Top Gun: Maverick - The Answer To Fake Movies (Video Essay)
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
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In this video essay we dive into the cinematography, practical filmmaking, and cameras that Tom Cruise and Joseph Kosinski used to film Top Gun: Maverick. This is also a review of Top Gun: Maverick (2022). A lot of movies these days are fake, especially Marvel MCU films. How did Tom Cruise become such a brilliant filmmaker?
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00:00 - Intro Review
01:03 - History of Tom Cruise
04:00 - The Tom Cruise Ethos
04:54 - Sponsor Break
05:54 - Big Shoes To Fill
07:01 - Cinematography & Technical Details
08:27 - Where It Could Have Gone Wrong
09:17 - Tom Cruise The Director?
Film Synopsis:
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.” Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.
mission impossible, top gun, top gun 2, tom cruise, Sony Venice, top gun cinematography - Фільми й анімація
how good is OBLIVION though? even though it came out in 2013 instead of 2006. if you feel the need to correct this date I want you to take a good hard look in the mirror and question everything about who you are.
I was thinking the same
Same thoughts here bro. Just found your channel and subscribed it.
I was wowed by this film essay, then I died at thus pinned comment 😂😂😂 thanks Patrick for the vid!
This was my movie -- as in I've hated CGI-dominant movies and for that reason, most fantasy and superhero movies. No Star Wars movies for me, too. Don't watch superhero movies, except the Nolan Batman movies, only because it was directed by Nolan.
Tom Cruise has said in an interview that he prefers practical effects than CGI and I admire for staying true to his conviction. Once he retires, I know I will have fewer movie choices as most movies will be in CGI. CGI movies are just too boring for me.
Top Gun Maverick absolutely does use "some" CGI, but its refreshing to see a mostly practical effects movie and done well.
"We don't need miniatures anymore."
Tom Cruise: "You're right, build this shit full scale."
Just like
Nolan: miniature doesnt look right... Cgi feels like somethings missing...
Fucks it.. motherfucking real plane crash in to hangar!!!
Studio big bosses: ok!
That moment when the full scale mockup they had for the darkstar was so realistic it had garnered the genuine concern of another country
@@deegsupreme3796 I think they really built it (the SR72) as the way lockhead say that the mockup is based on "possible technology" says everything China need to know, basicallly, we have this and we can reach you .
@@Jdne199311 they did make a full-scale mockup of 'Darkstar' for TopGun:Maverick and it was so real, a 'dominant' country changed their satellite course to take photos of the mockup.
finally someone praising his incredible filmmaking rather than make fun of him. since MI5 his action films have not been topped by any other action film in Hollywood. every stunt makes you sit on the edge of your seat at the theatre. love your video essays btw. keep up the sick work
thanks Chris!
With the bad direction the 007 films has been subtly taking, it seems MI has overtaken 007 even.
Reeves and Odenkrik are in that realm. Tom could never deliver that kind of action.
@@Ultrajamz weird thing to say after No Time To Die was by far the best action movie of the last couple of years, but before that yes MI5 and 6 are top. I hope Dead Reckoning can keep it up
@@raulpetrascu2696 What are you talking about??? To call it even close to one of the best action films of the last couple of years is ridiculous with movies like "The Batman", "Dune", "No Way Home", "K.G.F Chapter 2" and "1917". Don't get me wrong "No Time To Die" is a good movie but what you are claiming it to be is ridiculous. Then I am not even talking about neither of MI 5, MI 6 or this one Top Gun: Maverick, Which are all arguably at least top 10 action movies from 2010 and forward.
Just finished the film. What a spectacular experience. Once Tom Cruise retires it’ll be the end of an era for action films. Top Gun Maverick was unreal.
He will never retire, it’s not in his DNA.
@@TraceyAOK He will keep coloring his hair and running to stay fit. Hes the number one action star. Sly and Arnie have lost their appeal
@@robert7622 For me Armies' last decent film was Last Stand. Sly's career is hanging in there on life support with the Creed franchise. As a 90s teenager who watched movies like Demolition Man and True Lies at the cinema I'm a little saddened.
he'll die doing what he loves before he retires!!
I think this is because nowadays there is an army of people in charges of one actor. There is this manager there is the agency there the insurance guy there is the pr girl and etc. This limits the Actor ability to chose and do what they do. Tom and Sly have the privilege to be in charge of their own choice instead of corporate deciding their life. Because they are also a producer and they are Bigger than some studios and corpo calling the shot.
Sure Hollywood actors especially movie actors isn't as restrained in their life as Korean Idols for example who in some extreme cases have marriage arrenged for them. But the Actors and Public figure freedom and choice in General have been severely limited with the Social Media, Agency and PR Culture in industry.
Sure there is definitely many actors who wanted to do practical. It's obvious. But are they allowed? After experiencing filming like this the likes of Miles Teller and Glen Powell is surely going to love shooting practical. But will they be allowed to do it again without Tom Cruise bailing them from the insurance restrictions?
He's carrying the entire action film industry on his back. Hardly anybody can hold a candle to him in terms of authentic action, passion, and willingness to craft a great action film. CGI isn't bad, but it's almost always used incorrectly. It was so nice seeing this film. It was incredible. Tangible action sequences. Well constructed film all around. It's one of the few action films in recent memory that I was still fawning about after I walked out of the theater.
yep. like he said in the video they take the easy way out. Obviously there was CGI in Too Gun Maverick but they used it when it would not be possible to film it for real. Disney (and others) use it as a first choice. Why build a set when you can use a green screen, right? why make costumes when a spandex suit with little balls on it does the trick. 🙄
totally agree.
We used to have a couple of other names that pushed for the "authentic" expriance as mush as possible but because they were pushed so hard in one direction (Jackie Chan comes to mind) they decided to leave the mainstream behind. this made them ether settle for type cast or move their market. both oprions are sad to me.
