Mini Review #2: Indiana Jones (1989)

To this date, on of the most successful Indiana Jones film of the entire soon–to-be 5-movie franchise is The Last Crusade that originally came out in 1989. The Indie franchise had the golden trifecta of blockbuster makers: the Spielberg, Lucas, and Ford trio. Before the splendour of the Golden Trio of the Harry Potter franchise, these three were and still are the be all and end all of blockbusters.

Ever needed a movie just to watch and enjoy with little plot and a lot of young (ish) Harrison Ford? Then Indiana Jones is the movie for you!!

This film has everything you need to fulfill that need: action, sex, Nazis – hot Nazis, backstabbing, and falling off cliffs.  Oh yeah, did I mention Sean Connery shooing away seagulls because that is the best part!

In being the curious kid that I was, I was only allowed to stay within the confides of my backyard. Given in my childhood home, my backyard was a literally forest in the middle of New England, but my point still stands. The Indie movies and others similar, allowed me to explore the world, but through a fictional character’s eyes. Little did I realise that everyone’s favourite archaeologist would heavily impact what I want to study in post secondary.

Films like Indie and The Mummy implanted a futuristic-adult version of my self were I travel the world finding rare objects like a boss and very badass-like in my mind. Then as I’m preparing to bring the artefact home (because it belongs in a museum) I suddenly find my self surrounded by Nazis, or Indian-brain-eating ritualist, or even more Nazis!!! After being beaten to the point of near death, I rally all of my strength and save the girl that I’ve been trying to hook up for the entire movie and usually do in Cairo or some Middle Eastern country.

I had a lot of free time on my hands as a child- don’t judge me.

In all honestly, if this movie were released today, it would not have done well in the box office. The special effects are sub-par, the plot is predicable, and it’s a mystery how Harrison Ford has not killed himself yet. I think that because the Indie franchise cemented itself as an All American franchise way back when, that it will continue to be an ideal action film that many new directors and writers will use as a platform for years to come.

I give this movie 8.2 decaying villains out of 10