve shifted the focus a bit from Maverick and Rooster’s whole thing. But yeah, that would’ve explained why Hangman looks so much like Ice.

[@theangelgabrielstrikes]

@@Sebisajiminstan exactly yeah !! 100% agree !!

[@Zaloomination]

Good point! Reminds me a lot of the inversion they did with johnny lawrence and larusos characters in cobra kai.

[@jeebus2313]

I vaguely remember reading something about how Tom didn't want to do the movie unless they could get Val Kilmer involved somehow, and I'm so glad they did. The scene between them is great and it makes what comes later all the more heartbreaking.

[@gregd9751]

I consider this the movie of the year, and dare I say one of if not the best sequel I’ve ever seen. I lost my crap when I saw the first trailer in theaters with the F14 zooming into frame. Can’t get enough of this film

[@webcodr]

There is even great attention to technical details: the real F-14 did need an external starter unit to provide high-pressure air for starting the engines, like it's in the movie. That's absolutely awesome to see. Modern fighter jets don't need this anymore and it could have been easily overlooked. They also tried to be as real as possible with the display contents of the F/A-18E cockpit. Of course there were changes, but as far as I can tell they made them in a way to understand what's going on. Most movies with any kind of aircraft in it show completely ridiculous things in the cockpit. The team of Top Gun Maverick cared about those details and did an awesome job to be as real as possible and understandable at the same time. Only Sully had more attention to detail in the cockpit, but it would wrong the compare both. Completely different movies and they are both awesome.

[@reaganharder1480]

Well, it helps that the US Airforce (or maybe Navy?) was quite directly involved with this film. Like, it's a whole thing they do where film crews get to use their planes, I think for free, just so that the Airforce gets positive press from the movie.

[@WhySolSirius]

@@reaganharder1480No, they pay per hour for the flight time of the jets. I think I read somewhere it was like 7k for the original and 11 or 14k for maverick

[@Lord9Genesis]

​@@reaganharder1480Navy Aviation

[@kylebrady969]

Sure, but they also don't seem to show off the Tomcat's variable wings correctly; why would they be taking off or cruising around with wings in the fully swept (or god forbid the oversweep storage mode) position or even the mid-position Mav manually set it to? Those suckers should have been all the way forwards for the takeoff sequence and probably for most of the fight against those Su-57's.

[@pike100]

​@@reaganharder1480Not the USAF. They're in the U.S. Navy.

[@diamondstuddedpunchingbag4718]

Fun fact...my husband was working to be a fighter pilot in the Navy 10 years ago. He didn't join for personal reasons, but he literally is Maverick...speed, motorcycle, knows everything about planes, is a pilot, would totally be doing this if he didn't have a family!! Kinda proud of that!!

[@diamondstuddedpunchingbag4718]

@@parzival9983 He never did. But his plan was to join the Navy and do exactly what Maverick does!!

[@parzival9983]

@@diamondstuddedpunchingbag4718 sorry i didnt read the first comment properly

[@petercoundrelis4495]

@@diamondstuddedpunchingbag4718shut the hell up!! You’re proud of the fact he was “going to” become a fighter pilot?

[@craighenery2501]

Went and watched it with my dad. Was one of the best movies I’ve ever watched and should/will be heralded as a classic in the future.

[@aussiewarrior96]

Yeah, my dad introduced me to Top Gun when I was 8 and now I can introduce my own kids to this Best way to do a legacy sequel

[@davidhochstetler4068]

The original was one of my dads favorites. He absolutely loved this one. And he doesn’t see new movies

[@fatbub1311]

@@davidhochstetler4068 My dad has seen this movie about 10 times this year

[@jackm.7094]

Been waiting for this one. Incredible sequel, which still managed to have it's own awesome story and characters without being a soulless reboot.

[@BlakeAStoffel]

Fun facts: coffin corner is an aviation term. Every switch they throw is the actual switch that would do what they’re trying to show (including the paddle switch to override the G-limit to pull more than 7.5 g’s).

[@sronicker]

That patch-covered jacket is absolutely legit. I’m in the military and just recently had a business trip to Naval Air Station Fallon, where Top Gun is actually run now. There was a Commander there that had and regularly wore a jacket just like that.

[@davidisles4009]

Goose was Mavericks's RIO. RIO is an acronym for Radar Intercept Officer. It means he fed the pilot info and assisted him with aircraft operations.

