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I just watched Raiders of the Lost Ark for the first time, and I'm pretty sure I hate Indiana Jones
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Temple and Last Crusade both have him doing more to try and act for ideals beyond his own interests.
For those bringing up the whole Big Bang Theory...well, theory, that Indiana Jones did nothing and the nazis would have opened the box and killed themselves, that's not really the case. Indiana Jones' efforts are what convinced them to open the box. If none of that had happened, if they easily got the medallion and found the box and left with it, they would have taken the box back to Hitler without opening it beforehand, and chances are when it was opened officially, the person doing so wouldn't have gotten frustrated and reached into the box pulling out its contents (which was against the rules), getting everyone's face melted.
Let's all assume Bronson is worse than Belloc as he has proven here tonight, but to be fair, Indy does glance at ancient artifacts and smash them because he's convinced, with no double-checking that they are fake and have better artifacts INSIDE despite the fake shell itself being four hundred years old. Also, doesn't believe in supernatural anything despite having encoutnered ghosts, aliens, undead grail knights, teleportation, apportation and a box with the wrath of god in it.
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He really is mad stupid lol
How come it was totally ok for those two guys TO DIE in the beginning hunt like gawddamnit
Also I am better than Belloc because he literally had Indy dead to rights like four times in this movie and never sealed the deal
This
He is a better person in Temple of Doom and Last Crusade.
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I'm all on board with this tbh though my understanding is Temple of Doom is a prequel?
I definitely didn't hate the movie, but real being real, I'd rather watch a Marion movie over another Indy one considering their alignments
Marion: "I was a child!"
Indy: "You knew what you were doing!"
yeah indy's a shithead
"Morally ambiguous" characters are more interesting from an analytical point of view. Then again, these films don't do a whole lot to give their hero very much depth.
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Temple of Doom is not a fun, campy film. It's a dark, mean-spirited slog through racist stereotypes and needlessly nasty behavior from characters (and filmmakers) who should know better. Crystal Skull, for all its faults, is a better Indy movie than Temple.
Absolute fucking madness.
In Crusade you meet his dad and it helps explain why he is the way he is.
Yeah idk , Indy and his movies were perfect movies to me. I never turn them off while channel surfing.
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Yeah idk , Indy and his movies were perfect movies to me. I never turn them off while channel surfing.
I definitely see the appeal to it now
But him being so shitty is a real tough mountain for me to climb tbh, I can square away basically everything except the underage relationship thing and the misogyny
Nope, watch Raiders pretty much yearly since release. Still a great adventure film after all these years.
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Being an "Internet character" must be fucking exhausting. Maintaining a weird posting style, coming up with weird threads and ridiculous hot takes on a regular basis, etc.
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I actually take severe umbrage to this because I don't do any of those things, and like I literally just said:
I have similar issues with Connery Bond and other characters from the 70s-80s
Miss me with this bullshit
Without Indy they would of had both sides of the medallion to read instead of the dude's burnt hand. Its been a while, so I might have it wrong.
Except Marion would have died, and the ark wouldn't have ended up in US custody, which is Indy's mission.
Regardless, even if it were true (it isn't, but let's just pretend) Indiana Jones is the driving force of the plot. Without him the film doesn't even exist.
How would they have the Medallion? I always took it as they showed up at Marion's because they were tailing Indy because they knew the US govt enlisted him.
Great point as well, the US govt would never have got the ark without Marion & Indy.
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He's definitely central to the plot of the film lol
I just thought it was weird that he didn't rescue Marion and get outta there the first chance he got, considering
He is one person
They are an army
The ending is what it is though, hubris gets ya ded
I just thought it was weird that he didn't rescue Marion and get outta there the first chance he got, considering
He is one person
They are an army
The ending is what it is though, hubris gets ya ded
I always remembered it as both groups were there at the same bar to meet her, not to tail him.
I think its important to note that Indiana Jones as a character is supposed to be an homage to '30s pulp adventure novels. Its not surprising to me that he acts like one of the heros from those novels would but probably a lot better.
You attacked Sephzilla hot take only to replace it with a worse one.
There's not a single aspect of Crystal Skull I'd put over Temple of Doom.
Pacing, action, setting, cinematography, score, set design, and hell, most of the characters are far superior to Crystal Skull. Short Round and Indy have a better father/son relationship then Mutt.
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I vaguely recall seeing Crystal Skull and being very impressed with Shia's knife flipping
I may watch it again
I may watch it again
I always felt Jones was a flawed character in all the movies and definitely a selfish one, it's supposed to be the roguish charm or whatever. They are still fun movies to watch as long as you get that yes Indy is a selfish wank at times but who also does the right thing, and it is kind of reinforced when you meet his dad in the Last Crusade as someone of a similar type.
River Phoenix as young Indiana in Last Crusade was great, and you know, the Young Indiana Jones shows weren't terrible either.
River Phoenix as young Indiana in Last Crusade was great, and you know, the Young Indiana Jones shows weren't terrible either.
