u/thebigsmokeyapple

After seeing Top Gun at the movies recently for the 40th anniversary re-release - I knew I just had to watch Top Gun Maverick on the big screen too. I hadn’t had the chance to watch it when it released. Watching it now made me think about how much Tom Cruise has learned from the Mission Impossible franchise. He’s managed the rare balance of taking the best of the structure and elements of some of the later mission impossible movies while staying true to what Top Gun is - a love letter to aviation