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Even after seeing the movie and a zillion trailers this scene still gets the heart pumping. This has to be ones of Tom's greatest movies so far IMO.

The fact Maverick gets hit immediately after protecting Rooster is very accurate, that maneuver dumps all of your speed making you a perfect target for a SAM.

0:52 I love how Hangman was happy for the team even though he really wanted to be part of the four.

The shot of Maverick pulling off the cobra maneuver to save rooster felt very symbolic like a Guardian Angel spreading her wings to keep you safe. What an astounding piece of cinema, only Tom Cruise could've delivered the impossible.

2:36 is the coolest piece of flying I've ever seen. He was not gonna let Goose's son die on his watch. Amazing storytelling.

2:16 this scene is haunting for me, the fact that they're doing everything they can as a team to survive one hell of an obstacle

1:53 Notice how Maverick evades missiles more often than his team since he’s more experienced. Which is why he had enough flares to save Rooster’s life with the cobra maneuver. 2:33

That move when Maverick brake on top of Rooster and flare is so beautiful. I kinda wish they would show that shot in a different angle to really emphasize the flares looking like angel wings protecting Rooster.

I love how chaotic this looks and feels.

1:50 - 2:41 - I love how the instant chaos is conveyed through Hans Zimmer's ascending score and with all the sudden panicky cross-chatter over their radios. Really makes you feel the severity of their situation.

Something that's always amazed me about this scene is the way all of them coordinate with one another. All of the pilots are in perfect sync, assisting the others to defend from the missiles, telling when they're deploying countermeasures, and they manage to evade literally dozens of missiles until Maverick is finally hit. It really goes to show how people can work as a well-oiled machine if they put the time and effort.

Notice that once they are in the actual mission, Rooster calls him "Mav" which is a familiar form of address. Despite his animosity towards him, once the shit gets real, you are all on the same team.

This movie was the catharsis we all wanted. It was so amazing what they did with Maverick's character. Everyone nailed it. This truly is one of the greatest movies of the past twenty years. See it in the theaters while you can, folks. You won't regret it.

Maverick is truly a great captain. Not only help the teammates conplete the mission but also protect his wingman

I just shuddered at this scene. When I first saw this movie this scene made me hyperventilate. I literally thought someone was gonna die, and later I started crying. Hearing Rooster wail for his wingman broke my freaking heart. Also, Hangman celebrating miracle number 2 is a very calming moment. Despite the emotional meltdown I had during this scene, I thoroughly loved this movie. Can't wait to see it a third time.

Thank you Tom for raising the bar and giving the audience the Wow experience again

I think this has to be the best sequel to any movie ever made. And Tom Cruise is one of the best actors to ever live

Gotta hand it to Rooster here. He didn’t have time to wait for a perfect shot with the deadeye laser, but he didn’t hesitate and nailed the miracle shot anyway. Awesome to see his growth through the movie and validate Mav selecting him for the mission when Rooster was in fact ready, even if Rooster himself didn’t know it yet.

2:17 hands down , one of the greatest scenes in history of cinema

My thoughts and prayers go out to Tom Cruise and his family for his heroic sacrifice giving his life to grab this shot

I cried several times. Because i loved this masterpiece

Think the problem for rooster is that he’s constantly relying on the flares to defend himself while others including maverick are doing maneuvers to dodge them

The sound of the flare and chaff deploying, will always give me chills.

2:16 This gave me chills. The music. The overloading comms.

I love how the title says “Tom Cruises heroic sacrifice” like Tom Cruise himself died for this scene.

I was holding back my tears in the theater until phoenix went “Talk to me bob!”. It was so fascinating and stressful to watch, and then Mav got hit 😩

This scene genuinely captures the chaos of a real life mission

Clearly Tom Cruise's best movie by a mile. This was just such a great watch at the cinemas.

