It is said that the prerequisite for Tom Cruise to join “Top Gun: Maverick” is that the film must stay away from CG and special effects, use real planes, and shoot real.
But from the actual situation, his persistence has indeed paid off.
In this era when visual blockbusters have long been equated with plastic special effects, it is indeed a rare sensory enjoyment to be able to see a blockbuster with a real scene and a strong sense of presence.
The Hollywood blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” has been released this weekend in Northern America and many countries and regions, and has received a double harvest of word-of-mouth and box office.
Today, “Top Gun: Maverick” has more than 300 media reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 97% freshness rating and a score of 8.2. At the same time, IMDb also has a high score of 8.7 points.
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You know, this is a Hollywood blockbuster with box office as its first goal. So, when his reputation is so good, the box office is about to explode.
According to media forecasts, the film’s global first weekend box office will also be quite impressive, and may even set the record for the highest opening of Tom Cruise’s works.
In short, this “Top Gun: Maverick” is a real hit.
Yes, speaking of “Top Gun”, for many old movie fans, it is an unforgettable childhood memory after all.
Because there were real aircraft carriers and fighter jets in the original film, and even shots of missiles were shot, it also opened the eyes of many viewers.
Even viewers like me, who don’t love “Top Gun” that much, will still remember the handsome guys and beauties in the film.
In particular, there will be a lot of young pilots in this film, topless chatting in the locker room.
In fact, I have never quite understood the meaning of this scene, but you can definitely feel the hormones bursting during it.
Therefore, no matter what others say about the first “Top Gun”, especially everyone will say that this is a recruitment propaganda film for the US Army.
Moreover, it is said that after the film was released, it did have a very good publicity effect on the recruitment of the US military.
However, my impression of “Top Gun” has always been: a hot-blooded youth film. And this is the most memorable for me.
Of course, this is a record of Tom Cruise’s growth. From 1986 to 2022, the time span reaches 36 years, but there is only one protagonist: Tom Cruise.
The handsome boy with a childish face back then has now become a middle-aged uncle who has experienced wind and frost.
These 36 years, both for Tom Cruise and the audience of that year, have been a huge span and have caused a lot of changes. And this change is largely reflected in the movie “Top Gun: Maverick”.
The reason why “Top Gun” is called a youth film is because that one was really full of youthfulness. Tom Cruise’s character has the momentum of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. It is youthful and energetic. to understand the film from the perspective of the film.
But when it comes to “Top Gun: Maverick”, due to the different ages of the characters and different life experiences, what I want to express is naturally completely different.
For example, in “Top Gun: Maverick”, Tom Cruise is actually talking about the same thing all the time in the film, which is: I’m not old!
This is something that the character “Maverick” is trying to prove to other young pilots, and that Tom Cruise himself wants to prove to the outside world.
The man who is about to turn 60 years old is still the most desperate and most appealing number one action star in Hollywood.
Especially now, he has entered a world where he can’t make movies without trying his best.
Just like his “Mission: Impossible” series, every time, he has to try to challenge more impossible, more crazy and more desperate.
And this “Top Gun: Maverick” is actually an impossible task.
At the beginning of the film, it explained to the audience how difficult this mission was. It was probably a mission to escape layers of obstacles, fly into the enemy base, and blow up the opponent’s nuclear facilities (the film didn’t even mention who the opponent was, just said There is a threat somewhere, and I am very cautious. But looking at IMDb’s speculation, some people say it is Iran, but the specifics are not clear).
It doesn’t really matter how difficult this mission is. In short, several pilots will face a full range of technical and psychological tests, which they have never experienced before.
After that, he led other pilots through Tom Cruise, repeated practice and flight simulation at the base, and kept impressing the audience: This task is too difficult, and this task cannot be completed at all!
Because even the simulated flight that lowered the mission standard a lot, it was very difficult to complete, so what should I do with the real mission?
But in the end, well, yes, they did.
As a Hollywood blockbuster, in fact, this is not a suspense, everyone knows that the protagonist will eventually defeat the villain and complete the task.
