Christianity is "baked into" this series. Crystal Skull failed partly because it deviated from the formula.
shareDon´t think it´s that important. Temple worked without a Christian relic and was still awesome.
shareThank you, was about to make that same point.
I'm not against Christian themes per se. But this series has done it 2 out of 4 movies. So 50% of the time.
So here we see a typical example of American Christianity, wherein a majority isn't enough, and thus viewed as persecution.
What's funny is the irony is that they're so eager to have it included in a series where they would consider the other themes fantastical and unrealistic ;)
I´m actually a Christian myself but I still don´t see the importance of having a Christian artifact in an Indy movie. Just keep the story simple and action sequences good and it won´t fail like KOTCS did.
shareSo far I'd say that Christian artifacts have lead to the best movies. Perhaps they're just inherently more interesting, or at least lead to the most interesting stories.
shareCRYSTAL SKULL IS A GOOD MOVIE.
shareThe scene with Shia swinging through the trees with the monkeys was one of the worst things I've EVER seen on screen, big or small. There were things I liked about 'Crystal Skull,' but when I think back on it (haven't seen it since it was in theaters), all I remember is Shia swinging with the monkeys, and CGI ants swarming/eating someone.
The movie was horrible, man. As much as I want to defend its good points, they are completely overshadowed by all of its ridiculously bad points.
Could have been straight magical. If it wasn't so over the top and ridiculous. Indiana Jones' son discovers the power of swinging on a rope and he's pretty good at it. Quickly uses it to his advantage. Instead it turned into a cartoon.
shareIt’s not bad.
shareIt’s fine.
shareInternet is gonna sing the praises of this movie high and low and when the new abomination drops. I personally think there's a good movie in Skull, it just just needs a complete re-edit. From what i've seen of all the behind the scenes stuff, there's enough footage there to wrestle out an overall better tone. Nothing that happens is terrible, really. It's presented terribly. I truly put the blame fully on Spielberg's shoulders. Even the infamous Nuke the Fridge scene, handled with a bit more of a delicate touch, could have pulled off.
shareI rewatched it a little while ago for the first time since it came out in theaters. It is not a good movie. Not only does it just feel amateurishly made in many ways, but I don't think that mixing Indy and aliens works, and I also feel like Central/South America consistently makes for dull locations. So even made more competently, I think this is a poor Indy story.
shareTrue, as bad as Crystal Skull was, this new Indy movie will be 1000 times worse.
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