{"id":172264,"date":"2022-08-18T05:57:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T10:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=172264"},"modified":"2022-08-19T20:20:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T01:20:47","slug":"an-ode-to-top-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/an-ode-to-top-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ode to Top Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the release of Maverick<\/em>, Top Gun<\/em> is now a storied franchise. Let’s see what 35 years and an obsession with aviation can do for a cinematic icon.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the age of social media, it’s not uncommon to hear a famous filmmaker’s hot-take about the latest summer blockbuster. And while it’s great to hear what my favorite screenwriter thinks of the latest Oscar nominations, the comments often become white noise. However, there’s still one voice that will rise to the top when he talks about a film, and that is the voice of Quentin Tarantino. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarantino doesn’t use social media, so you won’t hear him talk about the latest cinema release every time you refresh Twitter. But when you get Tarantino talking about films, he talks<\/em>. He talks a lot, and it trickles down into your social media channel of choice. In recent years, he’s been appearing on podcasts to impart his godly knowledge of film. (One of my favorite Tarantino segments is when he goes on a five-minute tangent about why Chris Pine <\/a>is one of his favorite actors.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarantino has also recently started a podcast called The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary (collaborator from Pulp Fiction<\/em>) where you can hear him talk about movies for hours on end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, of interest to us here, is what Tarantino had to say recently about Top Gun: Maverick<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I f****** love \u2018Top Gun: Maverick<\/a>. . . . There was just this lovely, lovely aspect because I love both Tony Scott\u2019s cinema so much, and I love Tony so much that that\u2019s as close as we\u2019re ever going to get to seeing one more Tony Scott<\/a> movie. [Kosinski<\/a>] did a great job. The respect and the love of Tony was in every frame. It was almost in every decision. It was consciously right there, but in this really cool way that was really respectful.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Need we say more? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, yes \u2014 we probably should. This would be a concise article otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We agree, Mr. Tarantino. Even for a die-hard Top Gun<\/a><\/em> enthusiast like your humble Gen X author here, I was surprised<\/em> by how good it was. A friend texted right as I left the theater, asking what I thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I told him it belongs in the Louvre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seriously?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes, seriously. The Top Gun<\/em> saga sequences the original and Maverick <\/em>like genes. You can watch and enjoy the first one without the second one, natch, but the whole experience of the sequel is grounded in the original. But wait,<\/em> you say. Isn’t that how all sequels work?<\/em> To varying degrees, yes. Every series links the installments in its franchise, but the viewing experiences aren’t always critical for a full appreciation. Sometimes you can skip one or two and still kind of “get it” all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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