That is what my wife and I experienced last Friday evening as we joyfully savored every minute of the highly anticipated, newly released Hollywood Blockbuster film — TOP GUN: Maverick.
Freedom Focused sends a sincere shout-out and heartfelt kudos to Jerry Bruckheimer, Joseph Kosinski, TOM CRUISE, and all the rest of the cast, crew, and production companies that have brought us a once-in-a-generation action flick that is as entertaining as it is inspiring—at least that was my experience!
I've been an admirer of Tom Cruise's professional work for the past 30 years. For me, it all began with the historical fiction period piece, Far and Away, starring Cruise and his then-wife, Nicole Kidman, and directed by Ron Howard.
From the rich storyline and thrilling action to the stunning scenery and hauntingly beautiful musical score composed by the incomparable John Williams, few movies, before-or-since, have had a greater impact on me than Far and Away, placing it right up into the upper echelon of classics such as First Knight—an epic tale of King Arthur, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table—as well as the BIG THREE (3) Kevin Reynold's directed films I have previously blogged about.
Click HERE to read about the Kevin Reynold's directed film: The Count of Monte Cristo.
Click HERE to read about the Kevin Reynold's directed film: Risen and lessons in HUMILITY.
TOP GUN: Maverick was incredibly entertaining and inspiring. Aside from the remarkable flight action—"a love letter to aviation" as Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer affectionately refers to it—the flick's storytelling is engaging, emotive, and highly reminiscent of its 1986 prequel. Even the quality of the acting—something action pictures are usually not known for—was noteworthy. Is it any wonder then, that the film's $170 million budget was surpassed (and then some) in its worldwide opening weekend box office totals?
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In other words, everything about the film carries the potential for motivating and inspiring audience members to aim higher in their lives and careers than they have in the past. Nearly everything about the story, action, and scenery influences viewers to strive a little harder (or perhaps even a LOT harder) to do and be their very best selves. |
| FIRST KNIGHT: Another Freedom Focused Favorite |
Businesspeople, entertainers, artists, writers, leaders, teachers, parents, neighbors, friends, and anyone else who inspires their fellow citizens to be better than they were before, or who provide worthy employment and other life and career opportunities are valuable citizens indeed. For this reason, we admire people like Tom Cruise and his colleagues who brought us TOP GUN: Maverick, and other inspiring movies like it.
We encourage all of our readers to obtain copies of the SAL Textbooks, read and study them, and then complete the 25 SAL Master Challenge exercises strewn throughout the textbooks to earn their diploma, certificate, and medal to become a Self-Action Leadership MASTER.
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But in the meantime, we encourage you to go out and see TOP GUN: Maverick. We guarantee you will not be disappointed, and who knows... maybe it will even motivate you to follow our advice to buy, read, and study our TEXTBOOKS and complete the SAL Master Challenge... or do something else that is challenging but worthwhile in your personal life or career.
—Dr. JJ
Author's Note: This is the 268th Blog Post Published by Freedom Focused LLC since November 2013.
Click HERE for a compete listing of the other 267 FF Blog Articles.
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