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AndTG:Mbuzzed the tower of viewer expectations in unexpected ways.
Specifically, many in the audience found themselves surprisingly emotional at the continuing adventures of moviedoms most iconic aviator.
One man I spoke with after the film was incredulous.
I cant believe myself.
I was wiping back tears!
His friend nodded along: Yeah, me too.
One word: Wow!#TopGunMaverickis absolutely terrific in every conceivable way.
The action & flying is crazy intense & continually changes & evolves.
Youre on the edge of your seat.
I was not prepared for how emotional it was, too.
The crowd cheered a dozen times.
Its real dealpic.twitter.com/G1dacuZctz
Expected to be wowed by the action on#TopGunMaverickand I was.
Did not expect to be… emotional!
We knew the bar was high.
We werent going to stop until the movie was perfect.
I dont think we thought about pleasing certain audiences, Kosinski continued.
We approached it as,What is this mans story?
Its a rite-of-passage story for Maverick.
Its a drama wrapped in an action movie.
Powell detailed his own sentimental connection to that film.
I was 10 when my dad showed me the original, the 33-year-old actor said.
Its like playing catch for the first time.
He held the DVD and was like, Were going to watch this.
He looked over at me constantly, seeing how I would react.
This movie was so important to people.
Its like hallowed ground.