[@KseggOne1]

for extra wins, The beginning where the roof of the shack blows off when Mav takes off (wasn't supposed to happen like that) and admiral Cain's sunglasses being all dusty when he turns around to look at Mavs plane taking off cause of the dust that was kicked up also the fact that Phoenix crashes her plane and then 'rises' from the ashes to join the final assault team.

[@bv-swifty7704]

I remember seeing this in Colorado Springs, where the US Air Force Academy is located. I had no idea how many people would show up. Hundreds of Air Force Students were watching and they were cheering and celebrating during all of the epic and emotional beats. I witnessed the next generation of pilots get inspired to be just like Maverik and Rooster. That was a truly special experience that I will never forget.

[@Neurodivergent-j1f]

That makes perfect sense to me. Despite the fact that this is about Navy pilots, that first film probably inspired 95% of the people in that Air Force Academy.

[@kylekight581]

Had the exact same experience, with the added benefit of my youngest sibling (who's learning how to fly at the age of freaking 12) cheering right with all those AFA students. Several generations inspired, and it was beautiful

[@ruiliu4157]

Surprising. I heard that in the Air Force, any direct or indirect reference to Top Gun will result in some punishment 😅

[@guts-141]

@@ruiliu4157 I heard in TOPGUN school if you are a TOPGUN candidate and make any references to Top Gun then you would be fined. They said it's a professional school and not a place to joke around with quotes

[@ruiliu4157]

@@guts-141 Yeah, I heard that, too, from a KZbin channel interview. $5 or something - so it's affordable when you feel you absolutely have to say it.

[@akiriith]

My absolute favorite thing about this movie (also why I'll defend the choice to include the subplot with Penny in this) is that in the convo with Ice, Mav calls himself a fighter pilot, a naval aviator... and in a way its good to hear that, bc he IS, and he is the best at that, but its also heartbreaking bc his whole life since Goose died seems to have been just fighter piloting. He's no longer with Charlie, he seems to have had several opportunities to be with Penny (since Amelia is pretty young still despite Penny's age and the fact that she knows Mav/Penny doesn't mind her knowing him, showing a history of familiarity without telling the audience, bless this film) and didn't, he has no connection with Rooster, he has lost both Goose and Carole, and after loosing the last person who ever truly knew him in Ice, it seems like his only "friend" is Hondo, who's a work-friend. He's a fighter pilot... and that's all he is. So who is he when he cant be a fighter pilot anymore? The movie goes on to show you this by having him build actual connections and bonds with others beyond his work. He still loves flying, he has a chance to be be the father figure he never could to Rooster after they fell out, he finally chooses to be with Penny and Amelia. You said this movie shows you Mav having a real objective beyond just being a maverick for once, but to me that's just a facet of it. Its showing you who Mav IS, as a person, not just as the cool 80s movie star dude. He is a fighter pilot, yes, but he's more than that- Its his connection with his students, his friends, the people he's lost, the sort-of-son he tried to be there for, his love life, AND his relationship with aviation. Its all of him. Never a subtitle felt more appropriate. (it really shows when in the original being called Pete was a downgrade, and in this one is a plus, its an endearment. They're not just showing you Maverick, they're showing you Pete.) PS: genuinely SHOCKED you missed Mav replying when Rooster asks his dad to talk to him and Pete being the one who replies and gives Rooster the advice he needs. Or - the one most people miss - when Rooster says his dad would do the same for Mav, but Goose was the goodest boy. Would he have gone back for Mav on a suicide, rulebreaking run with a wife and little kid at home? I honest to goodness love that Rooster is 100% sure he would. Y'know who would do that tho? Mav. Mav DID do it for him, its what got him shot down in the first place. Rooster is honoring both his father and his father figure with that line.

[@singletona082]

I loved the Penny subplot, because the two have genuine chemistry together. And without Penny you could easily see Mav after hsi last ride ending up going cliff diving with his bike. Penny gives him something to live for with his career ended.

[@kavyakanuri9698]

Very nicely put. This should be a top comment

[@johnpoole1901]

Personally, I loved how they did the romantic scene. I like going to movies with my family and they did it well in this movie. We know what they are doing, we don’t have to watch it.

[@greecoboost]

Agreed. Glad they kept it tasteful.

[@regalplays7135]

16:16 I watched this in theaters with my dad, who's a navy vet, and this was one of the few mistakes he pointed out. Tomahawks are pretty slow compared to aircraft; they would have been fired before the fighters took off, and there's no way they'd be able to overtake them

[@tc6818]

The fighters were flying subsonic below radar level. The Tomahawk missiles are also subsonic at around 567 mph. While the Tomahawks might have been faster than the fighters, they wouldn't have overtaken the jets and passed them that quickly.

