Comments on: The Raider of the Lost (Critical) Heart http://www.thediscriminatingfangirl.com/2009/08/14/the-raider-of-the-lost-critical-heart/ pop culture + geekery = happiness Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TDF Pamela http://www.thediscriminatingfangirl.com/2009/08/14/the-raider-of-the-lost-critical-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-1410 TDF Pamela Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:47:25 +0000 http://www.thediscriminatingfangirl.com/?p=726#comment-1410 KotCS has... not bothered me, but made me think a lot ever since I saw it. On the first viewing, I was left feeling a bit out of it. This definitely wasn't the Indy that I was used to. But upon the second viewing and lots of thought, particularly about that iconic shot of Indy with the mushroom cloud in the background, I decided that I liked it all right. It's definitely not the best, but it's kind of a cool homage to the 1950s atomic age science fiction films. I agree with Lord Fanny, though, that it doesn't quite fit with the other three films. The supernatural is definitely a part of Indy's world, but it was handled with more subtlety in the first three. I really do prefer that myself. KotCS has… not bothered me, but made me think a lot ever since I saw it. On the first viewing, I was left feeling a bit out of it. This definitely wasn’t the Indy that I was used to. But upon the second viewing and lots of thought, particularly about that iconic shot of Indy with the mushroom cloud in the background, I decided that I liked it all right. It’s definitely not the best, but it’s kind of a cool homage to the 1950s atomic age science fiction films.

I agree with Lord Fanny, though, that it doesn’t quite fit with the other three films. The supernatural is definitely a part of Indy’s world, but it was handled with more subtlety in the first three. I really do prefer that myself.

]]> By: Strangeness Abounds http://www.thediscriminatingfangirl.com/2009/08/14/the-raider-of-the-lost-critical-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-1404 Strangeness Abounds Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:59:39 +0000 http://www.thediscriminatingfangirl.com/?p=726#comment-1404 You've got a point, CJ. There weren't any mysterious supernatural influences present in revealing the MacGuffin in KotCS like there were in the original three. I'll be the first to admit that George Lucas made an astronomical error in making the whole story about creatures that have been made fun of and constantly debunked by science since the 1970's. And I've never been able to watch that scene from South Park all the way through - too painful, but oh, so true! :-) You’ve got a point, CJ. There weren’t any mysterious supernatural influences present in revealing the MacGuffin in KotCS like there were in the original three. I’ll be the first to admit that George Lucas made an astronomical error in making the whole story about creatures that have been made fun of and constantly debunked by science since the 1970′s.

And I’ve never been able to watch that scene from South Park all the way through – too painful, but oh, so true! :-)

]]> By: Lord Fanny http://www.thediscriminatingfangirl.com/2009/08/14/the-raider-of-the-lost-critical-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 Lord Fanny Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:14:11 +0000 http://www.thediscriminatingfangirl.com/?p=726#comment-1401 Great analysis, but I've gotta go with the South Park guys on Crystal Skull... I think my biggest issue was that the supernatural was fairly mysterious and vague in the previous three movies; yeah, we had melting nazis and still beating hearts removed from chests and youth giving holy grails, but there was still that sense of mystery. We're never given specifics as to why these things work this way. But the spoileriens do exactly that, and in the process suck all the mystery out of the movie's subtext. I dunno, I just think Spielberg maybe tried a bit too hard to give Indy closure and a happy (final) ending... But as I said, I like your analysis, especially of Temple of Doom! Great analysis, but I’ve gotta go with the South Park guys on Crystal Skull… I think my biggest issue was that the supernatural was fairly mysterious and vague in the previous three movies; yeah, we had melting nazis and still beating hearts removed from chests and youth giving holy grails, but there was still that sense of mystery. We’re never given specifics as to why these things work this way. But the spoileriens do exactly that, and in the process suck all the mystery out of the movie’s subtext.

I dunno, I just think Spielberg maybe tried a bit too hard to give Indy closure and a happy (final) ending… But as I said, I like your analysis, especially of Temple of Doom!

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