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ronicle said:I'm curious to hear your opinions are on the rest of the script too(when you're finished reading it) I guess I'm not sure whether I like the bar scene either, that is one of the things about about the Darabont script that needs tweaking, Marion is just a tad bit too aggressive at times, and I'm thinking Marion being the one who left Indy is a little out of character for her, I just can't see her doing that lol
I haven't opened the file in awhile, so my memory is somewhat suspect, but my initial feeling was it felt too Casablanca, (overly) and I wasn't able to "see" Indy and Marion exchange the dialogue as written. Funny thing, I would probably feel the same way about Skull if I had read it first! ...and in reality I do feel that way, I have the utmost faith in Karen Allen as an actress who takes her craft seriously, but it seemed to me in filming Skull quick and dirty (Speilberg was pissed at the sand pit scene/gave up and decided to use the best take) they compromised on performances, instead of set pieces.
ronicle said:Don't get me wrong the Darabont script wasn't perfect, and nothing is gonna ever make me like aliens in an Indy movie, but overall, I thought the Darabont script was a lot more fun, the character development was much better, and the actions scenes excellent
The aliens are tough to deal with, but I still think it's possible to do, it just needed more development.
One of my favorite lines in Raiders is Belloq's response to Dietrich's unease with the Jewish ritual.
It's obviously his way of manipulating the situation and exerting his influence/power, but just the same, it also puts this doubt about the ark in your mind. Could it be a fake? Could it have been a duplicate to protect the "one true ark", how much of the mythology did you know about the ark, (the bible, Shishak,customs other cultures...etc) going into the film? Could they have tried to build their own ark? A copy? A homage?
I love the way they cast doubt near the end of the picture...it's easy in hind sight to pick through the movie and create arguments that say..."of course that's the real ark" so forth and so on, but for people who looked on the movie as a mystery as well,we're looking for clues to solve the puzzle and make sense of the film and it's direction...Belloq's comment opened up other possibilities!
That's how I felt the Alien angle could have been dealt with, Indy asked at one point what is this, but they felt compelled to answer the question for you instead of playing it out.
Any way you slice it, I think the alien angle could have been done well if they had left a greater element of mystery and doubt surrounding it instead on spoonfeeding exposition to us.