QBComics said:
*chokes on food*
Where the hell did this rumor come from?!
Your usual internet chatter... 99.9% speculation. Saying that, I don't believe for a second that GB3 will just focus on three men in their 50/60's. Like KOTCS, I think it would be ticket sale suicide to ignore a younger audience. Ergo younger actors.
Mickiana said:
Darth, it's a tortuous point for me to digest i.e. that replication of a good movie might not be possible. I've bleated my woes too many times about this issue already and so it is with a heavy heart I'm almost ready to concede to your point. When I imagine that another 'on par with Raiders' movie should be possible, it may just be idealism or longing telling me that "they can do it!" I suppose I cannot imagine the many many factors that 'steer' a movie in the direction it ends up going, especially blockbusters from Hollywood that have such a heritage. Is Raiders the best because it was the first, or does it have intrinsic qualities that, for some reason, don't seem to find their fulfillment in sequels?
I think there are numerous reasons why movies such as
Raiders can't really be surpassed by sequels...
Firstly, as it's a high concept action/adventure movie, it's difficult to advance/progress the original premise. After all, Indiana Jones isn't on an emotional journey of discovery. Therefore, Indy movies will only be as good as the action/set pieces they contain. And that in itself is finite... because there are only so many ways to film/direct a vehicular chase scene or booby trap. The only way they can now evolve/progress an Indy movie, is to start again a la
Batman Begins/
The Dark Knight - but that's a different conversation.
Secondly, as you mention, a reason why
Raiders is still regarded as the "best", is that it was the first... so it did get the lions share of the best ideas, the enthusiasm, and the majority of the blood, sweat and tears. I think it's probably true to say that the more blood, sweat and tears you put into something, the better chance of producing something of greater quality. And for these reasons, I personally think
Raiders has not been surpassed and would not be bettered if they made a dozen more.