But in the process of the task, you will still feel nervous and stimulated, and you will break out in a cold sweat. This is the charm of the movie.
In fact, these so-called mission settings are like MacGuffin in the movie. The audience doesn’t really care about the mission setting itself, everyone only cares about the process of solving the mission.
And what is the charm of the “Top Gun” series?
As if the most attractive part of the “Fast & Furious” series is always the speed racing, “Top Gun” is naturally flying in the air. At this time, the real scene shooting came into play.
As said at the beginning, Tom Cruise has always insisted that “Top Gun: Maverick” use real planes and real shots.
Even in addition to him, several other young actors who play pilots have to do several months of flight training to feel the real feeling of being in the air.
For example, due to the rapid ascent of the plane, the body will bear a lot of gravitational pressure, and the facial expressions at this time are difficult to perform.
In real shooting, it is easy to achieve and more realistic. Just present it directly.
Regarding how the film was actually shot, there are also many official filming footage on the Internet. You can also find it if you are interested.
And in the tidbits, you will find that while they are performing, they also act as photographers at the same time.
After all, the camera crew is on the ground, only the camera is tied to the plane, and they are responsible for switching the camera on and off.
The most attractive part of this kind of treatment is also the sense of presence.
The real flight, the real scene shooting, the presence of voices, expressions, and various details make the audience feel as if they are really flying in the sky, which is obviously impossible for visual effects to achieve.
True, always true. This also constitutes the greatest charm of “Top Gun: Maverick”.
In addition to the charm of the scene, for the fans of “Top Gun” back then, the feelings are also the focus of this film. After all, after 36 years of sequel, many people are still very emotional.
In addition to Tom Cruise, the supporting actor Val Kilmer also made a cameo appearance in the film.
However, because he has been in bad health all these years, and he had throat cancer before, he was close to losing his voice.
Therefore, there are not many scenes in the film, it can only be regarded as a friendly cameo, but it should still be able to receive a wave of emotional fans.
In addition, many people know that the character of Miles Teller is actually the son of Goose in the original version, and even, both of them have the same mustache.
So, this one also recalled many scenes of the original, in fact, he was the child held by the original Tom Cruise.
Including the scene where everyone played rugby shirtless on the beach, it is obviously a tribute to the various half-naked scenes
In short, if you want to find friends with feelings, you can still find a lot of memory elements in the film.
In the “Top Gun” series, the consistent core is actually the same: individual heroism. It’s a spirit of disobedience to authority, not afraid of taking risks, trying to prove yourself, and driving the character forward.
At the beginning, the calf was not afraid of tigers, but now that it is old, it is also going to make a lot of trouble. He is more like a child who has not grown up. When other peers have already obeyed the world and rules, he still has to make a fool of himself.
As a result, his peers have become generals, but he is still a flight captain who takes risks in the sky.
Of course, this is also a kind of unwillingness to admit defeat, or disobedience to old age.
As the lines in the film say, you won’t last long, and you will eventually be replaced by drones.
Although helpless, it is also a reality that has to be accepted. So, taking advantage of the fact that you can still go to the sky now, it is natural to be more crazy. And this is the heart of the film.
Speaking of which, there are still some friends who look down on this kind of film and feel that it is too propaganda and sells the spirit of the United States. It is just a propaganda film.
However, we have to think so. There are also many types of promotional videos, at least, good-looking and bad-looking.
Even if it is a promotional film, “Top Gun: Maverick” is a good-looking promotional film. It is a promotional film with excellent plot, characters, scenes and feelings.
And this is worth learning, but also enviable.
Of course, the success of this film does come from Tom Cruise to a large extent. Without his hard work and perseverance, the excitement of the film would indeed be reduced.
In particular, there are really few stars as crazy and desperate as he is. In all Hollywood, it feels like he is basically the same.
So, this is what people are most proud of.
Next, didn’t Tom Cruise say that he would also go to space to make a movie?
If it’s Tom Cruise, that’s really okay.
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