Indy's brother said:
No more rehashing. It doesn't work here after so many years. It comes across as forced. Move on to a new thing. Love it or hate it, the better characters in these films (with the exception of Sallah) were the new ones. This is an ADVENTURE series. It's SUPPOSED to be new every time. Indy is a globe-trotting entity with many adventures we don't know about in his past. How hard is it to team him up with one of the many people he has rubbed elbows with that we DON'T know yet? That's how to keep it fresh, for crying out loud. Give us new characters, with new backstories.
Yes, yes, and more yes.
Temple of Doom was a departure from
Raiders in terms of characters. Even
The Last Crusade kept away from Marion.
KOTCS, which smacks of populist opportunism, disregarded the past and tied up loose ends, which considering,
Indy's brother said:
He's the American man of mystery
it wasn't particularly shagadelic to see his wild, reckless days being curtailed by having him promoted to a position which would make it difficult to pursue his selfish interests, not to mention the wife, family and comfy slippers that will attempt to keep him at home.
Though we do run into that other problem. It's hard not be ageist, but these films need young, pretty things of the female kind. Unless old Indy appears an old lecher, it would be unbecoming for him to be the focus of attraction. Hence Indy is side-lined as far as romance goes, unless it's Indy on Golden Pond.
For all things to work as they should Indy himself needs to be returned to an earlier time. Unfortunately, that means pensioning off Harrison Ford. Unless a writer can be bold enough, and skilled enough, to create a credible son of Indy who is a carbon copy of his father, allowing Harrison to play the mentor.
But we lose the period in time that's most appealing for the character - the 1930s and 1940s. On top of that, the son should not really return.
So, everywhere you take this you run into some form of roadblock to perfection.