Stoo said:
Sorry, Indy's bro', but this is a commonly-held misconception. At the end of every chapter on the DVDs, Old Indy's hands can STILL be seen. INDY LIVES INTO THE '90s...He cannot/will not die!
Now I don't know since I'm not a YIJC fan, but aside from your knowledge as a fan of Old Indy's appearance in the series, in his absence do the old hands still explicitly mean that they are Indy's hands? And even further, if so, do they also explicitly indicate that they belong to an Indy of George Hall's age?
kongisking said:
I actually really don't like the George Hall Old Indy scenes. I just found it heartbreaking and disturbing, seeing Indy having devolved into this senile, eccentric old nutter who is telling stories left and right. It's just too sad imagining the Indy we know and love, the Indy that punches bad guys and finds lost treasures, having that fate.
But the eyepatch is badass. Imagine Harrison wearing one in the costume, and you have Awesome Overload.
Now I can't and don't judge anyone for liking "Old Indy," and I'm not saying that you are, either KiK.
Personally he's not my cup of tea, though. And I agree with your entire post. I've not watched all the episodes of "Young Indy" but over the years I've seen most if not all of the George Hall bits. I'm sure a lot of fans will disagree with me (and rightly so, I suppose) that if I only had two choices, Indy's death or Indy fading away a-la George Hall....I'm going with "Let him die with his boots on", knowuddamean?
George Hall was a fine actor, But Indy is many things to many fans.
My Indy seems more likely to get in over his head and eventually run out of luck. Not without saving the day first/or in the process of dying. The safe choice of course would be to leave it up to the imagination of the viewer, who can choose which version of canon they wish to subscribe to.
I am hardcore in for the eyepatch, btw. Just not in the first reel though.
(did you see what I did there with the "wink"? ALL HAIL MY HILARITY!)