Here's a classic explication of Top Gun by Quentin Tarantino as he explains the subversive subcontext of this film. It's not about fighter pilots but instead about "a man's struggle with his own homosexuality" where you've got Maverick who's on the edge with Ice and his crew representing the gay man and the gay way while Kelly McGillis represents heterosexuality. This is pretty well known today but man, back then: groundbreaking stuff! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW9YutYlUHo]