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Originally Posted by Willravel
Well when you think about it, it's surprisingly similar to the previous stories. Indiana Jones follows an ancient set of rumors and myths to adventure, and along the way he finds that it's actually rooted in fact.
The ark was supposed to be hokey superstition, but it turns out to be real, moreover providing evidence that God (at least the Judeo-Christian God) is real and takes an active role in the world.
In Temple of Doom, Jones is simply trying to help a village by retrieving the Sankara Stone, which is being held by a cult. What is presented as ignorant villagers who are being victimized by a cruel and ignorant cult turns out to be real, and have magical properties which were instilled by the Hindu god Shiva.
You can transfer over the same from Ark for Last Crusade.
I can't understand why religion and science have to be framed differently in the Indiana Jones universe. Why can't they coexist in the fictional world presented?
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They can - but it was presented awkwardly. The entire movie boiled down to melon-head aliens with a flying saucer - it just didn't fit well, in my opinion. This of course is only my opinion - others may feel it fit just fine. But I know I'm not the only one that feels this way - many in the theater, including my wife, were just like WTF????
at the end. Aliens would have been fine, if they were presented in an Indiana-esque manner. I'm not sure exactly how to define what an "Indiana-esque manner" is, but it certainly isn't melon-head aliens with flying saucers.
However, truth be told, the main reason I didn't like the movie was because of the misuse of CGI, instead of the alien deal!
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Originally Posted by Hain
Aliens and mythology are just two different types of popcorn fun. They can't be mixed together well, unless you are Roland Emmerich directing Stargate. |
Hain said it better than I did. This is what I was trying to say. Thanks man!