``Taps,'' a coming-of-age movie starring the unknown Tom Cruise as a teenager.

"Taps" synopsis

The story is set at a U.S. Army children's school that is in danger of closing. Due to an unfortunate accident, the old general who served as the school's principal was arrested, and the school's closure was hastened. Brian, the student council president and a senior student who respected the principal, objected to this and decided to barricade himself inside the school armed with his friends who agreed with him. The incident was reported as an incident, and the police and military were dispatched to the incident, resulting in a major incident. Even so, Brian and his friends continue to fight for the school's survival and honor.

Index

• Tom Cruise's work when he was unknown
• A refreshing collaboration with a later Oscar-winning actor
• Tom, a newcomer, builds a foothold in Hollywood.
• A boy who goes out of control more than anyone else, his passion and sadness.

Tom Cruise's work when he was unknown

`` Top Gun: Maverick ,'' currently in theaters, has received good reviews. I really enjoyed it, but it also reminded me of when I saw the previous film, `` Top Gun '' (1986), 36 years ago. Come to think of it, `` Top Gun '' was seen at the time as a symbol of America's rightward shift... In the 1980s, the Reagan administration pursued a hardline foreign policy, but how does this film look in the current era of the Ukraine crisis? Will the liberal media criticize films depicting military heroes as heroic, as they did 36 years ago?

In the 1980s, in addition to `` Top Gun '', films starring action stars such as `` Commando '' (1985) and ` `Rambo III '' (1988) were often cited as hot spots. I remember that even in a carefully crafted human drama like `` The Departure of Love and Youth, '' there were a few voices of criticism. To put it in an extreme sense, most movies made in Hollywood are entertainment, and there is nothing wrong with viewing them as such. I believe that `` Top Gun, '' in which Tom Cruise's youthfulness shines through, is a fresh and exciting youth movie both then and now.

"Taps" preview

``Taps'' (1981), which Tom Cruise starred in when he was unknown, was also a youth film that was described as a hawkish movie at the time. The story is set at a U.S. Army children's school that is in danger of closing. Due to an unfortunate accident, the old general who served as the school's principal was arrested, and the school's closure was hastened. Brian, the student council president and a senior student who respected the principal, objected to this and decided to barricade himself inside the school armed with his friends who agreed with him. The incident was reported as an incident, and the police and military were dispatched to the incident, resulting in a major incident. Even so, Brian and his friends continue to fight for the school's survival and honor.

A refreshing collaboration with a later Oscar-winning actor