The Audacity.

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Top Gun Too

The bland cynicism of reboots

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Roxane Gay
Jun 15, 2022
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An image of actor Tom Cruise in the cockpit of an F-16, making a thumbs up gesture.

When Hollywood reboots legacy projects, they understand that nostalgia is incredibly powerful and financially lucrative. The original Top Gun was military propaganda. It made joining the military, and especially the Navy, seem like the height of coolness. You could spend your time flying fast jets, drinking in dive bars, riding motorcycles and making lo…

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