HOLLYWOOD IS SAVED!!! 😀 | Top Gun: MAVERICK MOVIE REVIEW
Channel: The Complex Individual
Date: 2022-06-11

Hollywood have run out of ideas and it seems the only man who can save Hollywood is the arguably one of the biggest movie stars out there in Tom Cruise!!!


So the film is set in the future at some point, there's no explanation about age, which for me isn't an issue. You just have to work out numbers by yourself or just go with the flow. But Tom Cruise's Maverick is still a captain, whatever that means, like, I'm not in the navy but anywho, he's a test pilot trying to act selfless but still be selfish at the same time when testing an aircraft that has to reach Mack 10 (not the rapper), he's just living day by day with little direction but when Ed Harris décidés to turn up, he sends maverick back to top gun on the request of Hollywood, who have run out of ideas and it seems the only man who can save Hollywood is the arguably one of the biggest movie stars out there in Tom Cruise - sorry, I meant his old wingman Iceman who is in a prominent position of power within the navy. But it's deliberate actions from iceman who knows that maverick still has unfinished business with life as Mavericks best friend's son named Rooster has been called up to top gun and now maverick has to step up as father figure/teacher. You see, Rooster is Gooses son. but Goose is mavericks best friend who trágically died in an accident that wasn't mavericks fault but he blames himself. Gooses son is now a top gun and maverick is forced to face his demons and let go of the grief he has piled on top of his life.

The film reminded me of cobra Kai, and that's not a bad thing at all. Cobra Kai is intertextuality at its finest, by bringing out all the best things from the original karate kid but evolving the original characters and introucing new strong characters to continue the legacy.  Karate kid was funny when it wanted to be, the action was full on and not over the top but most importantly, when it's emotional, it proper pulls on the heart strings. Top gun maverick is no exception. 

I mean I was quite reluctant to go see it but I practically seen everything else in the flicks so thought id give it a go and To Gun Maverick could turn out being my favourite film of the year