[@Boomehilda]

2 things: 1. I'm surprised that you didn't hit us with an "I'm not crying, your crying" moment. 2. This is the first movie in a long time that left me wanting more. I want more!

[@SolCresta3405]

If you mean another sequel, no, please. This was a perfect sendoff.

[@akiriith]

Watched this again and I felt like adding a few extra wins: - Mav looking not just at Bradley when he thinks of loosing Goose in the great balls of fire scene. It has a double meaning... It's not just about loosing Rooster, its about loosing everyone and living with it... its THEM, these kids, laughing and having fun like Mav and Goose did, and THEM having to live with it if one of them dies. - Rooster immediately putting on his mask/lowering his helmet thingy when Mav says its about dogfighting on 1st day of training while everyone is laughing. He k n o w s. - Mav briefly mentioning leaving one's wingman with this amused, disappointed voice and thats it. I like that we acknowledge but dont linger on the message of the original! - Additionally, Mav pulling up first during the cobra maneuver thing. Young Mav would absolutely not do it, they'd both be dead. Nice lil show dont tell that he's still crazy but he knows his limits these days, especially if someone else's life is on the line. - I like that while we the audience doesnt understand the full implications of what Maverick did until his talk with Penny, Rooster does open up to Phoenix about his issues with Mav instead of holding it all in. He's no Hondo but he's much better than any dude in the original Top Gun lol - How Mav isn't a perfect teacher and really does have weird methods. He pushes everyone too hard, he projects his own fears and trauma into them, but when he realizes his mistakes he tries to course correct to the best of his ability, and is 100% ride or die for his team, literally. I love that he really isnt like.. well suited to be a Top Gun instructor, but he IS the best for this mission. - I mentioned this in my first comment but the way the movie shows and doesnt go into detail of how much Penny and Pete have a history. He knows her freaking dog's name, man. He /remembers/ her freaking dog's name LOL. Bonus win for Theo being a cutie. - For real tho, the soft instrumental hold my hand score playing over Pete looking at Penny go and just do normal daily life stuff and how he lingers there... He wants this so bad. - The way Rooster's voice breaks after Pete snaps with that "EXACTLY" in response to his comment about it being the pilot and not the plane in training. The way it seems to confirm everything Rooster thinks he knows about why Mav did what he did. A+ acting bit from Teller, you can see the hurt in Rooster's eyes even if he doesnt even flinch. - The way the cockpit closing over Rooster on the final mission feels final and almost claustrophobic, like a coffin lid - Rooster looking over at the ocean when they're heading out/ Rooster's general fear before Mav helps him out. Rooster also has some deeply unresolved trauma going on... I like how he also feels like a mix of Iceman and Maverick, he's Iceman's more steady reserved flying with all of Mav's reasoning and daddy issues, just as Hangman is also a mix of Ice/Mav. - The way Penny does not, in fact, want to see him after the mission, bc she's just too used to them having a thing, and Pete's saying he wont leave her this time... only to the same thing again, in her eyes. But he actually DOES go back, and respects her when he realizes she doesnt want to see him... and its that choice that makes her go to him in the end. - expect some edits, I'll add more as I remember lol

[@Nr15121]

They were in a rolling scissors not a cobra otherwise completely agree

[@akiriith]

@@Nr15121 whoops, my bad!! TIL (something new I guess! :D)

[@williamsarnecky2229]

My interpretation of the ending Penny sequence is different-it has to do with the emotional maturity that is embedded in both characters. She doesn’t blame Mav for going on the mission, and does not ascribe to it the idea that he was leaving her again. That is evidenced by how she was the one telling him that he was responsible for his team of pilots and that he had to find a way back in. Taking Amelia on a boating trip of unknown duration was her way of avoiding the typical concerned girlfriend/wife trope, hanging on the edge of her seat for news. She knew damn well that Maverick might not, possibly even likely would not return from the mission. Instead she chose to distract herself and bond with her daughter until the final outcome was revealed. I guess like the video author said . . . we all bring our own interpretations to these things. No way of knowing what is actually correct.

[@bubordoni2]

“Liking things is more fun than not liking things.” And that’s why I love this channel. Thank you for all the amazing videos.

[@hoopchristine5202]

16:30 You can also see the Tomahawks clearly miss the first hangar at the airbase, the one containing the F-14 that Maverick and Rooster steal, and while both runways are cratered, the taxiway is also noticeably spared any damage.

