Zeus The Moose
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It seems as though a lot of people on these forums have ideas about what they would like to see in an Indiana Jones adventure. So I thought it would be fun if, as a group, we collaborated to come up with a detailed story outline for an Indiana Jones movie. This doesn't have to be Indiana Jones 5 necessarily, it could be another story with Indy in his prime if we wanted to go that route.
I want to create the story in a manner similar to how Speilberg, Lucas and Kasdan first created the story for Raiders. They just got together in a room and starting throwing out a bunch of ideas for scenes and action sequences, then eventually came up with a plot that could support all of these ideas. This thread could be our equivalent to that room, so feel free to toss out any general ideas you have for locations, characters or action sequences we could use in an Indiana Jones adventure. Then we'll find some sort of way to incorporate all or most of the ideas and tie it all together into a cohesive story.
A note to those of you who want to pitch possible Macguffins. There are a lot of cool and interesting treasures out there for Indy to go after, so when pitching your particular Macguffin choice, make sure to explain how it might be able to connect to the story on a thematic level. For example, the Holy Grail is such a great Macguffin for The Last Crusade because it represents restoration, and the crux of the story is the restoration of a relationship between a father and son. On the surface Indy is on a journey in search of the Holy Grail, but really he is searching for a renewed relationship with his father. The climax to The Last Crusade is so effective because it able to bring these two things together. Indy must now find the Grail to save his father, and we are emotionally invested because we have seen the father/son relationship develop.
That being said, let's see what you've got!
I want to create the story in a manner similar to how Speilberg, Lucas and Kasdan first created the story for Raiders. They just got together in a room and starting throwing out a bunch of ideas for scenes and action sequences, then eventually came up with a plot that could support all of these ideas. This thread could be our equivalent to that room, so feel free to toss out any general ideas you have for locations, characters or action sequences we could use in an Indiana Jones adventure. Then we'll find some sort of way to incorporate all or most of the ideas and tie it all together into a cohesive story.
A note to those of you who want to pitch possible Macguffins. There are a lot of cool and interesting treasures out there for Indy to go after, so when pitching your particular Macguffin choice, make sure to explain how it might be able to connect to the story on a thematic level. For example, the Holy Grail is such a great Macguffin for The Last Crusade because it represents restoration, and the crux of the story is the restoration of a relationship between a father and son. On the surface Indy is on a journey in search of the Holy Grail, but really he is searching for a renewed relationship with his father. The climax to The Last Crusade is so effective because it able to bring these two things together. Indy must now find the Grail to save his father, and we are emotionally invested because we have seen the father/son relationship develop.
That being said, let's see what you've got!