Having seen the way Disney introduced elements of both political correctness,a and also subtle identity politics in the Star Wars universe**, I am worried that the executives at Disney will force Lucas and/or Koepp to shoehorn in politically correct elements into the series, for example:
-Toning down the violence considerably; "Disney-fying" the deaths of the baddies
-Toning down the villains and making them even more cartoon-esque than LC and KOTCS did.
-Playing it safe so as not to offend the kiddie audience; no blood; no brutality.
-No cursing by Indy or any other character
-Shoehorning in an obvious racial or gender token hero alongside Indy, who takes the spotlight from him
-Indy spewing off forced PC dialogue.
-If it takes place in the 1960s, references to feminism if Indy has a female sidekick
-Indy being shown as a racist, misogynistic dinosaur
Etc.
I am for equal rights, but Indy should not reflect the cultural standards of the 2010s just to appease others of my generation. He is a character who lived in a different time, and the films are throwbacks to that earlier age; I would not want to see Ford's Indy become politically correct in any way. For example, in today's world, his forced kiss of Elsa in the hotel room would be labelled sexual assault by the Tumblr crowd. He would never be allowed to threaten Willie's life to Lao Che to gain leverage if TOD was made today; that would be called assault, and so on. He would not be able to grab Elsa's throat as he did in LC - The PC police would have a fit.
I fear that under the management of the very PC Disney, Indy will be neutered to a great degree. Does anyone share these fears?
***= for example, Rey has been called a "Mary Sue", who somehow pilots the Falcon better than Han ever did; Another example being recently that the writers of Rogue One labelled the Empire a "white supremacist organization" and the rebels a "multicultural band led by brave women).
-Toning down the violence considerably; "Disney-fying" the deaths of the baddies
-Toning down the villains and making them even more cartoon-esque than LC and KOTCS did.
-Playing it safe so as not to offend the kiddie audience; no blood; no brutality.
-No cursing by Indy or any other character
-Shoehorning in an obvious racial or gender token hero alongside Indy, who takes the spotlight from him
-Indy spewing off forced PC dialogue.
-If it takes place in the 1960s, references to feminism if Indy has a female sidekick
-Indy being shown as a racist, misogynistic dinosaur
Etc.
I am for equal rights, but Indy should not reflect the cultural standards of the 2010s just to appease others of my generation. He is a character who lived in a different time, and the films are throwbacks to that earlier age; I would not want to see Ford's Indy become politically correct in any way. For example, in today's world, his forced kiss of Elsa in the hotel room would be labelled sexual assault by the Tumblr crowd. He would never be allowed to threaten Willie's life to Lao Che to gain leverage if TOD was made today; that would be called assault, and so on. He would not be able to grab Elsa's throat as he did in LC - The PC police would have a fit.
I fear that under the management of the very PC Disney, Indy will be neutered to a great degree. Does anyone share these fears?
***= for example, Rey has been called a "Mary Sue", who somehow pilots the Falcon better than Han ever did; Another example being recently that the writers of Rogue One labelled the Empire a "white supremacist organization" and the rebels a "multicultural band led by brave women).