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The third Indiana Jones movie would be the perfect synthesis between the achievements of the first one and the fumbling of the second one. Because Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a great film, but it is probably the worst-aged film of the original trilogy. That coupled with less finely tuned pacing than the other two installments, despite having some of the franchise’s most iconic imagery, justifies its place on this list. Its look is extremely orientalist, which means that all of its depiction of Chinese and Indian characters border on, if not outright into, offensive if not outright harmful stereotypes. Although it is true that it is considered the weakest of the three original films, being received lukewarmly by critics, despite being an absolute box office success, the film gives an interesting twist to the original film by introducing more supernatural elements, introducing more exotic elements and putting even more weight on its secondary characters, unloading the weight of the adventure on Harrison Ford’s shoulders.Īll that does not detract from the fact that watching it today can be uncomfortable. If second parts were never good, someone would have to explain why Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is so good.

But if seen without the glasses of nostalgia, the reality is that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a fun, well-paced movie that knows how to drink from the source of the originals to find its own way. That’s why t he film made it feel clunky and impostured to many people, like a doctored and cheated version of the original trilogy.

Neither Harrison Ford is the same actor now as he was twenty years ago, nor is Steven Spielberg the same director, nor is the audience the same. That doesn’t mean that the audience was less enthusiastic. This was proven by the 790 million grosses and the good critical reception the film received. Just ask Indiana Jones, who in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull showed us that it is still possible to make a family adventure film, fun, full of action and historical and science fiction elements with spectacular set pieces based on relatively realistic elements without losing any of its charm. Coming back after twenty years in the fridge can be difficult.

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