Pete-D
Screenwriter
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- May 30, 2000
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Cate Blanchett's character was completely underused.
Also Oxley felt like a character that was there just by virtue of making it through several re-writes ... his character was unneccessary.
It was just all ... bland.
For the next Indy if they're gonna do it, first and foremost turn up the supernatural/paranormal elements and atmosphere. Keep it in the 50s, that was one of the few things that sorta worked in TCS.
Second inject some sexual tension (not "romance" ala Episode 2 -- good ol' fashioned sexual tension) into the film ... if Ford is too old for that then let Shia's character get caught up in that with dad trying to dissuade him from making the same mistakes he made.
Something ... anything ... put some sizzle back into the character relationships.