Jurassic Park isn’t far behind though.
I still don’t understand why Indiana Jones wasn’t made into a sort of James Bond legacy character
Like the movies are my problematic favs - yes, I know they’re steeped in racism but also it’s fun to see Nazis get decked and all - but there’s something depressing about the latest movie being mostly about Jones being old, decrepit, and cranky. It loses a lot of its charm that way
Especially considering he literally has a young protege in a bunch of the movies, the passing of the torch writes itself.
Unless they’re just really committing to the bit and soon they’re gonna have a movie where Ford is the ancient mcguffin a new younger adventurer has to find a “rescue”/steal.
Somehow the idea that Indiana Jones is a character and not Punch People Action Guy and he must be played by Harrison Ford is so absurd. He is a hat, a jacket, a whip, exciting danger and punching. Harrison Ford wasn’t even the first guy to play Indiana Jones from a thematic standpoint. They were ripping off old adventure serials which starred that exact archetype.
a sort of James Bond legacy character
For some reason Hollywood completely forgot that you’re allowed to re-cast roles and put new actors in them. I suppose you could see it as a reflection of the generational dynamics in the whole country - boomers clinging to what they got and refusing to yield anything to the younger generation until they’re absolutely forced to.
The racism and misogyny are fucking hard to sit through as an adult, i rewatched the first one recently ang omg. The love subplot is Indi slept with a 16 year old and she falls in love with him.
