They really don't make movies the way they use to. Movies today particularly Maverick have lost the intimacy with the audience. Whenever something sad or poignant happens it feels empty. The audience doesn't give a crap cause there was no time spent building that intimacy in the movie. Just glossing over old photos and showing a couple flashback scenes didn't have any impact. Again the movie felt hollow and empty all the way through. The originally had that magic , Maverick didn't have any of it .