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135 - Why Did Top Gun Maverick Work?

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I've Never Flyn a Fighter Jet, Not Even Once.

i've never flown a fighter jet at all, not even once. So bear that in mind as i ask this question. One of my favorite shots in the whole movie was h on one of the landings. I think there was a slomo shot of the cable whipping as it was captured. As you could see the wave from the hook tensioning the cable. It was like a slomo wave running on the cable like a guitar string. Thet may be like 15 feet tall, would be a rough estimate. And sother big, giant hunks of metal pushed up by giant hydraulic pistins.

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