But when Mutt catches up to him, Indy really doesn't have anything left in his life. It's not so much a quest for a Macguffin as a search for meaning. I think that's an interesting approach- especially for an aging Indiana Jones. It beats just sending him after a random artifact- the way most of...
I do believe it emphasizes how, for many filmgoers, realism has become a higher priority than escapism. When you can spend every day discussing the same movie with others, you don't really need to escape that reality. However, you may feel a need to have it validated. Anyway, there are two...
...an aspect that is even joked about during Indy's interrogation scene. When I first saw the "Tarzan" scene, I immediately knew it would be torn apart online. It's a throwback to a style and era that is just far too innocent and hokey for most modern audiences. But I was honestly...
I get a kick out of the diner scene, when Indy bristles at being referred to as a "graverobber". Of course, we later see that that's exactly how he behaves in the conquistador's tomb! :D
I really enjoyed this one, mainly because I viewed the entire thing as a pulp overload. Indy riding rocket sleds and witnessing atomic blasts in the American Southwest...fighting skeleton warriors above the Nazca lines...being subjected to a psychic interrogation in the heart of the...