Indiana Jones Review + New Photo

Dear Mr. Ford, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Spielberg,

Thank you for loving me so much that you decided to make an additional final chapter to one of my childhood idols. While it was silly like a cyclone of Ju-Ju-Bees, I still appreciated the wonders of Dr. Jones’ final adventure (at least this time I really hope it was the final adventure).

While it has taken me quite some time to go and see this, it is not for a lack of trying. The first time it sold out as I was in line and the second time I had tickets and I even went into the theater but it was oversold and consequently no seats. So the third time was the charm (and only a month late!)

On a more serious note, if you went into that movie expecting some other than an over-the-top action movie a la National Treasure and The Rock, you will leave sore. This movie will crush your little heart with all of the dreams you had inside of it and then pick it up to show you.

This could be what you look like after seeing this film:

I was able to enjoy this because of a nice piece of advice just prior to going to it “Go as if you were six years old, like when you first saw your first Indiana Jones movie.”

Now, I was six when I first saw it because I am young and that was the most appropriate age for my father to introduce me to such a wonderful person as Dr. Jones, but I feel that using that mentality for this episode was completely appropriate. That may disappoint some older Indy fans, but realistically what could you expect?

In order for this saga to compete with the other nonsensical hoopla going on right now, it seems as if this was the only approach. Could they have tried for a more classic approach, sure. But what’s the point? This is a new time frame, a new era, and a chance to gain a new fan base. Making it more “classical” or “true” to the previous adventures would have only made it feel archaic and my question is, could they have actually pulled it off?

My guess is no. Simply put, the movie was fun if you go into it with the right mindset which can be applied to the majority of things.

So all my love to Mr. Ford, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Spielberg for putting the last hoorah together. I enjoyed it for what it was, a good show and only a reference to what was a great trilogy with an additional ending.

Love,
Sean