The film begins by blaring classic rock music and showing men flying planes, competing, and challenging enemies. The first few minutes of the film exhibit complete manliness. This film is not welcoming to women. It is not until the viewer first sees a Cougar’s wife and son that weakness is shown; Goose has a wife and son so naturally he isn’t going to make it out alive, and at the end of the film, the most famous pilot in the Air Force gives up the opportunity to work anywhere in the world so that he can be with a woman, who also has sacrificed her dream job so she could marry a flight instructor. When one is able to look beneath the surface, it becomes clear that Top Gun is not