Top Gun had never been considered a good film, but with the years passing by it has become a kind of cult movie. It's quite impressive: the screenplay is filled with cliches, the actors are bad, the visual and the songs are the most memorable parts of the whole movie. So, why so many people still like it?
Maybe, because it is the first major movie with the star Tom Cruise. Maybe, because it has marked its place in childhood memories of a whole generation. Maybe, because it has memorable quotes that people like to repeat, like the classic "talk to me Goose" or "she's lost that loving feeling". Or maybe it's just because the great songs remains in our memories after all these years, like "Take my breath away" or "You've lost that loving feeling".
I don't know the exactly answer, but I guess it's because it all. "Top Gun" is a pop movie and, rather you like it or not, has its place in the history of the 80's movies. Remember "Meet the Parents", with Ben Stiller playing volley with his fiancee and calling each other the Top Gun nicknames, and you will know what I'm talking about.
Maybe, because it is the first major movie with the star Tom Cruise. Maybe, because it has marked its place in childhood memories of a whole generation. Maybe, because it has memorable quotes that people like to repeat, like the classic "talk to me Goose" or "she's lost that loving feeling". Or maybe it's just because the great songs remains in our memories after all these years, like "Take my breath away" or "You've lost that loving feeling".
I don't know the exactly answer, but I guess it's because it all. "Top Gun" is a pop movie and, rather you like it or not, has its place in the history of the 80's movies. Remember "Meet the Parents", with Ben Stiller playing volley with his fiancee and calling each other the Top Gun nicknames, and you will know what I'm talking about.
