- Jan 31, 2013
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I have to staunchly disagree with some of the above sentiments regarding Indy 5. I found it to be a terrific, elegiac end to Ford's tenure under the hat.
The action felt just right in terms of being exciting but remaining plausible for Indy's advanced age. One needs only to look at Charles Bronson's later films or Clint Eastwood's recent output to see how ridiculous having seniors do outlandish acts comes off. Crystal Skull showed that, even in the heightened reality of the Indiana Jones franchise, the action needs to remain somewhat grounded.
I also find the criticism that Indy didn't have much to do with stopping the villains in the end to be quite humorous. Outside of Temple of Doom, Dr. Jones could have stayed home and the conclusions to all the movies would have remained largely the same. The fact that the antagonists stop themselves at the end is pretty much a franchise in-joke at this point.
After the first two, this is my favorite film in the series.
The action felt just right in terms of being exciting but remaining plausible for Indy's advanced age. One needs only to look at Charles Bronson's later films or Clint Eastwood's recent output to see how ridiculous having seniors do outlandish acts comes off. Crystal Skull showed that, even in the heightened reality of the Indiana Jones franchise, the action needs to remain somewhat grounded.
I also find the criticism that Indy didn't have much to do with stopping the villains in the end to be quite humorous. Outside of Temple of Doom, Dr. Jones could have stayed home and the conclusions to all the movies would have remained largely the same. The fact that the antagonists stop themselves at the end is pretty much a franchise in-joke at this point.
After the first two, this is my favorite film in the series.