The Return of "The Good" in Top Gun: Maverick
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The Return of "The Good" in Top Gun: Maverick
In which I rant about the “goodness” of Maverick and lament our culture's love affair with the anti-hero.
I finally saw Top Gun: Maverick. Can someone please tell me why from the opening music on the ship until the very end I was choking tears back? At the end of the film my wife said why don't they make movies like this anymore.
What she meant was, “Why doesn't Hollywood make inspiring movies?”
There's no question that Maverick should win th…
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