Top Gun Movie Review: Maverick: Live Nostalgia With Tom Cruise

JAKARTA - Those who were young in the 80's must know the phenomenon of Top Gun, played by Tom Cruise. This film became a big part of popular culture and became a pioneer of similar themed films.

36 years on, Paramount Pictures presents Top Gun: Maverick, which is directed by Joseph Kosinski. The story still highlights the figure of Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, played by Tom Cruise.

Top Gun: Maverick tells the story of Pete Mitchell (Tom Cruise) who works as a captain even though the people around him have been promoted. He focuses on serving in the navy as well as Top Gun training.

Mitchell was asked to instruct young pilots on a mission. He meets Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw (Miles Teller) who is the son of Nick "Goose" Bradshaw who died.

The struggle of the young pilots to earn points in order to join the battle. On the other hand, Mitchell is also faced with his past and Rooster who is Goose's son.

In the second film, Top Gun focuses more on the struggles of young pilots and Mitchell's conflict and career. Although the romance side is still presented, the chemistry between Tom Cruise and Jennifer Connely is lacking.

Regarding the story, Top Gun: Maverick can stand on its own, so the audience doesn't have to worry if they haven't watched the first part.

Rows of action chasing planes to struggling in the cockpit aroused adrenaline to the audience. The scene in the cockpit also shows the natural side of the characters. We can hear the breath of the pilots as they struggle in the air.

The nostalgic side of course appears in Top Gun: Maverick. The appearance of Iceman (Val Kilmer) in several scenes also creates nostalgia. In addition, there are many scenes from the first film shown along with portraits of Mitchell during Top Gun.

Top Gun: Maverick also stars Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, Monica Barbaro, Charles Parnell, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Greg Tarzan, and many others.

Full of emotion, Top Gun: Maverick becomes a nostalgic space when seeing Tom Cruise return as Pete Mitchell. The simple story is supported by magnificent visuals and makes you don't want to leave the cinema chair.

Top Gun: Maverick can be seen in Indonesian cinemas starting today, Wednesday, May 25.