The film has many famous montages, iconic songs, andTop Gun’sinfamously bad sex scene.
Top Gunis highly quotableand revered as a classic 1980s movie.
The film has a mediocre Rotten Tomatoes score, but many still think of it fondly.
What are they, and where can they be watched?
Even upon rewatch, the nameless adversaries could be read as a variety of “enemies.”
Overall, this choice might benefit the film, giving it a timelessness.
Both songs were singles written for the film by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder.
“Take My Breath Away” by Berlin won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Despite the success and popularity of these songs, the film relies too heavily on them.
In this classic action flick, Tom Cruise stars as daring young pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. Among the other students at the United States Navy’s elite fighter weapons school, he competes to be best in the class, and learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.
Both songs play at least three separate times in the movie, acting as musical themes.
Iceman doesn’t respect Maverick’s chaotic ways, and Maverick believes Iceman is just a buzzkill.
There is a reason for Iceman’s disapproval, even if Maverick refuses to believe it.
Some believe that Iceman might have made an even better protagonist, being the superior pilot.
However, since the movie is told from Maverick’s perspective, Iceman’s attitude is seen as antagonistic.
In the sequel, the two regard each other as old friends.
The scene features Maverick and Goose, who play mostly shirtless volleyball against Iceman and his partner, Slider.
Many spikes, bumps, and attack maneuvers almost seem to mirror what the pilots do while flying.
And though he rarely expresses it outright, the other people in the film can tell he loves her.
However,Maverick and Charlie are no longer togetherin the film’s sequel, and he has moved on.
Top Gundedicates a lot of screen time and emotional investment to the budding relationship between Maverick and Charlie.
Especially since his behavior has been erratic since Goose’s passing, as Maverick carries a lot of guilt.
Charlie and Maverick are career-driven people who prioritize their passions above all else.
They also have a shared sense of respect for each other’s work.
However, they also frequently argue about Top Gun and Maverick’s MiG.
Goose’s wife, Carole, is mostly there to gossip with Charlie and flirt with her husband.
Charlie, a high-minded scientist, is often reduced to Maverick’s support system in the film.
The sequel did what it could to remedy this, including more women and non-white characters.
This also attracted a wider crowd of non-white viewers.
Top Gunis available to stream on Paramount+.Top Gun: Maverickis streaming on MGM+, Paramount+, and Prime Video.
With Cougar gone, the duo are promoted to Top Gun and sent to become elite flyers.
