I wonder why, in a 2-hour film, they decided to not show scenes the script clearly asks for. We don’t get to see what happens to the Mach 10 plane he flies at the beginning, and even worse, how Maverick gets the newer Kawasaki. All of a sudden he’s on that bike and we have no idea where he got it from. To make matters worse, the guy seems to be broke (credit card is declined) but he can afford a 30000-dollar motorcycle?
shareI guess if it mattered to the direction of the plot AT ALL, it would be in there. I'm glad they cut the tedium and kept it tight.
shareFeel like you’re a little harsh here 123. I’m always happy when newer posters are contributing to the movie boards and hate to see them hammered for a reaction to a movie. I also thought it weird Maverick owned a pristine vintage WWII fighter plane but didn’t have a working credit card for his bar tab.
sharei'll back it down
shareI read your posts routinely. You seem to always treat people fairly. After your original reaction, I thought to myself, “He probably just came from the politics board and hadn’t had a chance to decompress.”
shareVERY TRUE! Sorry it happens a lot! Too much! hahahah thanks for the slack
shareI’m ok with anyone saying those scenes are best left out. Still, it struck me as weird that they never show how Maverick gets hold of such a pricey bike, all it would’ve taken is some friend or colleague lending it to him. It’s just basic writing, things that expensive can’t just come out of the blue
share36 years of saving up for it :)
shareI'm guessing MOST of the audience didn't recognize the pedigree of cycle that you did. just looked like a modern bike to them.
was it just the H2 or the 50k H2R? I didn't actually notice the diff
You’re making a good point, not everyone’s as passionate about bikes as me. I don’t even know which H2 it is, but at the same time it’s fair to say everyone watching the film will think it’s definitely an expensive bike, not some piece of junk laying around no one wants and you can borrow. And there’s also the issue with the Mach 10 plane, which is relevant; did Maverick crash it? Did he land it safely?
I still don’t understand why we have to make do without these scenes but we get instead an overdrawn love story, for example
they showed the plane exploded in the sky.
NOW, the real question is, HOW the heck did he survive all that? You can't eject and live at 7,600 miles per hour - UNLESS you were high enough there was no air pressure to shred you... maybe he was? I didn't notice. OR, maybe durring the blackout, he wrestled the plane to a much slower speed and ejected before it exploded. we dont know. we just know it sploded, and he survived
it was just a "Save the cat" setup intro scene for him
I had missed the part where the plane exploded, thanks for pointing it out. As for surviving ejecting from a plane at such speed, one can’t watch this film without knowing full well suspending disbelief is a must.
shareI can suspend belief on surviving the ejection. Surviving the consequences of crashing a state-of-the-art, Skunk Works, Mach 10 airplane by exceeding the test plan and then only to be put in charge of an equally high risk / secret mission a day or two later? That’s a little harder to swallow
share...yeah.... that's "movie magic" :D
sharehere it be 'splodin'
https://youtu.be/8DkQwyo7Oww?t=91
the guy seems to be broke (credit card is declined) but he can afford a 30000-dollar motorcycle?
We don’t get to see what happens to the Mach 10 plane he flies at the beginning
One has to be really dumb to think that riding a high-end motorcycle while not being able to buy a couple rounds at a bar can look remotely cool to other people.
The plane crash, I get it, showing Maverick’s reckless personality is what really matters.
He's probably broke because of the 30k motorcycle and plane.
shareMaybe it says he's great at flying and riding bikes but lousy at everything else, including money management. Still a little boy inside, one with incredible specific skills.
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You're right, we should've seen scenes with him buying a new bike, and talking with his credit card provider. Absolutely riveting stuff.
We didn't see him taking a shit either. The film takes place over the course of at least 2 weeks. You telling me he held it in for that long?
You can make fun of my post all you want but we all know a competent screenwriter wouldn’t have left out scenes like those. Especially in a pretty long film, which had plenty of time to bore you with some pointless romance,though.
shareUnless it's driving the narrative, it's not relevant if there are plausible reasons.
Eg credit cards can get declined even when you have enough credit.
Maybe he owns 2 bikes. Think about how much money he's saved in 30+ years working full-time without having to raise a family. Probably living on base at times so no rent. That's a lot of disposable income.
Also inheritances from deceased parents. It all adds up.
There's plenty of people in the world with multiple cars and multiple motorbikes.