Raiders112390 said:
How did Indy "ruin Marion's life"?
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...It makes me wonder just what he did that he ruined her life.
Marion never used the word, 'ruin', in that scene so why "quote" & refer to it as if she did?
Raiders112390 said:
In their conversation in the bar, Marion says, full of pain and bitterness, "You don't know what you did to me, to my life..." Implying that whatever he did to her in 1926 not only hurt her then, but set her whole life off on a bad course, leading her to working in that dive...It makes me wonder just what he did that he ruined her life. In KOTCS, she also makes reference to Indy leaving a "trail of human wreckage." It just sounds like he destroyed her as a person....It makes me wonder.
Actually, her line is, "
Do you know what you did to me, to my life?"
What did Indy do? Isn't it obvious? The essence was given right there during the conversation. He wasn't serious about their relationship. Like many young girls, Marion probably had visions of them eventually getting married & starting a family. Had things gone that way with Indy, she wouldn't have been dragged "all over this earth" by her father and been stuck in Nepal, after he died there. Even being the owner of a bar, she still can't make enough coin to return to the States (her dialogue confirms that).
Add to that the bit in the script (still in 2 months before filming began) which alludes to her struggling to make ends meet by being a prostitute because her penniless dad didn't leave her any money. While that part of her background isn't present in the film, the bitter sentiment is.
She experienced a miserable chain of events that, in her mind, must have been triggered by Indy's flirtatious ways and lack of commitment. Sure, she could have hooked up with someone else after he moved on but perhaps their affair led to a deep mistrust towards any further romantic involvements.
My interpretation of the "human wreckage" line is about wounded & dead bodies...not broken hearts.
Drifter said:
Marion was over-dramatic in that scene. "Ruined her life"? Yeah, he screwed her and left, but he hardly ruined her life.
Marion never used the word, 'ruined', in that scene so you needn't follow Raiders112390's example.
Plus, we don't know for certain if Indy had intercourse with her or not. They could have just fooled around which could have been enough for a teenaged Marion to be feel jilted.
Raiders112390 said:
Jesus.
It would be "amusing" for a 25 year old man to have sex with a 12 year old girl, George?
George didn't say anything about them having sex. You're putting words in his mouth. Believe it or not, it is possible to have an "affair" and a "relationship" without sex.