Top–Pistol: Maverick It took three years for it to hit theaters and one weekend to prove its worth. The film, starring Tom Cruise, became the actor’s best premiere in his history. Also in the revival of the eighties classic, which returns in full form. The key to the film’s success lies in how it managed to combine the plot of Tony Scott’s film with the new offering. That, in the middle of a familiar setting, a similar theme and even an original plot and familiar characters.

Actually not all. A notable absence was the fact that the original women who were part of the story the best weapon in 86 they did not return to their continuation. In a way that surprised the fans and, of course, made them think about the reason for this decision. What prompted the writing team led by Peter Craig and Christopher McQuarrie to cut the characters? While Val Kilmer’s brief but emotional return of Iceman is considered one of the film’s highlights, the conspicuous absence is confusing. Why are the women of upper–Pistol disappeared from your dispute?

At best, some context was offered to delve into the infamous disappearance of the original film’s female cast. Carol Bradshaw, played by Meg Ryan, is briefly discussed and appears in several images. Finally, it is included in the plot surrounding the memory of Goose (Anthony Edward) and it is explained that he has died. And that with his death – and the promise he made Maverick make – one of the script’s storylines kicks in. But in fact, the existence and importance of Carol is explicitly acknowledged.

On the other hand, Charlotte Blackwood Kelly McGillis was completely left out of the new Top-Gun. There is not the slightest mention of the character, neither accidental nor indirect. In fact, Maverick’s newest romantic interest is Penny (Jennifer Connelly), whose context seems to hint at a deep relationship with the hero. Blackwood – Tom Cruise’s Maverick flight instructor in the original film and, after all, the character’s partner – is not the slightest indication.

An uncomfortable topic and a few unanswered questions

But the inevitable question points to a more thorny place. Were the female characters removed from the original film due to the traditional view of women in Hollywood? There has been a recent controversy over the age of the actresses in the original film. In particular, related to the appearance of Kelly McGillis. The translator, hidden from the eyes of Hollywood for decades, repeatedly refused cosmetic or surgical procedures. Maybe it’s a healthy look, but judging by his chronological age, what he avoided will return to the big screen?

This question was often raised during the promotion upper–Pistol: Maverick. Actually, People picks up director Joseph Kosinski’s answer to a direct question as to why McGillis wasn’t cast. “It was important (for us) to introduce new characters. And I didn’t want all the dramatic arcs to go away. It was not the story we imagined.” But the point of view does not seem very reasonable when it is analyzed that, in fact, the central plot of the film is based on the past.

In fiction, Tom Cruise’s Maverick must deal with the memory of Goose’s death and the moral responsibility to protect his son Bradley. What’s more, the film even takes time to pay homage to Val Kilmer’s Iceman. An actor going through a painful physical moment due to health issues has a special appearance in the film. So there are threads of nostalgia. Enough to support more than one point of the argument.

These Notable and Disturbing Absences in Top-Gun: Maverick

Of course, McGillis’s absence becomes even more awkward when it’s clear that this isn’t a new take on Maverick’s character. There was even speculation that it was simply a matter of the character’s emotional journey based on his need to prove himself. But besides the risks, this time it is connected with the responsibility for the lives of other people.

But Maverick likes a bit of emotional context. Penny is not only her friend and accomplice. This is also part of your life. And one that matured off-screen, something that was covered more than once. So, again, the question of why Charlotte Blackwood didn’t come back, even to be remembered, is uncomfortable.

At this point, actress Kelly McGillis has a clear idea of ​​what could have happened. Also for People, the actress clarified in her usual straightforward manner. “I’m too old, I’m fat, I look my age, and that’s not what the movie is looking for. I feel safe in my skin and true to my age to appreciate other things.”

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