

Bet let’s see flying saucers, on the attack? Have the body-snatcher sleeper cells awaken in the suburbs, even from graveyards etc. You can still have a faction of nice ETs and have Indiana expose the good from bad. But the geography in part 4 s far too limited and consequently, limiting, for viewers? Once again, part 5 seems to be fixing that deficit?ģ: Make the aliens more menacing. Sure, we DO want Indy in his customary gear amidst yellow sands and dust and trees and swirling mists and the like. Maybe a last minute re-shoot will shoehorn them into Part 5? Makes sense, especially with the lovely Oscars reunion?Ģ: Change the aesthetic a bit. BIG problem, when those qualities have defined the previous 3 beloved movies in the series.ġ: If you bring back Marion? Why not Short Round and Willie Scott, too? Seriously. And, aside from that Spielberg magic being in place at the start? There are large chunks of the film that lack any pace, purpose, magic, mystery or menace. If Indiana can face Gods and monsters in all forms, then whyever should he not, meet little green saucer-men? But it had to be done ‘right’. And yeah, ok, aliens seemed out of place. It’s a brave step to not rely solely on Nazis yet again as go to baddies. A great comfort, in its way? There is some great dialogue, too and a sense of place and history to the whole affair. Instead, the fantasy and adventure remain intact and we, as audience, are growing, with our titular hero. Harrison Ford ages well in the role.ĭr Jones is not being played ‘young’ anymore but neither is the character defined as ‘old’.
