johankepler

Indiana Jones is a different kind of movie, not produced anymore today. Those who lived the 80's will remember how eagerly people waited for every new Indiana adventure. And, anyway, Indiana movies set a new standard for movie-making; we can say that there is cinema before and after Indiana Jones, even more than we can say the same about Star Wars. I always thought that the first three were a complete and finished product, and didn't really expect that some day Lucas and Spielberg would film another. Well, they did. And I don't think that people will really be disappointed, unless they go with some preconceived idea - so if the film does not follow their expectations, they will think that the movie is bad. But this is what happens with most expectations, as you may know. To understand Indy, one must go back to another era, the era that inspired Lucas to create Indy in the first place, the adventure movies from the 50's. And that's it. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is adventure cinema at its best, with drama, danger, mystery, romance and comedy. The whole stuff is there, and Ford is fantastic. One only gets a bit melancholic, after finishing the movie, thinking that as the time passes it gets more difficult to see Indy again. But I felt the same, 20 years ago, when The Last Cruzade ended. One thing is certain. This is cinema as it should be done, as was done in the 50's and recreated by Lucas and Spielberg in the 80's. Beautiful movie!

This is my favorite Popeye cartoon. Made on the 1930's, it captures the humor and style of its time. In my opinion, the cartoon is sarcastic at the highest degree. In those days, Europe was at the dawn of the Second World War, and "brotherly love" was spoken of but never really practiced. The music is very good too. Watching today's cartoons, I get a bit disappointed at the lack of simplicity of the material watched by our children. Perhaps Popeye is not as influential upon children today as it was in my childhood, and this is a pity, because he is a unique character - I ate spinach mainly because of him. Many people say that Popeye is politically incorrect, because he smokes and uses violence to solve problems, and also because spinach is not so good to health as we used to think. But ... does this really matter? The cartoon is funny, interesting and sticks to our memory. So "all we need is brotherly love".