Violet Indy said:
I liked the Skull's power at the end of the film, where everyone but Marion is tempted by their heart's desires and Indy gets his head out of the cloud, (para-phrasing here I don't remember the exact words) he tells Marion that she's all he wants and they escape.
To me, that works a lot better than what was executed at the end of KOTCS, which I thought was too much of a CGI ripoff of Toht and the Ark Ghost in Raiders. I just love the idea of the Skull having the power to grant deep dark desires. It's a different power to the other artefacts and you'll find that generally the whole series of MacGuffins have different powers along with the obligatory destructive powers.
I also like how Indy has to prove himself to Marion throughout the script. It gives for great character and relationship development between the two.
I agree Violet! When I first read it I didn't like the idea of the Aliens sucking Indy into the cloud, but what I did love was Indy taking control of what he really wanted and choosing Marion, and it was so awesome when Indy takes his gun out and shoots the alien! and breaking the skull! The character development and character interaction was so a million times better in the Darabont script, I also liked Indy having to win Marion back like you said! I also thought the wedding was done much better in the Darabont script
here is some of that scene:
((MARION
Indy, please! Don't leave me!
She can hear all their voices garbled like drowning men in
the cloud of dreams ? mingling, echoing, overlapping, wanting,
working toward a crescendo:
INDY'S "ZONE"
INDY
...anything?
ALIEN VOICES
ANYTHING. CHOOSE.
INDY
I want...I want...
It takes everything he's got in him, but he pulls his eyes
away from all the wonder before him...and turns, looking back
to Marion. Their eyes meet. His smile to her is beautiful,
both sad and joyful, because in his heart he knows, and his
look says it all ? he wants Marion.
And suddenly: WHUMP! Indy is released from the dream cloud,
slamming to the cold stone floor. Marion rushes to him and
drops to his side, both of them looking up as...
Indy's eyes desperately go to Marion's rifle. He grabs it
from her, sits up, works the bolt...
INDY
Cover your eyes.
MARION
Why?
INDY
'Cause I dunno what's gonna happen.
...and he shoulders it, taking careful aim at:
The Crystal Skull. Sitting atop the Crystal Skeleton...
TURNER
JONES! NO!
(Indy glances over)
This could be ours! Think of the
power! Think of the possibilities!
INDY
I am!
...and BLAM! Indy pulls the trigger.
THE CRYSTAL SKULL
is shot right between the eyes, EXPLODING into a fantastic
shower of spinning crystalline fragments ?
? and an incredible amount of ENERGY erupts as the glowing
light is released. The essence of the Gods. It pours upward
from the shoulders of the Crystal Skeleton, caroming off the
ceiling and blazing in all directions. The dream cloud vanishes
with a CONCUSSIVE BANG, slamming Yuri to the floor.
like living fire ripping through
the air above our heroes' heads, careening off walls, blazing
into the column of alien seats and CRACKLING down through its
machinery like live current...
The creature reaches down, wraps a hand around Oxley's throat,
and lifts him into the air. It brings Oxley face to face,
vapor swirling between their mouths as it starts to suck
Oxley's life force out...
INDY (O.S.)
Hey.
...and the alien pauses, turning. Indy is shouldering the
carbine, taking careful aim, finger on the trigger ?
INDY
Welcome to Earth.
? and BLAMlBLAM!BLAMlBLAMl He empties the clip
in into the creature, driving it back into the shadows. Oxley
drops to the floor. Indy dashes in, grabs him...
MARION
Move it, Jones!
INDY
you're the boss!))
Now that was a cool scene!