Everybody else too obsessed with pandering to the small percentage of wokeness and snowflakes.
@@VanquishedAgain A lot of people like the movie because they KNOW its real, and the actors are really flying - they aren't faking being crushed by high G manouvers. I am thinking when the actors signed up: "but how do we act like we are pulling high G's ?", Tom Cruise: "dont worry, we got that covered."
@@rinzler9775 i watched it in 4D twice and Imax once. Out of all the movies I watched in 4D this one takes the cake. Hands down, even watching top gun in imax didnt cut it. It felt so disengaging. 4D had the movements of the aircraft, the wind, pressurized gas releasing giving you the flare effect. Its truly a proper action movie with humor and action.
the best part is after watching it 3 times, i know when the audience is going to laugh and enjoy the scenes. AMAZING! i have been recommending it to my friends after watching it for the third time
I left the theater after seeing Top Gun Maverick and said to myself, "They don't make them like this anymore." By doing things practically, it lent so much more authenticity to the film and it showed, as the action sequences felt incredibly visceral. Loved it from start to finish and intend on seeing it again.
last duel was also a good movie
only these 2
Am I the only one who LOVED Val Kilmer's performance as Ice Man in Maverick? He did justice to the movie without even saying anything. That scene had more Acting than anything I have seen this year. 💚💚
He was disabled by a lot but didn’t seem like he was phoning it in. Even if he did it would’ve been absolutely justified all things considered, but his performance seemed wholehearted and genuine. Iceman was effective both in terms of his limited role in the story and on-screen performance
yeah Val and Toms acting there was really emotional, at some point close to be too much. Really amazing and lifted the movie without a doubt, giving it a personal and human touch.
That seen made me cry because of the performance associated with the real suffering he is dealing with in real life
Tom Cruise is the only real genuine movie star in Hollywood, everything he's touched for the last decade has been pretty much golden. Top Gun Maverick was insane, I had completely forgotten what an actual Hollywood movie was like, considering all that's come out of Hollywood for the last few years has been pig-slop.
Almost. The Mummy is pretty forgettable, but I am totally with you. I will go see anything he makes because I know it's 9.9 times out of 10 going to be incredible.
I will forever remember him in Tropic Thunder
I've always respected Cruise for just throwing himself entirely into the production of his films. That authenticity being a key factor. When it comes to aviation, CGI jets have always looked bad to me, still to this day. Shooting practical is definitely a bold move (insanely expensive, insurance etc) but as a viewer, this is exactly why I go to the cinema. To be fully engrossed in a film, story, visuals etc. Maybe this is the evolution of cinema, as CGI has become the norm, we're all fairly unimpressed by (most of) it.
Going to catch a late screening tonight hopefully. Great video Patrick.
get your hands on those voigtlanders! enjoy the film
@@impatrickt I might JUST! Thanks man.
yeah especially the trailer for the upcoming Jurassic Park movie it has a shot of a plane which just looks like something from a PS2 cutscene.
@@purefoldnz3070 Even worse than the trailer for JP was the one for Thor. The cartoonishly large battle ropes looked like foam.
@@BT-ts4pb Yes exactly! Its just CGI noise at this point.
If the Oscars happened tomorrow, I wouldn't mind Top Gun Maverick being up for Best Picture. What a movie!
& hands down it should win all the technical awards.
@@Warp75 Absolutely
we all know a stupid low effort movie is going to win anyway though
@@flyinryan1459 A low effort movie made by Disney 'cause Disney
I wonder if it's even eligible. The Oscars have this new rule about how diverse a film's cast and crew must be to even qualify for Best Picture.
I know oscars alone dont define the greatness of a movie or the actor but still, for the record- top gun maverick completely deserves the same. Tom Cruise killed it, he's unbelievable
Won't even mind,if he win his first his first...
This is SOOOOOO much better than the endless stream of production-line superhero movies that the studios force on us. I used to love going to the movies but pretty much all there seems to be nowadays is either cartoons for little kids or superheros, also for little kids. Thank the stars for Tom Cruise and his proper action movies to keep cinema alive.
Exactly
There are a lot of adult-skewing films released every year in theaters if that's what you're trying to say you miss from movie theaters. A decent number of them are good, too. Just cuz they bomb at the box office, doesn't mean they don't exist.
thank god for this, James Bond and MI. KEEPING CINEMA ALIVE
Little kids call other people little kids. But yeah this movie was a 10/10 so good
I think that the recent Batman movie was a proper movie.
Imagine having christopher nolan as director and tom cruise as actor in one movie
I would love to see that too if it happens. 😁
Things would be done in a super practical way, getting to the point where it's so practical that they just encenate the movie right in front of you, instead of filming it
The darkstar mockup would have flown and reached mach 10!
Regardless of the story and/or casting, there's no denying that with any Tom Cruise film you always get a high level of production quality. This is a great video, Patrick. Always enjoy your constructive reviews and look forward to seeing this on the IMAX.
Tom is ultra selective on the projects he does. Thats why he hasn't fallen into the straight to video category like Travolta, Willis, Cage and now even Stallone and Arnie sadly enough.
This was one of the best cinematic experiences I've had in a long time. I'm not even nerdy about planes nor do I care that much about the original Top Gun film but man did this sequel totally blow my mind. I was being so obnoxious in the theater making noises and cheering because I was so emotionally moved by the experience of this movie. Really great stuff!
This makes me happy, I feel like most of the 2 decade sequels have been disappointing but having Maverick shine has been pretty heart warming as a filmmaker
You had me at Oblivion. I don't know why so many people have a hate on for Tom. I quite like most of his movies. And thanks for this movie Patrick.
i LOVE oblivion.
