When we got to our seats, we couldn’t believe it. We were sitting in the last row, but we were determined to have the best time of our lives. Seeing my dad’s face with such a smile was the biggest satisfaction, and I can still feel it to this moment, even before the concert started. We waited for 2 more hours, listening to 070 and other two singers that were amazing until Coldplay finally went on stage. 30 minutes before that, it started raining, and we were afraid that the concert was going to be canceled, but they assured us that the show will go on. For our luck, since we were sitting in the last row we were the only ones with a roof, so we didn’t get wet (perks on sitting in the last row). 3 hours later, with rain, and sixty thousand and four people in the stadium, Chris Martin went on stage and opened the concert with “Adventure of a Lifetime”, which got everyone off their seats to jump and dance.

With every song that went on, my dad’s smile was bigger and bigger and the hugs towards my brother and I were stronger and stronger. This concert was an experience that made an even bigger bond between the three of us. “The Scientist” was played after a couple of songs and the audience went extremely emotional. After that, they played “Paradise”, which in a way it could be said that it was the peak of the concert. Beautiful choreography from the band and amazing interaction with the audience as well, made the experience even better. I’d dare to say that band-audience interaction-wise, Chris Martin is the modern Freddie Mercury. The concert was getting to its end and it felt like it was only a couple of seconds. The moment came, and they sang “Yellow”, I never seen an audience obeying with such admiration after this song, as I never seen my dad so emotional for a song. After that, “A Sky Full of Stars” was performed. This part is big. Best performance I’ve ever seen in my life. Chris Martin asked the audience to put their phones away and to just live the moment for only this song, and absolutely everyone did what he asked. All the bracelets went white and the way Chris interacted with it and the song itself, was superb.

After it was over, we couldn’t believe it. But it was one of the best nights of our lives. 

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Thirty years after losing Goose and being Iceman’s wingman, Maverick gets called back to Top Gun for one last mission, where he has everything and everyone against him except for his old friend and Commander of the U.S. Pacific fleet, Tom “Iceman” Kazansky. Besides the mission Maverick must accomplish, he has to deal with ghosts from his past, having the son of his late best friend, Rooster, as a part of his team.

The film captures the nostalgic sense of an 80’s movie, mixed with modern special effects and a youthful sense of humor and reality, that attracts both, the younger and the older audience, bringing new faces to the screen (Miles Teller, Glenn Powel) and new people as spectators as well as keeping some of the familiar faces (Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer). This is one of the aspects that made this movie more than a hit, a phenomenon. That can be reflected in the reaction of the public during the SCAD Savannah Film Festival on the night of the screening. A great amount of the public was wearing Top Gun costumes, and more than a hundred people were waiting for Miles Teller to walk down the red carpet to just see him.

The moment Teller showed up everyone was screaming and delighted to see him live. Being there was a shocking experience and just watching how the audience reacted was very fantastic to see. For those who were able to get tickets, the screening was an overwhelming environment to be in. Every time Miles would appear on the screen, the audience cheered and applauded him. Every time something exciting would happen on screen they also cheered and applauded. This film lit a spark in spectators that no one would’ve expected from the sequel of one of the most iconic movies from the 80s.

After the movie ended, Miles offered a Q&A and gained everyone’s attention for every word he said and every gesture he made. Something magical happened that night, and personally, it’s still blurry for me, and I’m sure it is for most of the audience that was in Trustees Theatre during the screening. It’s a must-see movie and if it can be watched on the big screen rather than at home on streaming platforms, the whole experience will be complete for the sound, special effects, and emotions. Going to the theatre and watching this movie is like going back to 1986 and walking out of it wanting to be a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy. 

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