1:54 I found most of the other only use flares to defend the SAM, but Marvick just use his flying ability to get out

The chaos in this scene is so well made i love it

"Use the force, Luke"

I'm here watching this on break at work, and I STILL FEEL THE INTENSITY of this scene like I did at the theater. DAMN THIS MOVIE WAS F'N GOOD !!!!!! 👊🏽🔥

I think this scene takes some inspiration from those radio transmits of an F16 over Baghdad in 2003 (or maybe desert storm). They did a good job of recreating the stress and tension in the pilots voices.

I went through the five stages of grief as soon as he got hit

This movie is soooo rewatchable. I've already watched the dogfight clips a thousand times. Tip : Watch the moment of Tom Cruise's heroics at 0.5x speed.

0:54 love this

What really makes this scene great for me, is that Maverick used the Cobra maneuver to protect Rooster. The same maneuver that his superior scolded him for using during training.

Dude, Maverick's barrel roll is badass in 1:54

I remember the part where Mav sees Rooster on a parachute. The frustration in Mav's eyes realizing he sacrificed for nothing lol

Just saw this 2 days ago on the biggest screen in my state; 86’ diagonal IMAX. As a testament as to how good this movie is, I’ve seen it in theaters 8 times now. That breaks my previous record of 7 times for Gladiator back in 2000. It’s been that long.

i love how Mav is basically a Dad to Rooster i absoluetly love their relationship and how it evolves throughout the movie 🫶

Not gonna lie, I really enjoyed this movie; it really had me on the edge of my seat in the theater. Props to Kosinski and everyone in the writers' room for making this scene so intense that we were lead to believe that someone was going to die. The music makers, Faltermeyer and Zimmer, definitely did their work in adding to the tense situation. And of course, I have to give props to Cruise as the older and wiser Maverick who most would certainly risk his life for those under his command, but especially for Rooster? He was like, "I lost my friend once, I'm not gonna let his son die on my watch!" That totally contributed to his character development.

They did an outstanding job with this movie. I’m army and captain took the whole company to watch on a free day. For 1 second and I mean one second I asked myself why didn’t I go navy. Then I woke up and slapped myself. Go Army beat Navy

The music and sound effects in combination with the emotion are so intense! Awesome

That kobra into flares gave me goosebumps and I legit cheered out I havent done that watching a film from post 2010s

This scene was absolutely incredible.

My favorite part of the movie. So much defending, so much chaos over comms. It reminds me of the original trailer for Halo Reach. Just pure chaos, stress, and devastation over the radio.

This is way more realistic than "Behind Enemy Lines" where it is two missiles that go on forever. Here the missiles are just rolling off the platforms.

Like the original movie, this sequel was made with the close cooperation of the Department of Defense Entertainment Media Office. In a May 2022 Washington Post article titled "'Top Gun,' Brought to You by the U.S. Military," Theo Zenou reports: "Top Gun: Maverick received support from the Department of Defense (DOD) in the form of equipment-including jets and aircraft carriers-personnel and technical expertise. This was authorized by the DOD Entertainment Media Office, which assists filmmakers telling military stories. 'We've been in existence almost 100 years,' said retired Air Force Lt. Col. Glen Roberts, who leads the office. 'We actually assisted the very first movie to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.' That movie was Wings (1927), drama about World War I fighter pilots." Roberts claimed that (unlike with the first movie, for which the DoD significantly changed certain plot aspects to make them more sympathetic to the military) his office did not make any narrative changes to the Top Gun: Maverick script: "These days, when collaborating on a movie, the Pentagon can still demand script rewrites out of concern for veracity. But Roberts said he doesn't meddle in the artistic process. 'When I get a script, I don't change the story,' he said. 'I may say this isn't authentic or this is wrong.' Roberts said he keeps four criteria in mind: security (the film shouldn't give away state secrets), accuracy (it should depict training and combat accurately), policy (the characters should adhere to DOD rules), and propriety (the film must protect the privacy of military personnel and their families). 'I've had people say to me, "Oh, you guys, you tell people how to run their movies,"' Roberts added. 'I would tell you: Good luck telling Steven Spielberg or Christopher Nolan or Michael Bay how to run their movie! I don't think that's going to go over very well.'"