@@impatrickt I agree! Oblivion was a great movie
I think people were annoyed by him from his interviews during his younger years when he would frequently break out laughing. The scientology and the couch thing didn't help. But every actor whos worked with him says hes an awesome guy and is very warm and approachable.
@@silvervalleystudios2486 we've all had our moments of acting "out of normalcy". A person shouldn't be rejected because of that.
Oblivion is just a fantastic movie.
Tom being a nutjob on his personal life is irrelevant to me idc what people do with their own lives in their own time, but his filmmaking/acting is almost second to none. The man is incredible at what he does and I have already seen this film twice and loved it more the second time and would happily see it a 3rd. This is what Hollywood is missing and this film was a breathe of fresh air.
Aside from jack reacher. Jack reacher is a character defined by his height
Yeah exactly, separate the personal from the professional. This man makes great movies
Respectability matters.
Bradley Cooper is A List. 1 of the biggest actors in Hollywood, However, I'd heard he's not very nice to his fans or anyone else he works with. I've heard that Jared Leto is the same.
Cruise may be a great actor, but, I've heard he refuses to meet or interact with his fans..
Here's the thing.....
Even the greatest actor/actress is Nothing without their fanbase/ audience!
It's the Public who pays to see an actor's performance!
The Audience can Make or Break a film, TV Show, Stage Production...
Don't think so? Consider Morbius....
Most people who Paid $ to see it at the theater, did not like it, many Hated it!
My point is....
Tom Cruise, Bradley Cooper and Jared Leto are not Very nice to their fans...( the people who Paid to put them where they are!)
There Are Actors and Musicians who Are Nice and Appreciative of their audiences
Chris Evans, for example, has a great appreciation for His fans, I've heard he's very nice and values his fanbase.
Respectability Does Matter Even Off screen
Nutjob?? I don't care much about scientology.. But at the same time , I won't persecute because of his religious beliefs.. He seems pretty grounded to me
@@cabellero1120 You have to understand that someone as well-known as Tom has legions of fans and people that want a piece of his time, but just like all of us, he has only 24 hours in a day. There simply isn't enough time in the day to be attentive to all of these people. Even people who are "somebody" so to speak have to settle for a small ration of his time. His job is to deliver a product that entertains us, and he does this very well! He is under no obligation to ingratiate himself to fans personally.
Watched Top Gun: Maverick last night. Amazing cinematic experience. CGI was used in a number of places, especially in the final dogfight sequences, but it was used SO well and the models were such of high fidelity that it made me believe that the particular aircraft portrayed were actually real (they couldn’t have been real because the production team has no access to them).
only for the missiles, flares, impacts, and enemy jets though - its how you can really tell when the jets are real or fake. stuff that would be actually impossible to do real.
@@impatrickt Yes, especially that one crowd pleasing aircraft type whose flying examples remain only in the Iranian Air Force. I'm still astonished at how realistic they made that model look. I predict that Top Gun: Maverick's Making-Of documentaries will be as valuable as the movie itself.
@@BP26P people lost it when that happened!
I think they used F-18 or trainer aircraft then imposed The said aircraft in 3rd act
I was shocked and amazed how well they did Su-57s. I understood that film crew obviously couldn't get the actual planes on set, but they looked SO REAL on screen that there was a slight cognitive dissonance in my head because of that😂
I was checking every detail, I was looking very mindfully, and still couldn't see any, even slightest flaw. Truly an amazing movie!
Also one of the things that makes Tom so good is cause he really knows how to listen and connect to the scene. And clearly he has an actual respect for each department that makes a movie. Something other actors don't even acknowledge.
Yep. He's not just an actor anymore. He's a real producer who knows what it takes to make great films.
I remember when that audio leaked out of him reprimanding some crew members that were breaking set protocol when they were trying to film during covid. Saw people take it every which way but if you listen to what he's actually saying he's telling them that EVERYONE involved in the production, top to bottom, is depending on that movie being made and being shut down by inspectors would result in other people below the position of those two guys losing their jobs/not getting paid. Gave me a new respect for him. He didn't power trip with his position like you'd expect an actor to do, he reminded the two offenders that others are depending on them to be professional so they can continue to do their jobs.
During the 50s and 60s when special effects were being adopted more frequently, even though crude by today's standards, they created a sense of magic for the viewer because they were now viewing something impossible. Throughout the late 70s and 80s when computer generated graphics came along it again created a sense of wonder and magic because it was able to take you to new realms. And on top of that, during those time periods the general population had ZERO concept or understanding of what was possible or not possible using CGi, and because of that it was easier for them to blend fake and real into one thing. Throughout the 90s, 00s, and 2010's CGi became more or less the standard, and instead of instilling a sense of magic or wonder it immediately makes you say "that's so fake", and becomes boring because ANYTHING can be done in a film now with zero authenticity, and we know that going into it. When you watch movies with heavy CG now, you spend the majority of the film subconsiously looking for the most authentic and real looking set pieces or scenes, and those are the most thrilling. Anything else that is CG, regardless of how big of an event it is, feels cheap, uninteresting and most times goofy, and therfore gets dismissed. Things now that would have put a viewer in the 50s or 60s into shock, are just blah. I think/hope the next trend in cinema/large blockbuster films is authenticity and real seat peices/stunts. If we go into a movie knowing that the majority of it is real it enhances the thrill we experience. I know it did for me during this film with the flight scenes and canyon runs. I think Tom knows this on a deep personal level and he's honestly, in our day and age, ahead of his time for it.
Tom is incredibly underrated as a professional. Simply one of the best that has consistently improved over time in both his impact and acting.
Underrated??wtf??
@@space_monkey5662 yeah many have mixed feelings towards him as a actor. Usually boxing him just as a one type of casting. I believe he’s more than that.
@@beneller1815 T.C has never even been an underrated actor...look at is filmography...he has always been one of the biggest stars...
