But it's weird for Indy. When I think Indy, I think Nazis. He should have run into the Boys in Brazil. He was in South America anyway.
It may be that the commies are too modern, too real a foe. Nazis, for all the modern skinheads and all, are safely in the past and easy to cast in the role of evil. Plus it's easy to have the Nazis hunting for magical/religious items, since they were more or less doing it anyway. Commies (I hate using that term, it's the easy shorthand of reactionaries) are too technological, their weapons are the space race and nukes. Indy's weapons are his whip and his knowledge of history and mysticism. They don't blend well, in my mind.
MM may not have perfected the teleporter but obviously his reality-distortion field is doing just fine
To clarify: I thought it should have tanked. I am aware that it didn't.
Commies (I hate using that term, it's the easy shorthand of reactionaries) are too technological, their weapons are the space race and nukes. Indy's weapons are his whip and his knowledge of history and mysticism. They don't blend well, in my mind.
I think connie may have hit on one of the principal reasons I didn't like the movie.
I thought it should have tanked. I am aware that it didn't.
That's where I was, playing along from home.
Commies (I hate using that term, it's the easy shorthand of reactionaries) are too technological, their weapons are the space race and nukes. Indy's weapons are his whip and his knowledge of history and mysticism. They don't blend well, in my mind.
I thought there was a wee tiny storyline (that Lucas completely dropped the ball on, no shock there) about Indy realizing his age, and juxtaposing his now more conservative attitude against Mutt's rebellious attitude. I swear, it was there for like five minutes, and if Lucas hadn't thrown it out with the bathwater it could have tied in rather nicely to the Communists being a different kind of enemy.
Beau saw scenes from the new Star Wars (animated) movie coming out in August and he got excited.
I told (perhaps scolded) him that he was excited about the trailers for The Phantom Menace and we know how that turned out...
I told (perhaps scolded) him that he was excited about the trailers for The Phantom Menace and we know how that turned out...
Well, it's produced by the same people who produced the Cartoon Network mini-sodes, and that was actually good work. I have more faith in the animated movie being good.
No Genndy, though.
God, I have HUGE love for Genndy.
And I *really* need to get Samurai Jack on DVD.
And maybe Grim and Evil.
Sean,
I'll take your word for that. I'm not rushing out to see this opening weekend...