This film was brilliant on the big screen.

I bought this and watch it over and over. Incredible!!!

This movie is phreaking amazing... what amazes me the more, is that you see this impressive scene... THIS ISN'T EVEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE MOVIE!! The scene after this is the one that is the best dogfight ever screened in Hollywood. I love the Tomcat fighting the SU-57, Maverick is in a league of his own.

Sacrificing himself to save his wingman should net Maverick either the Navy Cross or the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Mavs Flares made him look like an guardian angel unfolding his wings around Rooster to protect him...one of my favorite scenes in this movie

Love those shots of the Hornets at 90 degree bank blasting out flares in every direction over the snowy mountains. Iconic cinematography

That freaking landscape shot at 2:16 always gets me.

i listened to this scene with earbuds, and i had my eyes closed almost the whole time bcuz i could feel the popping of the guns and missiles and the whooshing of the wind in my ears. it felt like i was actually there inside one of those jets. it was so amazing!

This Film Is the best top gun film

This movie 1000% deserves to win Best Oscar Movie.

I was worried Maverick might die here…

Love This Movie!

Didnt expect watching yt clip on my mobile and sitting on the edge of my seat. That's what Top Gun: Maverick is:)

One of the best movies I've seen in years.

That scene in particular is just a Masterpiece

Love love love this movie!

I like that Rooster Luke Skywalkered the hell out of that shot

Maverick - "Rooster, status!" Rooster - "UNGGGH!" Yep, that's just about right.

THANK YEW MAV!!!

What a great movie. Instant classic.

I love this movie!

best movie of 2022. tq mr tom and all of them.

He risked his life for Roosters without thinking about it.

angel up above, shielding him

Still hits the feels

Definitely one of the coolest scenes I’ve seen in any movie

2:15 is just my favorite scene in this movie. Just the layering of their coms and the wide view of all the mussels and plane is so badass

I liked how at the start these youngsters thought they were shit hot, yet the last person to shoot down an enemy plane was Maverick

Man watching these clips be got feeling like watching this movie a second time. Movie was on point when you thought it ended with mav getting shot down movie told you to sit down and strap in we aren't finished yet lol

If this doesn't win EVERY Oscar available I'll never watch them ever again.

I have a ton of respect for the pilot actors in this movie for actually filming the in-air scenes in a real flying F-18. Nothing about their acting sounds or feels fake. 2:44 looking back at Maverick going down looks completely real.

masterpiece film 👌

I was screaming in the theatre, this was such a good scene!

Honestly this has to be one of the best movies ever, at least top 25 ever made.

Masterpiece

Intense and Incredible.

Such a great film

It feels like Mav has refused to progress in his career and been waitning for this moment so he could pay back the debt.

Why would you spoil a movie in the thumbnail

I can only imagine the kind of hell flying into a SAM storm like that would be. Now I am not a pilot but if I had info that the sites wouldn't lock on at a certain altitude I would be diving for the lower level and punching the throttle to get out of the area. Yet again I am no pilot so I don't know if that would've been a wise idea.

Love how Maverick used the same manovuer on Rooster early in training to shoot him and now saves him

That cobra maneuver looks epic

Such intensity in these scenes

2:11 I love this pert where Fanboy is pawing at the glass, idk it just sells the panic totally

what a great f-ing movie. Saw it 3 times in imax. better every time.

May the force be with you Rooster :)

GREAT Movie!!

The thing was the scene prior to this in the flight deck before he mission you can almost sense some death flags waving and then in this scene some in the theaters can be heard "ohh noooo 😮" genuinely thinking Maverick might die in the movie.

The music score was so epic

10 ........... MOVIE OF THE YEAR!