I would rather say Keanu Reeves is overrated however I like this actor as well and from what I heard about Keanu he has really a good heart
Just came back from the theatre, what an incredible experience. I opted for D-Box seats, which move, vibrate, and throw you around along with the action on-screen. Again, what an experience. I really hope more films take this grounded approach, as it just works so damn well.
Also, probably the nicest looking bar scene since Skyfall.
i agree
They don't have a choice. Cinema attendance plummeted after COVID and people got way too comfortable watching movies in their homes.
I didn’t get those fancy seats but when those afterburners fired up, I felt it in my seat regardless. Was well worth the wait.
They actually built the building at Naval Air Station North Island and modeled it after the pilots I bar :) There was a lot of research done to replicate the true feel of things (They couldn't shoot in the actual bar because it was way too small and couldn't accommodate all the actors let alone cameras, etc.)
@@supermodestmouse neat detail, all the extras in the background of the bar are actual pilot students; my dad recognized several of them as people he trained at NAS Meridian. He was a fighter pilot on hornets for twenty years and ended his career there, as commodore of the base that he had gone through in his own training decades before. He loved the movie.
I admit I don't think I've appreciated Tom Cruise as much as he deserves it. Theres something to be said about authentic stunts like this that show how great and awesome humans really are, something CGI kills as everything is literally just fake.
Really, it's a matter of "right tool for the right job", and all too often CGI is used when it's NOT the right tool for the job.
@@Roxor128 No. I've changed my opinion on CGI. I'd rather not see it at all.
It's the bad use of CGI that's bad, not the tool itself. Top Gun: Maverick had over 2400 VFX shots; That's even more than Return of the King. You actually think those F-14's were real? It's really a shame their vfx team was essentially gagged from promoting the film because it clashed with the false "practical effects” narrative Cruise was trying to sell to the general public. It'll probably hurt that team's chances of winning an Oscar for their brilliantly seamless effects work. The fact that you didn't know what was real or not is a testament to how great of a job they did.
It's the rare case when having an actor being totally involved with everything in his movies pays off. You always listen to stories about making this or that movie was hell, because the star was messing with the script, or the filming. Cruise KNOWS what he wants, and that is for us tu have fun. That's why his best movies are all with relativelly inexperienced/new directors. He is the man in charge.
Cause this is his show, there's no one there that can discourage the cool stuff. That's why it worked I think
I really hope Maverick launches us into another golden age of hollywood, where we get these blockbusters with real cinema. Not the 100% CGI movies we've got for the past decade.
So, basically, what Tom did with technology: instead of replacing real life with technology (i.e.CGI), he inserted technology to shoot real life better. The opposite approach to what many Hollywood producers do.
Can't wait to watch this movie next week! btw I'm so glad some people still remembers Oblivion, that movie is fire
so fire
One of the best in theater experiences I’ve had, right up there with Dredd (saw that in 3D)
I thought Oblivion is one of his best movies ever! Well written, acted with great sound editing and cinematography. It of course has Tom Cruise's great acting with Morgan Freeman to boot!
loved Oblivion, can watch it repeatedly
Finally, a real movie that doesn't bank on bloated CGI.
As CinemaWins says
“Unnecessary risks taken by Tom Cruise due to his unimpeded devotion to realism.”
In my opinion, Maverick might just be the best movie to come out in the past few years. It’s just so damn solid.
@Leslie Groves He says it a lot in the Mission Impossible videos, especially the videos on MI 4-6
I'm going to say those risks were 100% necessary. The movies would be nowhere near as good as they are without those risks being taken to shoot as much as possible authentically.
Nothing wrong with a good ole' Tom Cruise Action flick. Loving these video essays by the way. Always makes me look at movies more in-depth.
This is that and then some, though. Maverick is an incredible feat and one of the finest films I've ever seen.
Maverick isn't just a good ole Tom Cruise action flick though. It was amazing, I can't believe how I felt as I was watching it, both in the story and the flight scenes. And I am not even a Tom Cruise fan! His input into this movie made it amazing.
Top Gun is my favourite movie since I was a child, and while it’s now mocked for particular scenes, it was a technical feat and produced beautiful scenes of dogfighting. Top Gun Maverick took that to another level with what is possible with technology today.
Tom Cruise has been making marvellous action movies for almost 2 decades now, and is a great actor, but I personally love his dedication that you conveyed here in your well made video essay.
True...TopGun was way ahead
I'm right there with you. The original Top Gun is my favorite movie, it's what pushed me to become a pilot.
That said, this is like what Fury Road was to Road Warrior. I'd argue the original is more iconic and has more heart, but damn it, the new one is faster, more aggressive, and on a whole new level technically.
The original Top Gun is only mocked by those jeolous of not having the same success.
@@rinzler9775 Quentin Tarantino sort of paved the way for the jokes IMO
I've been saying this for YEARS! It's always my "hot take" - Tom Cruise is a national treasure and I'll see anything he makes. Great video essay, man. Love your work, if you're ever in Utah I'd love to buy you a coffee and talk movies. Cheers.
🙏🙏🤘
PT, this was a DELIGHTFUL essay. loved every second of it. I had the humble pleasure of working with Tom Cruise on Jack Reacher 2 and I can certainly attest to the kind of set culture that he cultivates. it's precisely as you describe it.
that's awesome! The first Reacher is so damn good too. I need to do a dive into Chris!
We didn't see Top Gun subverted or deconstructed, we saw Top Gun done sincerely and done right! With passion!
I just came back from seeing this movie and it exceeded my expectations by far. It was the best movie theatre experience I have had in a very long time. Maybe only topped by the original Top Gun which I saw in theatres when I was ten or Return of the Jedi in a theatrical re-release when I was a young boy.
