"In the opening sequence of Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise is informed that drones will soon replace fighter jet test pilots like him. "The end is inevitable," the officer tells his character, Maverick. "Your kind are headed for extinction." The same could be said for many actors of Cruise's generation; men who have − in the cultural shift that has occurred since #MeToo − been accused of sleaziness, controlling behaviour, egregious age-gaps and even abuse."
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An opening scene in Top Gun: Maverick presents drones replacing fighter-jet test pilots and an officer telling Maverick that his kind face extinction. The cinematic moment parallels a broader cultural shift affecting many established male actors. Men from that generation have faced accusations including sleaziness, controlling behaviour, egregious age-gaps and abuse. The #MeToo movement intensified scrutiny of on- and off-screen conduct and changed how such allegations influence reputations and career opportunities. The comparison frames technological displacement alongside social and professional displacement for certain public figures.
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