With the long-awaited "Top Gun" sequel hitting theaters in what might be the most anticipated blockbuster in years, it's worth revisiting an earlier critique of the original that's still prevalent today. In the late '90s or early aughts, if the movie "Top Gun" came up, someone would be bursting with newfound zeal to educate you on what the film was really about – and that was, why of course – repressed homosexuality.
The theory was based on two pillars: a half naked Iceman (Val Kilmer) getting very close to a half naked Maverick (Tom Cruise) during the locker room scenes to bitingly decry that he's "dangerous." And, of course, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, those volleyball scenes. "See how the camera lingers on the glistening abs and tight jeans of Tom Cruise! It's all about the unspoken homoerotic!"