I went with my wife , my 13 year old boy and my parents who are 70 and we all loved it. We felt it was a fresh enough story with just the right amount of nostalgia sprinkled in.
Kudos to Mr. Cruise and anybody who was apart of the creative team involved in this movie. So happy I got to see it in the theatres and not streamed on my tiny tv. Thanks for that too Mr. Cruise.
I hope more studios follow suit and give us less bad cgi and more practical effects/realistic sets.
Thanks to you too Patrick for this wonderful video essay.
Lord of the Rings?
I'm a movie buff and fighter jet enthusiast. I watched Top Gun in the cinema with the fighter pilots. You should have seen the twinkle in their eyes. they sang like children that day. I cried in the movie. I don't cry. I don't know what happened but it happened
At one point in my life i thought i suffered from severe depression, because i could not enjoy movies, music or games as i used to. I thought maybe it´s also my age (41). I´ve seen some shit.
But when i saw maverick at the cinema, suddenly i felt the rush, the uplifting energy, the excitement and the movie magic i thought i would never experience again
We are surrounded by bullshit forgettable lifelesse "draw by the numbers" corporate trash arts.
I'm 41 and I make your words mine. Felt the same in the theater and feel the same about what's passing for entertainment these days. Can't wait to watch it again.
Similar...was very inspired by this film.
37 here and I went alone in the cinema, not expecting anything. I was glued to my seat the entire movie. Gave me goosebumps all along, and a lot of tears too, from sadness and from happiness. I was so happy to finally feel what I felt watching the 1st Top Gun when I was a kid. Or when I experienced Star Wars (original trilogy) when I was 8. Nowadays CGI gets you out of the movies most of the time. It feels like there's no physics in people and objects. Pretty hard to feel connected to "rubbery" characters fighting each others (Matrix 1 vs Matrix 2 & 3 is a good exemple).
I watched this movie yesterday and it was probably the best theatre experience since Fallout for me. No Way Home’s theatre experience was also amazing but for different reasons. I was in absolute awe during Maverick’s spectacle
yeah it ripped
I'm glad Fallout is mentioned. It is one of the last movies I've seen in theaters and BOY was it an experience. It's crazy to me that people scoff when you mention any MI movie because they just chalk it up to "stupid" and then gloat about how great their disposable superhero movie is. They won't even give MI a chance even though nothing comes close to them.
It's just my opinion but the only redeemable thing about NWH is the cameo only, the rest is just your average modern MCU movies..
Top Gun is the best film experience I've had in the past couple years. It perfectly nails the nostalgia of the original, adds a modern edge to make it relatable, still keeps the cheesy 80s undertones, has emotional, funny, and thrilling moments, and all in all it was a good movie that actually added to the story.
This is the biggest opening for a Tom Cruise movie ever. See This how you make a sequel, you always honor the pass first before you bring on the new young actors and you don't make your lead actor be a cameo in his own movie
it would probably net a billion dollars if it was also released in china, but unfortunately they didnt take off the taiwan flag
@@georgehotz4president452 TGM went over 1 Billion $ without China or Russia.
Tom Cruise takes moviemaking dead seriously, and you could feel it throughout the movie. Great film
The fact a friend of mine said she didn't like it because it was "too hetero" means it was perfect
Its actually relieving to see a film that doesnt include LGBT or ASD. Films are to oversaturated with those elements these days.
@@silvervalleystudios2486 Funny thing is we can't say we didn't like a film for being "too gay" but to say one is "too hetero" is ok and right?? Equality moment
"I feel the need, the need for speed"
I grew up with Top Gun, I was born in 83. I adore 80s movies. So this sequel blew my mind. It's legacy and nostalgia done right.
Tom cruise is probably the greatest movie megastar ever ... when it comes to acting he is one of the best..but when it comes to what a true real megastar could be..its Tom Cruise..he is a true legend..
Is it alright for me to say that as a lover of the original top gun, as someone who loves the music, as someone who can quote all the iconic lines, as someone who cries everytime I see goose die. I actually think the sequel is better.
We got Danger Zone played three times in the original. This one only played Danger Zone once lol
@@silvervalleystudios2486 that's how u know the sequel did well, by not riding on the fame the first movie gandered but doing its own thing yet still being better 👌
@@agolloh it wasn’t better though. It was good for sure, but it didn’t supplant the first film in my mind. And a big reason for that is indeed the soundtrack. I couldn’t tell you a single piece of music after The Who. But every second of music in the first one gets me pumped. Or I guess for Take My Breathe Away, makes me want to pump someone lol. But you know what I mean. I enjoyed the film a lot but I didn’t walk out of the theater as hyped as I do whenever I watch the original.
Props to them for not just trying to rehash the old movie and taking a slightly dif tone with it to some degree. But that still doesn’t change the fact that you lose something of the original in doing so. Good movie and on par with the original. But it’s not hands down better.
I was pleasantly surprised. I wasn't even going to see it, simply because movies have been so insulting the past several years, until my brother was telling me I needed to go see it.
I still think the original was more fun - but Maverick was the better movie. Maverick seems more fleshed out as a person - his risk taking is not just showboating, it has a grounding in purpose. The point that struck a chord with me was when he made the point that the purpose of the mission was also to bring the crews back home.
The aggressive flying he was trying to teach wasn't just to accomplish some arbitrary mission, to make them as good as him, or for bragging rights, or even for some pyhric victory - it was the difference between seeing their families, again, or being some manner of PoWs if alive at all.
The story, structure, etc were all better than the first. Though its tone and prose were different.
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I will agree, here, that the original had the better soundtrack and the more fun atmosphere. The goal of the first film was to make fighter pilots like the rock stars of the skies - which it did very well and was an exceptionally fun experience.
