Top Gun didn't go woke. Got rich. #shorts
Channel: Foundation for Economic Education
Date: 2022-07-08

Top Gun: Maverick is crushing it at the box office, and for a lot of people -- us, included -- it's a refreshing return to an era of filmmaking that featured a compelling cast of diverse characters, awesome action, and good storytelling *without* feeling like a two-hour lecture on 2022 gender and racial politics. 

It's a perfect example of what we've been talking about on Out of Frame for a while.

https://youtu.be/bM0AN_9zWGs

And surprise: Top Gun is quickly becoming one of the biggest movies of all time.
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CREDITS:
Executive Produced by Sean W. Malone
Written by Paul Nelson & Sean W. Malone
Produced & Narrated by Paul Nelson
Edited by Pavel Rusakov
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LINKS:

-- Top Gun: Maverick -- 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1745960/
https://deadline.com/2022/06/top-gun-maverick-crosses-1-billion-worldwide-box-office-tom-cruise-paramount-1235052186/
https://www.indiewire.com/2022/07/thor-love-and-thunder-top-gun-maverick-box-office-1234739114/

https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/top-gun-maverick-no-woke-just-thrills-and-nostalgia-on-steroids/
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/8/top-gun-maverick-scores-rare-apolitical-hit-withou/

-- Woke and/or Broke ---
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2014/05/21/she-hulk-is-a-feminist-hero-not-a-male-fantasy/ 
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/movies/oscars-diversity-rule.html 
https://www.insider.com/top-gun-maverick-china-anger-taiwan-flag-jacket-cross-strait-2022-6