U.S. Navy Admiral and real TOPGUN graduate Samuel Paparo reviews Top Gun: Maverick and its accuracy in terms of actual naval air combat.
Top Gun: Maverick's air combat sequences get put under the microscope by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo, who is a real life graduate of the TOPGUN program. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the sequel to 1986's Top Gun was released last year to rave reviews and a very strong showing at the box office. Like most Tom Cruise movies these days, Top Gun: Maverick put an emphasis on practical stunts over CGI, which resulted in a number of jaw-dropping aerial sequences.
Adm. Paparo: "I saw a couple of maneuvers and I turned to my kids and described what they were. And there were numerous maneuvers that are completely applicable in air combat maneuvering…I thought that the flying scenes on the first one were incredible. But there was even more realism in 'Top Gun: Maverick.'"
Why Top Gun: Maverick Feels So Realistic Like any movie based on real events, people, or situations, the goal is not always to be 100% accurate to real life, but to tell a compelling story with a level of verisimilitude that allows deviations from reality to not shatter audiences' suspension of disbelief. Top Gun: Maverick nails this, blending fact and fiction to tell an emotionally resonant and ultimately thrilling story about a former Top Gun instructor's return to action.
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