Lance Quazar
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InexorableTash said:* I always think of TOD as "what Indy does on the average weekend" as opposed to ROTLA/LC which are "big outings". Maybe I'm crazy, but if Indy spends every weekend (i.e. every comic, every novel) saving the world (as in ROTLA) it takes away from the import of the movie and minimizes the particular adventure as well.
I certainly agree with this!
In the entire Indy canon, films and expanded universe material alike, I think "Raiders" should stand apart as one of - if not THE - biggest single adventures Indy embarks upon in his lifetime.
I agree that it diminishes the import of that extraordinary chapter if we see him on missions of similar scale time and time again.
Which is why the Nazi thing really is played out at this point. It was already a little tired back in "Crusade", though they managed to squeak by.
But, in 2009, do we really need to see another Indy Vs. Nazi adventure where they're racing for an apocalyptic artifact?
It's lazy, unimaginative writing.
Time to break the mold, Indy writers. Been there, done that. It'll never be better than "Raiders", so get yourself back to the drawing board!
*BTW, I always thought of the prologue of "ToD" as the stuff Indy does on the "average week-end" (and even the Portugal prologue in "LC.") The rest of "ToD" was still significant enough in scope that it should be fairly rare in Indy's life, limited to say, once every 2-4 years.