Good news: Theres a new Indiana Jones movie!
Bad news: Theres a new Indiana Jones movie!
Indy 5will pointedly not involve George Lucas.
Credit: David James/Lucasfilm Ltd, Disney
This is maybe a good sign, though it was Lucas who conceived the hero.
(Spielberg also admitted that the infamous refrigerator scene was entirely his own invention.)
What canIndy 5learn fromForce Awakens?
What lessons should itnottake way?
The up-and-coming actor earned lots of Next Big Thing attention when he joined the cast ofCrystal Skull.
Rumors were flying that his character would be taking on the mantle of Indiana Jones-ness.
But the film bungled LaBeoufs role.
Compare that toForce Awakens, which purposefully starts by focusing on the next generation ofStar Warscharacters.
Jennifer Lawrence?MICHAEL B. then the film needs to figure out a way to make that character as important as Indy.
Turns out you really dont need to worry too much about continuity.
This arguably missed the point of the original franchise, which was never really an ongoing saga.
If youre a fan of the greaterStar Warssaga, nothing inForce Awakensreally made much sense.
ButForce Awakensclearly tapped a rich vein of nostalgia by zero-ing in on what people liked about the original films.
This doesnt meanIndy 5needs to feature Indy chasing a much bigger Ark of the Covenant and fighting Nazis.
But it does mean they can just pretendCrystal Skulldidnt happen.
Send off Harrison Ford in style.
I didntlove the end of Han SoloinThe Force Awakens.
But that just means thatIndy 5offers an excellent moment for a do-over!
Fords central roguish charm is also Indys charm.
That doesnt mean Indy should die, by any means.
The template here should be John Wayne inThe Searchers, not John Wayne inThe Shootist.
Indy doesnt belong in a museum.
He belongs out in the great wide world, searching for another adventure.
Practical effects, practical effects, practical effects.
Practical effects; practical effects: Practical, effects.
In conclusion: Practical effects.
5.Dontbe afraid to bring Indiana Jones into a very different world.
By which I mean: Is there some way for Indiana Jones to approach the space race?
I know: No, aliens, no!
Maybe IndyfindsAtlantis; Maybe its up, not down.
What do you gotta see inIndiana Jones 5?
What do you badlynotneed to see?
