[Victerius]

I think the admiral asked a rhetorical question.

[aaaaaaaaata]

?

[Victerius]

"Top Gun: Maverick" reference.

[chrisseaton]

Why do people expect everyone to understand their film references?

[Judgmentality]

That's like asking why people don't explain jokes. You get it or you don't. Not everything is meant for you.

[xwdv]

It’s a filtering mechanism. If you get it, you’re a cool guy worth talking to. If not, maybe bugger off.

[btilly]

I'm happy to tell anyone who thinks this way that THEY should bugger off.

A random movie reference can be expected to not caught by anyone more than 10 years different from you in age, or who is from a different culture. You will also miss some mavericks like me who really don't care much about a lot of popular culture.

If you value matching on those criteria over, say, knowing about something interesting, then I'm happy to ignore you.

[xwdv]

Given the tone of your post, it is clear the original filtering mechanism was sufficient.

[chrisseaton]

Cool people watch mainstream commercial cinema?

[aaaaaaaaata]

...it's not even a good, or properly aged, film!

HN, you're getting weird.