Top Gun: The Lone Ranger will be released in May 2022. Although the first part of Top Gun was released in 1986, a long time has passed, this sequel is still very exciting because it will continue the previous classic story and end the three most important storylines of the time. Tom Cruise will continue in his original role, playing fighter pilot Pete Mitchell with the call sign "Lone Ranger.". In Top Gun: Lone Ranger, there will be a new group of new members from the elite Naval Combat Weapons School TOPGUN, but as the title suggests, the film will continue to center on Pete Mitchell and draw a perfect ending to the storyline that shapes his unique personality.
Lone Rangers are characterized by their high flying skills, but can also sometimes show isolation and recklessness. TOPGUN's instructors admired his superior flying prowess, but often denounced him for taking risks and ignoring the team's style. When Pete competes with "Iceman" Tom Kazansky (Val Kilmer) for first place in the school, Pete's radar interceptor, best friend Nick" Wild Goose" Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards) catapulted head-down after the plane fell into an unrecoverable spin. After investigation, Pete did nothing wrong, but his ability to drive was compromised by psychological distractions due to guilt and missing his friends. The Icemen eventually won the championship trophy, and Pete managed to regain his ability to fly, saving the Iceman in his first operation after they graduated. At the end of Top Gun, Pete decides to return to the school as a teacher after being given the opportunity to freely choose who to serve.
The Trailer for Top Gun: The Lone Ranger shows that the Lone Ranger will serve as a flight mentor in the film, his personality has not changed much, and despite his remarkable achievements in his career, he does not seem to have been promoted. Tom Cruise, who has now shaped this iconic character with little to no change after such a long time, is not only nostalgic for the 1986 film, but also makes up for the appeal of the storyline. By focusing on the continuing relevance of "Stupid Goose", the comparability of the Iceman to Pete, and the intrinsically unresolved topic of Pete's father, Ambition: The Lone Ranger will provide a perfect ending for the theme character.
How Top Gun: Lone Ranger responds to the death of "Stupid Goose"
In the final scene of Top Gun, the Lone Ranger throws the "Stupid Goose" dog tag into the water, akin to a sense of acceptance, and on the surface it seems that he has asked for the shadow, but this tragedy will continue to affect the Lone Ranger. Top Gun describes the death of the "stupid goose" in a way that makes Pete realize that it was his driving style that caused serious consequences. This tragic event awakened the Lone Ranger and made him aware of the dangers of flying, but the film shows that Ma Huali still needs to maintain a certain personal talent and self-style to be as good as he is now.
The topic will resurface in Top Gun: The Lone Ranger, with Miles Taylor playing the son of "Stupid Goose", "Rooster", Bradley S. Captain BradShaw. The character of "Rooster" will highlight the knock-on effect of the death of the goose on the Lone Ranger. Mavric's reputation must have trumped that of the Rooster, so while it has been formally clarified that the Goose accident had nothing to do with his mistake, the Rooster may still think that the Lone Ranger is responsible for his father's death.
The "rooster" attitude will also serve as a positive factor in constantly reminding the lone ranger to prevent goose-like deaths from happening again. Although the Lone Ranger is a brilliant pilot, he must be aware of his responsibilities as a teacher and be able to think carefully about whether it is appropriate to praise students who, like him, ignore the rules. The death of "Stupid Goose" could be a tense and enlightening topic between the characters of "Rooster" and "Lone Ranger", and the film will certainly seek the end of this event together to some extent.
Top Gun: Lone Ranger will make the relationship between the Lone Ranger and the Iceman better
While the cast of Top Gun: The Lone Ranger is almost completely different from Top Gun, val Kilmer will continue to play the role of Iceman, aside from Tom Cruise's return. Like the Lone Ranger, the title of "Iceman" is appropriately echoed with the character's personality, who is measured and efficient. He is also a skeptical of the Lone Ranger's extremely dangerous flying style in Top Gun.
At the end of Top Gun, the Iceman and the Lone Ranger hug show that the two release their former suspicions and respect each other. This moment shows that the portrayal of the two who have been competing for most of the film is successful, and they are always united comrades-in-arms. The Trailer for Top Gun: The Lone Ranger suggests that Kilmer's appearances may not be much. There has even been speculation that the Iceman may have suffered a tragic fate because of the short funeral scene. Either way, the film will once again delve into the relationship between the Lone Ranger and the Iceman.
Top Gun: The Lone Ranger might use the character of the Iceman to emphasize the Lone Ranger's distinct personality, as in Top Gun. Compared to the Lone Ranger, The Iceman seems to have achieved much more in his naval career, just as he beat the Lone Ranger to win the championship trophy in his first film. In terms of personality, the Iceman is the reverse foil of the Lone Ranger, but also represents the Radical Attitude of the Lone Ranger and his success in suppressing himself. In short, the film will give us the opportunity to revisit their relationship as experienced pilots, showing how their relationship as comrades rather than real competitors developed and how it came to an end.
Top Gun: The Lone Ranger needs to clarify what happened to the Lone Ranger's father
If the Lone Ranger wants to develop a good relationship with the "Stupid Goose" son "Rooster", then this movie should delve into the topic of the Lone Ranger's father. His father's appearance in Top Gun is limited to a photograph and a conversation between the Lone Ranger and his mentor "Viper" Mike Metcalfe. "Viper" said he served with his father and explained to Pete the cause of his death. His father was the emotional source of Pitt's choice of profession, and his death also influenced in part this dangerous mentality he developed in his flying style.
The theme of his father's death to some extent represents a similar element between the Lone Ranger and the Rooster, which may have been crucial to the impact of the "Rooster" getting rid of his father's accident and the development that made him a good pilot. Moreover, although "Viper" explains the approximate plot of the death of the lone ranger's father, the details are still an unexplainable link. Mavric's feelings about his father's death, his decision to follow in his footsteps, and his response to the "viper" are all fraught with uncertainty. The title of Ambition: The Lone Ranger also implies that the film will explore the more intricate context of the protagonist in the original, so it seems that a deeper exploration of his father's topic is also what the film should do before the end.
In the extended trailer, producer Jerry Brookheimer described the film as "a love letter to the aviation industry," and the sequel's extensive use of modern shooting techniques will undoubtedly give audiences a different cinematic experience than the first one. However, the film's handling of the dramatic storyline derived from Top Gun will largely determine the popularity of the film in the minds of fans.