kongisking said:
Sorry for not being a 'true' Indy fan for having a progressive mentality.
It's not really even progressive. It's simply accepting the norm.
All series and IPs worth something go through the process at one time or another. There is really no viable reason for why this particular one should become a stale relic frozen in time when the original group of creators has disbanded, especially if the reasons to think so are deeply emotional and hardly rational.
Time and again, we've seen how changing the creative powers behind it all has actually brought some fresh air into it all. Sure, there have also been times when the product has not reached the bar set by the originals, but that is no problem either - it still does not affect quality of those originals, and can be freely ignored if one so chooses. Hell, some people already think they've seen a subpar addition to the series, yet KotCS does not in any way taint the awesomeness that is
Raiders of the Lost Ark. If anything, it may make you appreciate it even more.
Simply put, there is simply no reason to think "Indy should be Lucas, Spielberg and Ford, and that's it". Nothing is gained by doing so. If the new management delivers, you win by having yet another solid entry to the series. If they fail to deliver, you certainly haven't lost anything you already have.
This does not really even relate to my thoughts about Pratt in any manner. My response would be the same even if, say, Steven Seagal was set to play Indy. Well, I wouldn't give that hypothetical piece highly great marks of succeeding, but again, it wouldn't affect my thoughts about the originals. Unless somebody got the great idea of 'enhancing' them by digitally adding Seagull's face over Ford's. Which is actually a pretty good reason to be happy that George is no longer running the series.