Stoo
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In the films, it is established that Indiana Jones is a man of many women and the idea is carried over into the TV show, books, video games and comics.
The question is, how did he get to be such a stallion? What made him become the amorous rogue that he is?
Pablo Picassso
While Indy hangs with Pablo, he is in the company of prostitutes and is forced to dance with one.
Sigmund Freud
In his early youth, Indy is told that that love stems from the need for sex.
Cousin Frank
Frank hatches a plan for he and Indy to ?have some fun with the senoritas? at a Mexican bordello showing him naughty pictures along the way.
Simple, adolescent urges at work but the earliest pursuit of carnal activity, by Indy, that we see. (Nancy was fine for a peck & kiss but that's it.)
Remy Beaudoin
At Junior?s impressionable age, Remy could be considered the largest influence on Indy's future conduct toward relationships.
Remy doesn?t seem to hold any moral ground as far as love and commitment are concerned.
The ex-sailor joins the revolution in Mexico (partly) in vengeance of his beloved Lupe. We don?t really know how long they
were married or when she died but, even though he has other reasons for fighting, Remy appears to be a noble, faithful man.
This remains somewhat consistent in the added, steam room scene of Love?s Sweet Song where Remy tells Indy that
?War and women never mix.?
However, it doesn?t take long before he?s back to chasin' skirts en route to London. One of Remy's most impressive moves
comes when he manages to charm a beautiful, café owner with a single, across-the-room glance the 1st night they meet!
(It?s possible that she reminded him of Lupe & their cantina.) Suzette invites Remy up to her apartment and marries him
10 days later - the very day he leaves for basic training! After 2 years of mourning, she is left alone again with her 4 kids.
(Why would a war-widow hastily marry another soldier who had just enlisted during a time of such high casualty rates?)
A mere 3-5 months later we find Remy cavorting with French whores on at least 2 different occasions (Somme & Paris 1916).
?I know ze best brothels in Paris!? and ?I?ll keep ze girls warmed up and waiting for you.? Judging from Remy's lack of clothing
in the Somme scene, it would seem that he is seeking a little more than just female companionship.
Then there is this gem from ?Peacock?s Eye?:
?I miss my wife. Do you realize, we almost been married for three years? Amazing! We?ve seen each other for only 10 days!?
Upon arrival, Suzette & kids are all happy to see him and not long after she is pawning off an heirloom so her returning husband
can take off...again! (How long has he been home? Suzette is either extremely naïve or doesn?t care).
Granted the dynamics of marriage operated differently a century ago (and Remy was stuck in the trenches)
but he doesn?t come across as being seriously committed to Wife #2. Considering the Anna/Puccini affair,
one can wonder if Indy ever confronted him about this.
It is Remy's flippant, unfaithful attitude towards relationships that might have helped mould Indy?s outlook on love/women.
Obviously, there are many other contributing factors like the death of his mother and his constant travelling around the world
(Indy is always "on the move") but I figured this would be a good place to start a discussion.
The question is, how did he get to be such a stallion? What made him become the amorous rogue that he is?
Pablo Picassso
While Indy hangs with Pablo, he is in the company of prostitutes and is forced to dance with one.
Sigmund Freud
In his early youth, Indy is told that that love stems from the need for sex.
Cousin Frank
Frank hatches a plan for he and Indy to ?have some fun with the senoritas? at a Mexican bordello showing him naughty pictures along the way.
Simple, adolescent urges at work but the earliest pursuit of carnal activity, by Indy, that we see. (Nancy was fine for a peck & kiss but that's it.)
Remy Beaudoin
At Junior?s impressionable age, Remy could be considered the largest influence on Indy's future conduct toward relationships.
Remy doesn?t seem to hold any moral ground as far as love and commitment are concerned.
The ex-sailor joins the revolution in Mexico (partly) in vengeance of his beloved Lupe. We don?t really know how long they
were married or when she died but, even though he has other reasons for fighting, Remy appears to be a noble, faithful man.
This remains somewhat consistent in the added, steam room scene of Love?s Sweet Song where Remy tells Indy that
?War and women never mix.?
However, it doesn?t take long before he?s back to chasin' skirts en route to London. One of Remy's most impressive moves
comes when he manages to charm a beautiful, café owner with a single, across-the-room glance the 1st night they meet!
(It?s possible that she reminded him of Lupe & their cantina.) Suzette invites Remy up to her apartment and marries him
10 days later - the very day he leaves for basic training! After 2 years of mourning, she is left alone again with her 4 kids.
(Why would a war-widow hastily marry another soldier who had just enlisted during a time of such high casualty rates?)
A mere 3-5 months later we find Remy cavorting with French whores on at least 2 different occasions (Somme & Paris 1916).
?I know ze best brothels in Paris!? and ?I?ll keep ze girls warmed up and waiting for you.? Judging from Remy's lack of clothing
in the Somme scene, it would seem that he is seeking a little more than just female companionship.
Then there is this gem from ?Peacock?s Eye?:
?I miss my wife. Do you realize, we almost been married for three years? Amazing! We?ve seen each other for only 10 days!?
Upon arrival, Suzette & kids are all happy to see him and not long after she is pawning off an heirloom so her returning husband
can take off...again! (How long has he been home? Suzette is either extremely naïve or doesn?t care).
Granted the dynamics of marriage operated differently a century ago (and Remy was stuck in the trenches)
but he doesn?t come across as being seriously committed to Wife #2. Considering the Anna/Puccini affair,
one can wonder if Indy ever confronted him about this.
It is Remy's flippant, unfaithful attitude towards relationships that might have helped mould Indy?s outlook on love/women.
Obviously, there are many other contributing factors like the death of his mother and his constant travelling around the world
(Indy is always "on the move") but I figured this would be a good place to start a discussion.