[@soupafi]

When Maverick did the bombing course, I could see people leaning to the screen, and when he did it, everyone cherred. Such a great movie

[@va1korion]

One thing I missed you point out is when Rooster asks his father to talk to him, he hears Maverick's "Don't think, just do.". Accepting your foster father/mentor is a win even if it is not explicitly mentioned.

[@notthatserious480]

For me, this movie and especially the soundtrack DEFINED the best summer I had since the Pandemic. Just graduated high school, partying hard, crying harder with my buddies knowing we’ll have to go out separate ways soon. I was ready to take on the world at the start of this summer! And this movie was there to kick it off and “I ain’t worried bout it Rn 🎶” was my mantra and theme throughout! EDIT: Grammar stuff

[@carlchristianlindalen9311]

This move is summed up in one word: Respect. For the first movie. For the characters. For the genre. For the audience. I watched it with my oldest daughter, age 13, and she loved the crap out of it. She won't even sit through one movie from Harry Potter or LotR without glazing over into phone land. With this one, she had a hard time stopping herself from going "f%&k yeah!" every 5 minutes.

[@DrtyFut]

I love the last scene between Mav and Hondo. How Hondo knew how dangerous it was and didn't bother trying to say some bs like "dont talk like that, you're going to make it"

[@hoaxer5135]

Can't wait to see Glen Powell in devotion. Sucks I couldn't see it in theatres, but I believe he did great in Top gun and think hes going to do great in Devotion as well.

[@lordandrewbruceofthemcinne5046]

I watched Devotion a short while ago and yes, not only was Glen Powell great in that movie but the movie was great truly amazing IMHO also. If you haven't yet seen it I VERY highly recommend it.

[@tobbsnobb1366]

You mentioned tom cruise acting range and how some feel he just plays the same guy. His role in "Tropic thunder" is probably THE role for him where he is barely recognizable in more than one way. And its top tier stuff!

[@duncandmcgrath6290]

We definitely need another appearance from Les Grosseman

[@tobbsnobb1366]

@@duncandmcgrath6290 couldnt agree more

[@wren7195]

Thing that worries me the most, legitimately... I don't think any of us have seen him. We've seen intense parts of himself, subtle parts of himself... but in the last thirty years, the last fifteen especially, I see a man desperately playing "Tom Cruise," and I hate to see that happen to our actors and people. He is, sincerely, one of the greatest modern actors (I can say that having grown up on the last sixty years of film and more past my age)... He commits, it's why they look for him. I just hope he has something to come home to. I really wish him well.

[@moalzaben5554]

I think one of the best messages this sends out is “don’t think just do”, when you’re in a fight or flight situations u have to trust your instincts for the best course of action. Also the song “hold my hand” sends out a strong message, the song basically tells us that’s it’s ok to cry out every last tear to express the pain you’re going through, and also you’ll have your loved ones and god to guide u through your toughest times because in time your fear will go away, like how Iceman told Maverick that it’s time to let go, it’s ok to feel the pain because in time it will go away, but u have to face them in order for them to go away. And that’s what he did when he and rooster basically saved each other, and also Maverick knowing that Goose lives within Rooster and Rooster having a father figure aka Mav. Top gun Maverick is how a sequel should be made! 😎🙏❤️

[@rhaegartargaryen9315]

Tom Cruise is a legend. I swear, he’s the living embodiment of a superstar superhero all combined into one, and best part of it all? He brings his A game I’m everything. That level of dedication and commitment is worthy of respect.

[@veramae4098]

He was making a movie during Covid, strict rules, and when he saw a crew member and woman standing too close and getting closer, he blew up. "I'm trying to give you all jobs and keep the industry going and you want to hold hands??" That's roughly it, and a lot more roughly.

[@tothethreshold.9965]

@@veramae4098 Especially when you consider its Cruise/Wagner Productions. Like its his company, his talent which is allowing them to earn a living while almost everyone else in the movie industry was out of work. The fact that this movie exists is incredible, let alone under the conditions it was filmed.

[@ALL_that_ENDS]

Couldn't love this comment more, there's absolutely nobody else working in the industry harder than that man..

[@Raguleader]

I love the face Cyclone makes at 8:20. It feels like he just realized something about Maverick's motivations. He still doesn't like him or agree with him, but maybe for the first time he doesn't think Maverick is in it for Maverick.

[@CharcoalRiver]

Never watched Top Gun, but my dad did, and he was secretly hyped about Maverick coming out, so I took him to the cinema to see it. Mainly, I was there because I liked cinema snacks. But honestly? It has fuelled my love for planes even more. I love researching them, and seeing this movie just made the childhood part of me cry. After I got home, I watched the first Top Gun. I regret never watching it before, but I'm glad I now have.

