Comments on: Indiana Jones and the fate of George Lucas http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/05/27/indiana-jones-and-the-fate-of-george-lucas/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:11:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dougal http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/05/27/indiana-jones-and-the-fate-of-george-lucas/comment-page-1/#comment-1650 Dougal Wed, 28 May 2008 08:14:09 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/05/27/indiana-jones-and-the-fate-of-george-lucas#comment-1650 <p>I would take issue with the idea that Indiana Jones <em>never</em> made sense. Within the confines of the story it is easy to see that --- despite Indy's scepticism --- most religious artefacts seem to have pretty meaty powers. The Ark had the power to melt faces, the Khali worshippers could pull a man's still-beating heart out of his chest without damage, and the Grail could give everlasting life (and heal bullet wounds). That all seems very reasonable in its own context. But this plot doesn't even make sense in itself. This would have been rejected immediately had it been an <em>X Files</em> story. How did the aliens manage to have their skulls stolen when they were <em>still alive</em>? Why do they need a flying saucer to travel inter-dimensionally? And so on...</p> I would take issue with the idea that Indiana Jones never made sense. Within the confines of the story it is easy to see that — despite Indy’s scepticism — most religious artefacts seem to have pretty meaty powers. The Ark had the power to melt faces, the Khali worshippers could pull a man’s still-beating heart out of his chest without damage, and the Grail could give everlasting life (and heal bullet wounds). That all seems very reasonable in its own context. But this plot doesn’t even make sense in itself. This would have been rejected immediately had it been an X Files story. How did the aliens manage to have their skulls stolen when they were still alive? Why do they need a flying saucer to travel inter-dimensionally? And so on…

]]> By: Nick http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/05/27/indiana-jones-and-the-fate-of-george-lucas/comment-page-1/#comment-1646 Nick Wed, 28 May 2008 00:02:54 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2008/05/27/indiana-jones-and-the-fate-of-george-lucas#comment-1646 <p>Scriptwriter<em>s</em>, I think you'll find.</p> <p>Indiana Jones never really made sense, it's just that religious relics seem more respectable, somehow, than the other pulp mainstays which this one throws at the wall.</p> <p>Was she evil enough to die? That bit about wanting to use the scull to control peoples' minds and essentially turn them into slaves might suggest so. Hey, she was a pulp commie... what do you expect?</p> <p>And yes, someone needs to keep George Lucas the hell away from films. Especially great series he created, it seems.</p> <p>That bit with the ants still makes me shiver, though. Shame about all the CG.</p> Scriptwriters, I think you’ll find.

Indiana Jones never really made sense, it’s just that religious relics seem more respectable, somehow, than the other pulp mainstays which this one throws at the wall.

Was she evil enough to die? That bit about wanting to use the scull to control peoples’ minds and essentially turn them into slaves might suggest so. Hey, she was a pulp commie… what do you expect?

And yes, someone needs to keep George Lucas the hell away from films. Especially great series he created, it seems.

That bit with the ants still makes me shiver, though. Shame about all the CG.

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