tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post7474194121417725922..comments2024-03-28T03:10:19.013-07:00Comments on Fraggmented: Storytelling Engines: Indiana JonesJohn Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530526320973807452noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-20493808227956926872008-11-11T06:47:00.000-08:002008-11-11T06:47:00.000-08:00Well, there were lots of real problems with 'Cryst...Well, there were lots of real problems with 'Crystal Skull', including a disappointing lack of tension (when your hero survives a nuclear blast within the first fifteen minutes, it's kind of hard to generate "Will he survive?" suspense) and a lack of chemistry between Ford and Ray Winstone (not really either actor's fault; it takes more than just, "Boy, we've known each other for a long time!" to make a friendship seem real, and without that, Mac's repeated betrayals lack weight.)<BR/><BR/>But yes, they also failed to explore how Indy felt about adventuring at his age, and the idea that he might feel like as much of a relic as some of the treasures he hunted.John Seaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221569513392130884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-79355592124102642632008-11-10T17:18:00.000-08:002008-11-10T17:18:00.000-08:00I think the real problem with "Crystal Skull" was ...I think the real problem with "Crystal Skull" was that Indiana Jones seemed completely out of place in the 1950's--and they didn't explore that discrepency. In your terms, you've got a 30's action hero in a 50's story, and they don't mesh.Daniel Perettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944159120927612498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15742539.post-60038061820979278312008-11-10T12:21:00.000-08:002008-11-10T12:21:00.000-08:00I've said it, and I'll keep saying that Lucas and ...I've said it, and I'll keep saying that Lucas and Spielberg should have bought the bullet and hired a new actor for Indy. Can anyone do it like Harrison? No. But they wouldn't have had to alter the story engine. The fans may not have liked it as much as Raiders, but they didn't like Crystal Skull anyhow.....Cainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12654286795401273101noreply@blogger.com