“It’s not the years,” Indiana Jones tells Marion during a love scene in “Raiders of the Lost Ark. “It’s the mileage.”
Forget both. Approximately 27 years after he first exploded onto the big screen, Indy’s wound up right where he started – or, rather, right where he first ended – in this exclusive photo from “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” which seems to show the world’s most famous archeologist at the government warehouse from “Raiders,” presumably to once again find the Ark (see Lucas compare “Crystal Skulls” to “Raiders” here).
And that, frankly, is baffling. Not from the perspective of overall narrative (cough) arc (cough) – it would be kind of cool, after all, for things to end where they began – but from a question of “how does it fit into the story of THIS movie?”
Within the continuity of the series, remember, God is real. He left artifacts. They work. Will the Ark be the only instrument capable of destroying whatever new threat arises (aliens, Soviets, skulls, etc)? Will something IN the Ark (The Ten Commandments, the Rod of Aaron, Manna from the Israelite trek) be of use to Indy in his quest? More likely, will Indy seek it out merely to protect it from falling into the hands of the villainess Cate Blanchett?
Choose wisely: even the folks at Harvard are still baffled as to what the true power of the crystal skulls are.
No time for love, Dr. Jones – but plenty of time for speculation. What do you make of Indy returning to the warehouse? Why does he need the Ark? What other secrets might he find within? Sound off below.
February 4th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Who says he is there for anything Ark-related? It may be for another artifact the govt has locked away, or some other reason. It’s just cool that they are using the warehouse again.
February 4th, 2008 at 10:28 am
The original caretakers of the Ark darn well knew God was real. They saw evidence of that fact constantly.
One of the reasons that the Indy movies that involve God somehow are because He is acknowledged as real. If the first film has shown the open Ark was merely a technical device for communicating with aliens, it would have had that dramatic impact lost. And been so controversial that another would probably not have been made.
However, it seems that since aliens are involved in this movie, possible they are looking at the Ark again to see if it is an alien device. If it is revealed to be so in the movie, as I fear it might be, then this new movie will be the center of a controversy that the first one avoided.
February 4th, 2008 at 11:51 am
I am looking forward to this film but I could care less about religious controversies. I am a buddhist but I respect all the religions. I’m just interested in the film. Believers will believe and non-believers won’t. That’s the way it has always been.
February 4th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Wow, I think some are making a huge deal out of this. religion and a film (crystal skulls), come on people. I’m glad that “Ford” or “Jones” is back. just can’t want to see the movie. lets try not to make everything about one belief, there are many.
February 5th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Hey just because it’s the same warehouse doesn’t mean he’s back for the Arc… If the goverment tucks away unexplainable treasures there he could be searching for something else completely. In fact it would be cool if while looking for the (insert legendary Mayan artifact here) he walks right past a very familiar crate and doesn’t even notice it…
February 6th, 2008 at 7:45 am
Indiana Jones the best
February 6th, 2008 at 10:31 am
I agree, I dont see what the big deal is about the religion involved in the film. If the movie is good and it keeps me glued to the screen, which it will, thats all that matters. The fact of the matter is that someone somewhere can find religion in anything. I am religious, but I don’t think about that when I’m watching a good movie. By the way, does anyone notice that Harrison Ford never seems to age? LOL
February 6th, 2008 at 10:41 am
I agree its definitly on the “gotta see” list! How can you not see it, Harrison is the man plus, apparently he is never aging cause he looks just like he did in the old Jones movies.
February 6th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
OMG!!!! I SO CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE THIS!!!!! Indiana Jones is so freakin awesome!!!!! The cast is amazing!!!!
February 6th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
It’s no way in the warehouse from the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark. That place was far far bigger. I think it’s very unlikely that The Ark will feature in this movie.
February 27th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I think it’s just for something simple, Like “It belongs in a museum!”
May 6th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Doctor Pepper and the 5Nipper