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Maverick’ enters the pantheon of conservative fan fiction

US actor Tom Cruise arrives at the premiere of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ in London, Britain, on May 19, 2022. (Photo: Reuters)

“Top Gun: Maverick,” the inescapable Tom Cruise blockbuster sequel, has been hailed as a cinematic throwback.

Many critics have interpreted its story of an increasingly obsolete pilot being called back to teach today’s young people a thing or two for one last mission as a not-so-subtle allegory for the film itself. The movie uses relatively few computer-generated effects, stars the now-60-year-old Cruise and still managed to rake in more than US$1 billion globally.

But amid praise from filmgoers who enjoyed the realistic dogfights, filmed with real planes that the real actors rode in,…

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