Top Gun
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Ethan Martin said:From what I’ve heard from the older generation, Top Gun definitely had some sort of sympathetic, rebellious undertones back in the day here during the Yugoslavia era.
In those years leading up to the war, anything with an American vibe served as a sort of silent protest against Yugoslavia, Communism, and the USSR. For instance, an older relative of mine used to tell me how people in the movie theaters would actually cheer for the Americans and Cruise as if they were watching a high-stakes NBA or NFL game.
To my mind, this film has a certain soul to it, though I know taste is subjective. However, one thing you absolutely cannot deny is that this movie possesses one of the greatest soundtracks ever made.
P.S. Even if it was designed in America specifically to boost military recruitment budgets, so what? It worked.
No offense intended, but I am actually part of that older generation you're referring to, and I can tell you there wasn't any cheering in the theaters—certainly nothing akin to a sports stadium—nor did the film spark any kind of rebellion against Yugoslavia.
The OST was played out; it was a massive hit at the time, but I don't recall listening to it again once the hype died down.
It was essentially a pure recruitment commercial, filmed specifically to fill quotas for fighter pilots—or so I read later on, and it clearly succeeded. Young guys back then genuinely thought they'd find an instructor just like that in Top Gun training. Pure fantasy.