That said, most of the action track was Mighty Wings. ... and whatever the one that played during Maverick's slump after losing Goose: IE: "I will fire when I am god damned good and ready"
And "launch maverick on alert 5" - whatever those two tracks are.
This was hands down the best movie in recent years. It has the realization of mortality we all are subject to as humans. Most realistic, fun, heartfelt and of course action filled movie I have seen in a LONG time!!
Trust me nothing about Top Gun Maverick is realistic. But that doesn't take away from how real it feels.
Tom Cruise has become a national treasure. He brings together the great art of former generations with modern sensibilities. His products are all that needs to be said. He is a Rembrandt amongst cartoon characters.
Just watched Top Gun: Maverick yesterday. ITS SO AMAZING! We need more actual quality movies unlike the production line that are common superhero """movies"""
Loved this film. Excellent answer to the Marvel/DC superhero CGI trend, which seems more and more like a cash machine than a desire to make a truly great movie. Cruise is also a much cooler guy than I think he gets credit for sometimes.
Great video! Tom is more than just an actor; he is a filmmaker, and I hope future filmmaker's draw inspiration from his work ethic!
Great breakdown, sir. This was the most fun I've had at a movie theater in the past decade. The aerial sequences, the sound effects, the acting, the soundtrack, and the pacing of the story were all so well done. I wanted to point out you misspoke at 3:06 about Oblivion. It was released in 2013.
Cruise has been on a roll. His only hiccup with his career in the past 20yrs is The Mummy, but he's easily the biggest and best action star Hollywood has ever seen. However, he definitely doesn't get enough credit for his actual acting. He does a phenomenal job of getting serious and conveying emotion, while also being that charismatic fun guy.
And even then, the Mummy wasn't a bad movie. I can't recall a single genuinely bad movie with Tom Cruise.
The sounds of flares going off in IMAX was amazing.
The one reason I love Tom Cruise is that he's no other generic actor like Dwayne Johnson who just plays himself in every movie Cruise makes a movie feel as authentic as possible
Great job Patrick, you crushed it with this video. 👏🏽
thanks my dude!
Agreed!
This should have a million views!
After hating him for several years due to the talentless attention seekers right now I'm as big of a fan as it gets (not to the creepy extent) I binged watched all his movies within a month.
I truly loved the film. I love Tom Cruise so much for those reasons, he’s completely devoted to his craft and I’m the same when it comes to storytelling and filmmaking. I definitely want make realistic practically shot action films one day. Top Gun: Maverick sits right up there with Mad Max: Fury Road as a grand achievement in filmmaking.
agreed!
Fury Road, like Rogue One proved that blending CGI and practical can work really well if you do it right. It was amazing how Fury Road used CGI to enhance the Namibian landscape.
@@silvervalleystudios2486 Yes. Dune, Blade Runner 2049, and The Batman also blended cgi and practical effects so well. I’m love practical effects, Tom Cruise and I have the same mindset when it comes to filmmaking. I’m working on making my short films and being as practical as possible is always my approach.🙌🔥🙌🔥🙌🔥
Please, please, please, let filmmakers learn that practical effects and film making still has a place and an authenticity that CGI and not recreate.
I love that so many Inc myself explain it like this, this is what going to the cinema used to be (when you saw something good) ..
The last 10, 15 years have just been the next chapter of a ongoing story over and over just different franchises .. There have been plot twists and amazing cgi work but usualy when you walk out you are like" ok that was good, what's next? Moving on .."
This movie was that matrix, jurassic Park kind of experience where while you are watching it for the first time you have no idea how they pulled this shit off and you leave the theather thinking "what the hell did i just watch? I wanna watch it again!".. Think the last movie I saw twice in the cinema was joker..
I am so happy I saw this movie in the theatre. It was an epic experience. Tom Cruise thanking us at the beginning for watching it in the theatre was a class act.
TG: Maverick made me fall in love with movies on the big screen again, I saw it on IMAX and it was an amazing experience.
Patrick Tomasso:"I like Tom Cruise's puzzled look performace.
Tom Cruise:"Thats the only look i got"
liked your own comment like a boss
@@impatrickt I mean,you should be your greatest supporter right.
@@vedantbharvirkar3909 i suppose
Love the write up. Ditto this is my favorite film of the year so far. Was left utterly speechless by the cinematography and the dedication to make this a film almost entirely shot with practical effects. Very impressive
Also reminds me of Jackie Chan's classic action flicks. Chan never settled for CGI and always does his own stunts and uses practical effects. People like Cruise and Chan are a dying breed for sure.
Top Gun: Maverick was the first movie I paid for tickets to see in a theater since The Martian.
100% worth it.
The Martian has one of my favorite movie quotes of all time. "I'm going to science the shit out of it."
It really was a masterpiece! Go see this movie and then go see it, again, and again, etc. It deserves the money and our attention. Hollywood needs to hear our voice! Fan service in sequels cannot be ignored any longer! Tom Cruise figured it out and he is the last great movie star , if things don’t change, soon. Thanks for the review! Spot on! God bless…
Great video - just saw the movie and it really is above everything else. It tops any Marvel movie I'd seen in recent memory. A classic today.
Practical cinematography does not and will never get any better than this. I was so blown away with the cinematography. Tom Cruise Is the epitome of what a Hollywood star is.
I'll put it like this. Sometimes, when you see someone famous and you go, "Whyyyy is that person famous?!?" Then other times you see someone and you go, "I KNOW why that guy is famous." That's Tom Cruise. Dude may be on Hollyweird but he's ridiculously talented.
Yes, agree on absolutely everything and I'm so glad someone finally praised Oblivion too, it's one of my favourites (that epic M83 soundtrack?! omg). Also, it refreshing when someone mentions objectively bad movie like 2Fast 2Furious and doesn't hate it :) I mean, we know it's not perfect, but it has enjoyable moments, so why not enjoy it? :) Thumbs up for that! 👍
one of those rare sequels than can definitely outshine the OG.
