Montana Smith
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kongisking said:A most touching post. Good work.
Morning Bell said:You bring up some good points and I have some similar feelings. KOTCS feels like a natural and rational progression of Indy's life and it finally finds him coming to terms with things that he's been missing/avoiding for so long. If they do Indy V I would like to see these themes continue, although I would still like Indy to be the main focus. The series has always built on Indy's character and forced him to make difficult decisions, not just about himself but for others and bringing Marion and a son into the picture seemed like the next logical step, at least in my view.
Thank you for the positive comments. Sometimes it feels like I'm struggling upstream against a strong current to explain why KOTCS feels right to me.
The film has truly angered some for many reasons, not least the 'alien' nature of the Inter-Dimensionals, the extreme nature of the fridge scene, and for other story and technical reasons. But on the whole, what I posted earlier sums up my view of the four Indiana Jones films as an inter-connecting and developing series, rather than four unrelated stories.
I don't regard any of the films as 'perfect', as there are always things that, with hindsight, can be improved on. No writer or film-maker probably ever views their creations as perfect - which is one of the reasons Lucas made special editions of the original Star Wars trilogy, and why he edited out the glass reflection in the Raiders cobra scene.
However, in spite of their imperfections, the over-riding factor is the character of Indy, his adventures, and the world that he inhabits. This was brought to the screen so wonderfully by the combination of great acting, direction, scriptwork, set design, music, and everything else that went into their production.
To really enjoy all four films, even including aliens and fridges, you have to immerse yourself in Indy's world, cast aside your preconceptions of the real world. The world of Indy is one of high adventure and of opportunity. If it wasn't, then we might as well watch a soap opera (which would be my personal vision of hell!) It's not so much the need to suspend belief, but rather, to believe in the world of Indy, that his world operates by its own consistent logic. To that effect, surviving a blast in a fridge in our own world bears the remotest chance of success, but in the world of Indy it's entirely plausible.