Joe Brody
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Attila the Professor said:
Interestingly, I take issue with any Arts & Crafts elements in any residence in the 1950's. From the Raiders residence, we can infer that Indy was into modern/Art Deco in the late 1930's. Arts & Crafts predates modern/Art Deco. I just find it hard to believe that someone who had modern tastes in the '30's would actually take a step back in the 1950's to Arts & Crafts -- especially since the contemporary offerings in the '40's & '50's were such a great culmination of the modern/art deco stuff from the '30's. If Jones went Arts & Crafts in the '50's, that's essentially saying that he chose to go backwards -- which seems reactionary. That's a tough pill for me to swallow: I'm still grappling with the guy still being a professor in his '60's after having gone through the War. It's tough for me to stomach him growing stodgier in this tastes.
Attila the Professor said:
Sadly, I don't have any hopes for any new insights into the Indiana Jones character -- from his residence or otherwise -- in the KotCS. The Indiana Jones character went real vanilla in LC --and it is up to those around him to make things interesting. The KotCS residence is a jumbled mish-mash -- so much so that it doesn't say anything about Indiana Jones (other than to say that he's become a reactionary). The new residence reminds me of the set decoration in the lines of a Disney Indiana Jones attraction --give the masses what they want, not what the character deserves. It's the latest example of the dumbing down of the character.
Finn said:
What is interesting is about the LC office is the pains to which the set designers went to make sure that the office was perceived as a true workplace (the rough shelving, odd shape, etc.). There is no vanity or ego at work in that office. The LC office belongs to either a teacher who truly loves his work or an academic who is one step from being kicked out (I'll take either). The LC office is a true workroom and an interesting contrast with Donvan's (aptly named) mini-museum.
And as for Indy hoarding items in his LC office that should be on public display, most museums display only a fraction of their collections -- so I don't think Indy would be doing anything wrong if he kept a distinctive (and valuable) article in his office if he was doing work on it.
Finn said:
As I said above, I don't think the KotCS's Pottery Barn abode hints at anything dark about the character. Heck, many of those artifacts could be plaster duplicates -- which was a common practice back in the day.
