Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The fourth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise hit theaters on Thursday May 22nd 2008, and it delivered an awesome adventure with many memorable moments. In Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Indiana (Harrison Ford) is under intense pressure from the Soviets to help them find a crystal skull. As the legend goes, the one who returns the skull to its origin will take hold of its immense power. Along the way, Jones meets Mutt Williams (Shia Labeouf), a tough kid who needs Jones’ help to find the skull so that the Soviets will release his mother from captivity. Find the skull they do, and when it comes time for the Soviets to release Mutt’s mother, it’s none other than Jones’ ex-girlfriend Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen). Audiences start to put two and two together as we eventually find out that Mutt, is, surprise, Jones’ son. Intense action sequences make the film enjoyable for all audiences, and Jones’ finding out he has a son is only one of many surprises. My analysis of the film is below. Here are some pictures from the film:
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- Shia Labeouf and Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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- Harrison Ford and Cate Blanchett in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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- Shia Labeouf and Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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- Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Having not seen, and/or not remembered the other three Indiana Jones movies, and therefore solely grading this film by itself, I think this really delivered a great experience. First of all, director Steven Spielberg understood that you could not just resurrect Jones’ character and make him as young as he was in the first three. Secondly, the introduction of Mutt into the franchise was nearly flawless. Spielberg understands that Jones’ isn’t just a person, he’s a character, and to introduce another person into the film would also mean that that person needs to be a character. Shia Labeouf does exactly that, he understands that Mutt is a character. The final thing that makes this movie great is the reintroduction of Karen Allen’s character Marion Ravenwood. It seems that everyone involved with the movie knew that they wanted to connect the generations. This was the quintessential father, son type of movie.
Overall this was an awesome movie, and because Spielberg and writer David Koepp connected people across generations, I give this film 4.5 stars out of 5. This film is definitely up for my award for Best Movie of the Summer.
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