The success of Top Gun Maverick is still unbelievable to me

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I admit I was one of those who rolled their eyes and wondered why we were getting another legacy sequel to a 30 year old movie that wouldn’t translate to today. I had assumed it would be another “bunch of new kids end up needing to be saved by the old guy because he knows best”

But somehow they tapped into a story that actually made me feel for all the characters. Cruise’s personal qualities and life aside, he really made me believe why this character was still relevant after all these years. The young cast was just the right amount of fun and got me to invest in them. The ending and “It’s what my dad would have done” hits perfectly.

I know they are trying to make another one but this really felt like lightning in a bottle.

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