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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.

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Music by Lee Rosevere

0:00 Introduction
5:43 Propa—What Now?
17:36 Modernizing Maverick
32:20 The Politics of Nostalgia