The surprising thing about Top Gun: Maverick is that it's a sequel that actually works and compares favorably with the original, despite being made 35 years later.
The other surprising thing is that Jennifer Connelly still looks so hot at 51. Both she and Tom Cruise have done a great job of taking care of themselves.
Also suprising that it works so well despite being basically as much of a remake of Top Gun as Star Wars 7 is of 4. But it's not a shitty remake, it's not a mistake in this case, it embraces it.
@@dasturschloss8679 Even the pinpoint accuracy needed to take out the target reminded me of Star Wars. The canyon was also like the Death Star trench run
@@silvervalleystudios2486 Yeah. Disney pretty much could copy Top Gun Maverick and turn it into a training prequel for the trench run.
@@dasturschloss8679 Yep. Red and Gold squadrons going through all that intense training leading up to the assault only to be outdone by farm boy Luke in his first mission. That would have been so anticlimactic it would have been awesome.
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One thing I noticed about Tom Cruise is I’ve never seen him phone in a role. He’s always top notch.
Great video, you totally nailed it with your points.
One thing I would like to add and that I find baffling: Not only does the new Top Gun looks more ''real'' and visually stunning than your average CGI-blockbuster but it was also cheaper to produce! Same goes for Denis Villeneuve's Dune.
Both these movies cost around 150-160 million $, according to IMDb and yes, that's a lot of money, but look how much more some of these superhero movies cost, who look way worse.
For example: WW84 had a 230 million $ budget, The Eternals cost around 200 million $.
And they both look like crap, in terms of visual effects. You can literally see the green screen in many scenes. Hell, there's a scene in WW84, where they screwed up the green screen so bad, Gal Gadot looks like if she's running on air, it's funny to watch.
And then you have Tom Cruise, filming with real-life fighter jets and putting his cast through fly school or Denis Villeuneve, building 1:1 size models of the Ornithopters and filming in the jordanian desert and what not for 50 million $ less.
Saw this on Friday. EXCELLENT movie. Tom Cruise not only might have saved people's faith in movies with this, but he might have helped Imax or 4DX experiences as well. This is the kind of action movie that people want in a theater experience. It is a 110% terrific experience.
Also: There is NO "woke" bullshit in this movie. No politics. Nobody trying to sneak a unicorn down your eyesockets. It's a straight-up example of every reason why going to a movie theater should still exist when everyone else in Hollywood has run out of ideas.
Go watch it, it is the first movie in a long time that really got me excited to see it again.
I love that you say this, because it is exactly how the "woke" stuff should be done. Phoenix wasn't a woman character because they needed a woman, but because the character genuinely just worked a lot better that way. They didn't give her a love interest, they didn't even really mention her being a woman, but it just worked so incredibly well that way. I am all for putting more people of color and woman in cinema, sometimes maybe even forcing it in some way. As long as it doesn't actively take away from the other messages a character is trying to portray (or in this case even adds to it).
Would the movie have been ruined for you if there was a gay character in it
@@througheverything its the navy they’re all gay
@@bert8904 lul
@@througheverything I don't know, but you sound cute.
Can you say ALL OF THIS AGAIN for everyone in the back? This is a sharp, insightful and brilliant breakdown. You are severely underrated in the film commenting space.
After three subsequent viewings on theatres on different levels of setup, I'm also convinced that not only Maverick is the best 2022 movie ever, but also might just be one of the best, period. We often talk about how impressive the immersion and realism in Maverick through the blend between practical effects and bits of CGI, but what elevates the whole experience until it became a TOP billion dollar profit movie is the sheer amount of professional acting and emotions, as well as the soundtrack choices.
You're absolutely right about Tom Cruise. He's the last breed of someone who does things the old-fashioned way. This not only can be seen through the obvious levels of discomfort in every back-breaking G-turns, but also the more emotional scenes with Val Kilmer. We KNOW it's something real between these two, and they could easily re-cast him but they literally include Val's illnesses within the script just to elevate the scene between the two. Even the soundtrack choices does not escape the old school treatment, because not only we get the classic Faltermeyer soundtracks and Danger Zone, but also adapting songs by OneRepublic into something that would fit for an 80's movie.
Overall, as a massive Star Wars fanboy and an airplane nut, I genuinely believe this is what A New Hope is back in 1977: A sequel of a story that's also a functioning standalone that respects its original source material. I'm gonna be genuinely disappointed if Maverick did not get at least an Oscar nomination.
This was exceptionally well done. Thoroughly enjoyed your breakdown. Awesome job, Patrick.
It's awesome. I watched Top Gun way too many times as a kid and this film is better than the original. I watched it with my sister and we loved it.
MI with jets? Sweet!
this was literally the best movie i had seen in almost 20 years, and the best part was it didn't use any flashy CGI or overrated jokes. it relied purely on what a good movie should have of good storytelling, interesting characters, delivery and stunt work
Tom Cruise came up from that era that used practical special effects. But during the 80s/90s, he still did more drama than he did action. Wasn't until Ghost Protocol that he took his stunt work to the next level.
he’s been doing his own stunts and crazy shit since he started. he even did real f14 flying in the first top gun.
Many thanks to Tom for creating Les Grossman. Cruise with Nolan or Tarantino on a film would be a dream.
