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The Politics of Nostalgia | TOP GUN: MAVERICK (Patreon)

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2022-11-26 20:07:41
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Top Gun: Maverick's nostalgia isn't just a sweet treat for fans of the franchise. The nostalgia is the whole point, one that has something powerful to say.

This video will be going out to the public today, I'm sorry I didn't get it to you guys that early, but I do have an interview with an expert about the messiness of consent decrees in We Own This City that I will post this week!

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///Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: https://mubi.com/skipintro/// Subscribe for more video essays: http://bit.ly/2cxs4Z3 Support me on Patreon: http://bit.ly/2d46QD6 Top Gun: Maverick's nostalgia isn't just a sweet treat for fans of the franchise. The nostalgia is the whole point, one that has something powerful to say. Follow me on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkipIntroYT Music by Lee Rosevere 0:00 - Introduction 5:43 - Propa—What Now? 17:36 - Modernizing Maverick 32:20 - The Politics of Nostalgia

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RedX2099

Great work! Ironically the high school history teacher who taught our "history in film" class and taught me about "birth of a nation" actually said that the original top gun was her favorite movie. I'm curious if she watched the sequel and what her thoughts were. Haha. Still a great class though. Very thankful I got the chance to take that in high-school. Probably the high school class that had the biggest impact on who I am as a person.

Sela Lewis

Great work! When you mentioned that the original Top Gun reminded you of Talladega Nights, there’s a fun fact about that. The producers of Top Gun followed up with another Tom Cruise vehicle called Days of Thunder. At the time, it was panned as “Top Gun on wheels.” Talladega Nights takes heavy influence from that film as well; probably more so.

Prof. Robert Ballantyne

Entertaining, informative and smart stuff as always. Not sure why you still limit yourself to TV only? Change your slogans ("I watch STUFF and you can too!") and you're good to go. First you started the transition by twisting the MCU into your format, and now, you're like, "Ah, fuck it, I just wanted to analyze Top Gun: Maverick. Deal with it" lol.

Craig H

I was amused by your nod to the propaganda police - one of my own mottos is "propaganda works!" I know I'm a week late on this, but here's a fun anecdote regarding that. When I was in college shortly after TG came out, I was considering career options and looked into the Navy OCS to the point of going to talk to the recruiters. They were pretty excited by my test scores (less so by my anthropology major). I was interested in being a helicopter pilot but they told me I couldn't (for the USN at least) b/c of my eyesight -- but that I *could* be a flight officer, "You know, like Goose from Top Gun!" Ummm... you know he *died*, right? Ultimately they lost interest when I refused to lie about having used marijuana (I was in college in the 80s for chrissakes!), and I lost interest when I realized that if I joined I'd be forced to work for years with assholes just like these guys.

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I talked a bit about why I focus on TV towards the end of the video, but I just generally find TV more interesting as a cultural product!

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an anthropologist Navy pilot sounds like an amazing Mad Lib