Tom Cruise’s Maverick Has No Future Left After Top Gun 2
Warning! SPOILERS for Top Gun: Maverick.
After Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise's Pete «Maverick» Mitchell has no story left. It took more than three decades for the sequel of Tony Scott's cult classic film Top Gun to happen. The wait has proven to be worth it as Top Gun: Maverick has become a critical and box office success for Paramount. Beyond Maverick, however, the potentialTop Gun sequels should finally let go of Maverick.
Top Gun: Maverick focuses on its titular character as he struggles to move forward in both his personal and professional life. The film sees him still as a lowly Navy captain, despite his exceptional flying skills and impeccable record. Thanks to Tom «Iceman» Kazansky's (Val Kilmer) involvement in Top Gun: Maverick, Maverick returns to TOPGUN to train a new crop of pilots for a highly dangerous mission. In the end, he is recruited to be its team leader for what seems to be his final mission. Luckily for him, he and the rest of his subordinates not only achieved their goal but also returned home safely.
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Surprisingly, Top Gun: Maverick ends on a high note. Prior to the film, there was reasonable expectation that the sequel will see Cruise's character die. That doesn't happen thanks to Bradley «Rooster» Bradshaw (Miles Teller). Despite the movie's happy ending, the Top Gun sequel essentially wraps up Maverick's story. After flying his final mission and with his reputation in the Navy restored, Mitchell has no compelling personal arc left enough to carry the story ofTop Gun 3. As Iceman said, it's time to let go. Maverick should follow the advice, give up flying, and find another avenue to serve the Navy — either as a leader or
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