[@mauriciobetimpaesleme8702]

It's so impressive how much the people working on this knew their own movie. When it's supposed to cry, I'm crying. When it's supposed to laugh, I'm laughing. When it's supposed for a WHOLE PACKED ROOM holding their breath, we held. Top Gun: Maverick will be taught in movie school to show how to do emotion. This is not an action movie, this is a great all-around movie.

[@SolCresta3405]

It's both an action movie and great all-around movie.

[@machupikachu1085]

Totally agree. They knew their material inside and out, and made it fit in to the first so well. Just like Disney did with the Star Wars sequels. Oh, wait...

[@gavinlahousse860]

I enjoyed the hell out of this movie, but I think the best stamp of approval it got was my Grandfather, who was with myself, my brother and my Dad in the theater, crying from the experience. He is not necessarily a stoic man, but he is from a time of far fewer male tears, and to see him weeping at Maverick's swan song is something I'll hang onto for some time.

[@aarononly82]

I love Hangman coming in at the end and saving the day. It's a great arc from Phoenix explaining how he got his call sign for hanging his wingman out to dry. I definitely didn't pick up on that he's the maverick of the new group but I totally agree.

[@jacksonnewman3838]

Love the arc! Great point 😁

[@machupikachu1085]

I don't remember him having a wingman at the end though. Coincidence?

[@cliftoncheng2003]

17:23 is my favourite scene from any movie, pretty much ever. Just something so majestic, exciting, frightening, but yet peaceful about that scene.

[@KasbashPlays]

22:11 - This is where I actually lost it in the theatre. I hate that this man isn't among us anymore. He's my favourite filmmaker of the brothers Scott and he left an indelible mark on "mass" cinema as some would call it.

[@mobbs6426]

That takeoff shot at 16:00 is just fantastic. I know it's literally just a selfie, but Jaysus, you can feel the Gees

[@BogeyTheBear]

Kinda looks like a selfie, but what Maverick's right hand is doing in holding onto the "towel rack"-- a hand-hold that F-18 pilots use during the catapult launch because it's too dangerous for them to be holding onto the stick as they're thrown back against the seat.

[@yxeaviationphotog]

@@BogeyTheBear You're mostly correct. They are strapped in pretty tight, so they don't really get slammed into the seat when the cat fires. The reason they grab the towel rack is because the F-18s flight control system automatically trs the jet for the launch. Early in the Hornet's career, pilots were transitioning from the A-7 Corsair, so they were used to having their hand on the stick during launch. They tried the same thing when they transitioned to the Hornet, but found out really quick that they were fighting against the FCS.

[@loosecaboose21]

I got to work with Monica Barbaro (Phoenix) on an indie film back in 2020 and I am happy to announce that she was super sweet and willing to talk to me as a lowly production assistant, so I was so pumped to see her in this film!

[@hydra6440]

At 19:10 When Mav and Rooster are in the f-14, there’s a subtle danger zone song in the background. Giving you a sense of nostalgia.

[@sophiahelmkamp575]

Yes! So glad I'm not the only one who noticed the Danger Zone melody slowed down in the low brass for the final action setpiece!

[@reaganharder1480]

As a bit of an aeronautics nerd (though not as intense as some), the opening sequence with Darkstar was really enjoyable. Firstly, that the experimental successor to the Blackbird would be made Skunkworks totally checks out. The use of scramjets for hypersonic propulsion checks out. I recall hearing from a more knowledgeable youtuber that scramjets DO flameout if you go too fast (hence the engine failure when pushing the aircraft beyond it's design specifications). The sudden loss of control and then the aircraft breaking up mid-air is also totally believable for a sudden loss of one engine is such a craft. I read later that apparently the SR-72 Darkstar is actually a legit aircraft in development by Skunkworks right now, so they didn't really even have to make anything up for this, but the nerd in me was so happy to see ALL those details done right. The fact that Maverick survived is the most unrealistic part of that bit, and even that I could see the cockpit staying as one piece while the rest of the plane was torn apart around it, allowing it to slow down to a safer ejection speed before making it down to the ground. Also the bit with a bunch of jets taking off while Danger Zone played in the background... I had a moment of realization where I was like "hold on, this scene does absolutely nothing for the plot. I don't care in the slightest, it is awesome and I could watch this for the full 2 hours."

