Top Gun vs Elvis

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The two covers of the movies, that really catch people’s attention

Gabriela Pinate, Writer

Elvis
As we all know, Elvis Presley was a music phenomenon who sadly passed at the age of 42 due to a heart attack.
As a tribute to his memory, director Baz Luhrman decided to create this film throughout which viewers may explore his life and music as well as see the complicated relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

From Presley’s rise to fame, viewers will experience the dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years.
This movie is a biographical drama released in theaters June 24, and for streaming August 9.

A tragic tale, throughout the as Parker works behind the scenes to make Elvis famous, Elvis was grows weary of the frenetic, show-after-show pace. Parker encouraged others in Elvis’s entourage inject him with substances which unwittingly lead to the singer’s too soon demise.

Top Gun
Top Gun is based on the original 1986 film, but this time director Joseph Kosinski decided to give the story another go.
Pete Maverick, played by movie star Tom Cruise, is back where he belongs, after more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators. As a courageous test pilot, he pushes the envelope. Then, a detachment of Top Gun graduates become his responsibility. Maverick  drawn into a confrontation with his own fears after encountering the son of his old friend. Everything is up to him to train these graduates well, so they can succeed at the mission.
This action/adventure movie was released May 27.

The interesting and frightening film can be a bit much for those who have never seen the original. Still, it gives the chills while watching the exciting flight scenes.

The Battle Between Elvis and Top Gun
These two movies offer adults plenty of nostalgia because Top Gun has been around for years and Elvis was one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th Century.
Though both films were tied at the box office initially, Top Gun has continued to break box office records.  No doubt many would find these films entertaining, but in most cases it is the adult audience which will find the subject matter most resonant.