Just came home from the cinema an hour ago, the movie is so good
Love the video and the long overdue appreciation of Tom Cruise's continuing contribution to the excellence of film. It's weird to have been with this guy every step of the way from the very beginning. And I mean very beginning. I remember as a kid watching Brooke Shield's Endless Love in theatres the summer of '82 and there's this one comic relief side kick friend of the main protagonist's group of Bros on campus who was barely in the movie or had any screen time with just a handful of lines yet that old adage, 'There's no small parts, just small actors ' applies here because the almost basically dayplayer who probably filmed all his parts in an afternoon and was wrapped had a charisma and manic magnatism to him that made you instantly ignore the leads and want to just watch him. I just recall him being hilarious. Just a nothing role yet his energy was palpable and contagious. I remember thinking of that character far after I could ever remember the actual film and if that actor would ever be seen again. At the time, I was looking out for him in a comedy. He just seemed a natural with his loose, easy going charm and eager to way naturalism and window rattling laugh in cut off jean shorts. That's funny in itself. It wasn't long that he did show up in a movie and I would recognize him instantly. But, it was no comedy. That was when I saw the ultra serious, new Hollywood crop of young actors in a gritty, military melodrama called Taps. And that actor was playing a very troubled, disturbed individual in a cadet academy who goes off the deep end by the end of the picture. But for two hours he was unnervingly unsettling and brought oceans of intensity. He made his costar Sean Penn seem like the not ready for prime time players he was so committed and believable. But, the fact this brilliant young actor could play two opposite ends of the spectrum in personality, demeanor and alter his very chi and molecules around him it seemed, was extraordinary. The range on this guy. That's when I got his name in the closing credits and committed it to memory: Tom Cruise.
He has said at 60 years of age he will hang it up with doing his own stunts and the action genre the way he had. So were ate fast approaching the end of another Cruise era. He has one more Mission movie to film and get in the can do that will be his Swan song to this amazing chapter in his lustrous filmography and career. I look forward to the next era which will be his return to that crazy wild committed Lazer focus to his craft in dramatic roles which I truly believe his greatest strength lies. I think his best performances still like ahead and we're on the cusp of the most interesting chapter of Tom Cruise's acting resume. He'll fulfill that early promise of burst of blinding talent in dramatic serious fare and without a doubt earn at least two academy award trophies when this upcoming twenty year span reaches it's conclusion. It'd be deadly to bet against him.
That's right, Ice man....he is dangerous. But, when he flies , he's not unsafe; rather he finds new vistas and frontiers to explore and soar to ever new heights and feats of wonder and inspired innovation. Can't wait. 🤙
My dad and I are massive fans of Top Gun and for years it's been my favorite movie of all time, we had been waiting forever for this movie to come out and you wouldn't believe how happy we were when we walked out of the theater after seeing Top Gun: Maverick in IMAX on Tuesday at an early screening event at my local theater. I think that regardless of what your thoughts on Tom Cruise are, you cannot deny that his films always bring a high amount of production quality. Not just in terms of money thrown at him to make his movies, but in how they truly FEEL like movies, and the amount of effort that goes into them to make them authentic and real. Everyone in the theater went wild during certain moments in the movie and we were just in awe during the dogfight and flying sequences. Top Gun Maverick may have been the best experience I've ever had watching a movie in theaters since I saw Avengers: Endgame on opening night back in 2019. Great essay man, you've definitely earned a sub!
You put together a great video and basically reminded everyone why this film needs to be seen in IMAX
Finally, a Star Wars film done correctly.
Cruise is underratedly brilliant. You don't just learn these skills. I'm not a fan of him as a person, but the man has raw talent.
I'll probably get buried in the comments here but I work at Keslow Camera in Los Angeles and was responsible for coordinating all the cameras for Top Gun: Maverick for nearly 2 entire years. They had 247 days of principle photography and had (this is not a joke or exaggerated) 32 Sony Venice bodies shooting across 5 units all over North America... At. The. Same. Time! Dan Ming is an absolute beast of an Assistant Camera. His camera crew were prepping for about 4 months before shooting began. The amount of R&D/Custom mounts and brackets that had to be specifically designed and manufactured was nuts. This film was a blast to work on but was also some of the most stressful points of my life. There somewhere around 430 separate orders placed at Keslow throughout the entire production. I'm so glad that Tom pushed the release date back so many times and made us experience it the way it's meant to be experienced. I would've hated to be forced to watch it on Netflix on my crappy home video/sound system. Huge shout out to everyone involved! Tom, Joe, and Claudio absolutely nailed it!
That’s awesome and insane. Thanks for sharing.
The scene where he runs the canyon simulation in 2 minutes and 15 seconds to show that it was possible to do was without a doubt my favourite movie scene in a long time.
+1 to the point about how much better it is seeing in cinema. even better through use of real footage not cgi, and especially with the side screens in some cinemas, like an actual flight simulator.
people like you are the reason why this style of film making wont die out
Loved the video Pat, you’re killing it with these, my dad loves Tom Cruise movies. 💀
tom is all of our dads metaphorically speaking
mate! Incredible amount of work here! and still the best narration on the platform 🙌🙌
thanks Dave!
Cruise control - born on the fourth of july, magnolia, rainman, collateral, colour of money . Extremely talented.
The fact that it’s called Topgun: maverick and not Topgun 2 deserves to be noted. It was confident in its ability to stand alone from the original
they just followed the mission impossible naming convention
I'm watching this on IMAX next Monday!!! Sooooo excited for this!!! ❤️❤️❤️😎😎😎 I FEEL THE NEED....
OK dude, I can't help rewatching this video again. I crack up laughing every time at that well-timed MI4 clip of him perching precariously outside the Burj Khalifa. ALSO, THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING OBLIVION! I really, really enjoyed that film. Just too bad it didn't get a lot of love. Lastly, I really love your current video formats. Was a little concerned when we didn't hear from you for awhile. Keep up the good work!
Great work on the essay! I need to watch Oblivion (and the new Top Gun obviously)
Got an imax viewing of this later today and then a 4dx screening tomorrow, I'm so excited I can't wait😩
This dude is the Tom Cruise of Filmtubers.
Great quality and quick to the point
🙏🙏