[@epicfiredragon0819]

Another thing about this movie that I think deserves a win, rooster would know how to arm the ejection seat, I understand the systems of the F-14 well and if you look closely you can see that Maverick’s ejection seat is armed because the red switch behind him between the handles is down yet Rooster’s ejection seat switch is up.

[@ChrisDaArtist]

Dropping that bomb blind was the most badass thing ever

[@erichfiedler1481]

Star Wars did it first

[@bondpenelopebond]

I just got done re-watching both of the movies. What are the odds?! LOVED Top Gun: Maverick. Fantastic movie made with an unbelievable amount of dedication and love.

[@Carstuff111]

This movie blew my freaking mind! I love Top Gun, it is a great balance of cheesy and great action with a sad, if somewhat limited, story to it. As I got older, I realized that Iceman was actually trying to help temper Maverick's, well, maverick ways. But THIS movie? It was an actual great story that happens to be a great action movie...and it shows real maturity in ALL of the characters. And yes, I legitimately cried my eyes out when Iceman died. I already had tears in my eyes as he and Maverick were having their talk. This movie absolutely deserved every penny of the 1.45 BILLION dollars it got in the box office! If you had told me just a few years ago we were going to get an emotionally charged, high action, great story driven Top Gun sequel, I would have laughed in your face.... But this movie really is a masterpiece in its own right! It was so refreshing to get just a great, story driven action movie without a bunch of extra BS thrown in. I want more movies like this! Edit: I do want to add that I believe Ghostbusters: Afterlife is another legacy sequel done really well. That movie also brought me to tears a few times and gave me just as many goosebumps as I got when I watched the first movie as a kid.

[@svience8072]

at 6:21 my grandpa who was a thunderbird pilot told me his instructor did the exact same thing when he was in fighter weapons school. He grabbed the manual for aircraft maintenance and threw it in the trash saying, "You don't need this" then grabbed the aircraft control manual and said, "memories this."

[@idknils2920]

This movie was perfect in pretty much all the ways and i don´t think another movie in this series would be the right move. Top Gun is done for good and its ended just as good as it started. I´m in love with this series and everything it stands for. I. LOVE. IT.

[@tcgtpl]

This movie had a lot of callbacks to the original, but also Star Wars. Another callback that I thought of which I don't know if anyone else did was from the Mach 10 test flight. Ed Harris (Admiral Cain) played John Glenn in the movie The Right Stuff (one of my favorite movies), which was about Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier and the space race.

[@AldrickExGladius]

This movie is 130 minutes long. Which equals up to about 2 full hours of nostalgic goosebumps for this old man!

[@gee7893]

I saw this movie with my dad in theaters. it's pretty special to both of us, because the OG top gun was "our" movie when I was a kid. what you said at 4:14 is exactly how we felt walking out of the theater - tgm is a real deal action movie. it's earnest and funny and has genuine heart. you could tell there was a lot of love put into it.

[@V1RUSDZ]

The Scene between Maverick and Iceman was the first scene that brought my dad to tears, like he was practically balling his eyes out. Him and my mom both loved the first top gun as did I and we all loved the Top Gun Maverick

[@MrLolx2u]

I shuddered when the opening scene happened. The iconic deep guitar riff, "Danger Zone" blaring while the F-35 launches off the deck and that jacket.. Hooboy.. Also, casting Miles Teller was the ultimate deal to the entire movie. I didn't know about him initially till I watched War Dogs in the cinema and was thinking "why does this guy look so familiar?" till I watched TG:M and realized he looked exactly like Rooster and sent chills down my spine. Then I went back home and watched Whiplash and holy hell what a great actor Miles really is.

[@Maximus456355]

The one I’ve been waiting for, for a while! And I’m glad it’s finally here! One of my favourite films of all time

[@FreshTillDeath56]

My favorite line in the movie, "If I let him fly, I could lose him forever, and if I don't let him, he'll never forgive me."

[@mikebandw186]

I saw it ten weeks in a row over the summer. I just loved it. Cruise at his Cruisiest, well written, incredible score, insane stunts in real planes (mostly).

[@madisonholtze7344]

The orchestration of "highway to the danger zone" (15:28) is one of my favorite parts of this movie!

[@TomCruise-wg8eh]

Smile, thanks for your love and support towards me 🌹

[@Annatar-C137]

I remember, when I watched it with some friends and one of them knew I was a BIG fan of the original Top Gun Movie. When the original theme played the first time, he took a photo of me and I was just smiling all over my face and did it, till the end of the movie. Awesome film, love it!