There is no doubt that Top Gun: Maverick It is giving mouth-to-mouth breathing to theaters around the world, contributing to the reactivation of the habit of going to the movies lost during the pandemic.

This film with/of/by/for Tom Cruise, one of the last stars of his generation and whose image makes us doubt the passage of time, continues to sweep the box office since its release in May. The highly anticipated sequel directed by Joseph Kosinski It is a perfect cinematographic device, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the audience (I include myself in this group) leaves the room with an unparalleled shot of adrenaline, even with the feeling of “hating” loving Tom Cruise.

Top Gun: Maverick –just like its predecessor– is an ode to masculinity and patriotism, not in vain does it constitute one of the best claims for the US Navy, just as was its first delivery in 1986, which contributed to the salvation of the then crisis of recruiting, increasing the incorporation of new recruits into the US Army by 500%.

Top Gun: Maverick It constitutes an enjoyable and perfect sequel, which although it introduced timid changes making it less misogynistic, settling (somewhat) the score with its female characters, and more in line with contemporary times, it still offers the hypermasculinity of its predecessor. Still, and to great surprise, she passed the Brechdel test.

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