Top Gun: Maverick
Summary
WhileTop Gun : Maverickdidn’t make the most of all of its novel ace , one support character ’s arrant write up was already set up by the 2022 continuation ’s patch . Top Gun : Maverickintroduced a slew of novel charactersto the franchise , but not all of them got as much screen time as witness might have desire . In one peculiarly unfortunate instance , The Good Placestar Manny Jacinto was announced as a cast appendage in the sequel only for his role to be repress to a momentaneous cameo with no dialogue . However , even character who win bigger roles in the movie still sometimes drop out on a subplot of their own .
Although thestill unconfirmedTop Gun 3might remedy this unbalance , Top Gun : Maverick ’s story also centre on the original movie ’s pencil lead . Tom Cruise ’s eponymous antihero was at the burden of the sequel ’s plot and , while Miles Teller ’s Rooster was pivotal to his lineament electric arc , it was still unmistakably Maverick ’s movie . As a result , underpin adept like Glen Powell ’s Hangman and Jon Hamm ’s Cyclone only got a few moment to chew the scenery , whilefan favorites like Monica Barbaro ’s Phoenix and Lewis Pullman ’s B.O.B got even less CRT screen time . Fortunately , Top Gun : Maverickdid manage to arrange one of these characters up for future success in their brief appearance .
Phoenix’s Top Gun: Maverick Role Proved Top Gun 3 Needs Her
Barbaro ’s Phoenix has needs earned a bigger part inTop Gun 3 , as not only was she a slap-up addition to the lineup , but her level let the franchise take on the Navy ’s sexism without this becoming the movie ’s main focus . Barbaro herself toldThe Hollywood Reporterthather role in the continuation allowedTop Gun : Maverickto speech work sexism , say , “ There ’s no room that sort of [ sexism ] does n’t still exist in small moments here and there . ” Much like howTop Gun : Maverick ’s ending set up Cyclone ’s staring redemption , this plot of land allowsTop Gun 3to delve deeply into Phoenix ’s struggle .
Top Gun 3 Should Avoid A Major Pitfall With Phoenix
WhileTop Gun 3might not arrivefor some time , this is not the only problem that could make the sequel ’s Phoenix comeback tough . Per her role player , “ One of my favorite thing about Phoenix is that she ’s not a sexual love pursuit . ”Turning Phoenix into Rooster ’s love interest could throttle her potential as an autonomous heroine , but keeping their human relationship platonic could make it hard forTop Gun 3to justify a more primal function for her without a deeper radio link to the agonist ' backstories . Viewers will require to see more from Maverick and Rooster , soTop Gun : Maverick ’s continuation must prioritize finding a manner for Phoenix to get the screen time she deserves without cuckold her original purpose .
Sources : The Hollywood Reporter , CNN
