“Yet one movie over a span of 36 years has been reborn and has succeeded in reconnecting families, generations and family values. I think that's incredible.”
Kojima emphasized what he finds remarkable about Top Gun: Maverick — the first Top Gun was 36 years ago, which is exactly the year he entered the game industry — and the new film is neither entirely a remake nor entirely a sequel. He noted that those who saw the original are now married with children and took their children to see Maverick; there is a generation that went from Top Gun to Maverick and another that went the other way. He added that one movie, across a span of 36 years, has been reborn and succeeded in reconnecting families, generations and family values, and he said he thinks that is incredible.
“the first one was 36 years ago, which is actually the same year that I entered the game industry. […] There's the parent generation who first saw Top Gun and then watched Maverick and there's the generation of kids after that who saw Maverick first and then went back to watch Top Gun.”