jenseeli

While I am not an expert on the quality of the film, I can say that I loved seeing this important story told for public consumption. People all around me are talking about the science of the atomic bomb, quantum physics, and radioactive isotopes in ways they never did before. The scientists are becoming better known now than perhaps ever before. I know that the art of film-making does not always keep the story perfectly accurate, nevertheless this film seems to be doing a great job getting people interested in learning more about the development of the science that resulted in the atomic bomb as well as many other innovations that came after the war. That would be a very good thing.

While not as great as some of the earlier films in the series, I still enjoyed this one. Perhaps because I grew up watching Indiana Jones go on impossible adventures, it was a comfort to see him again. In fact, watching this film was remarkably like seeing a close family member for the first time after being separated for many years.

I'll agree that this film did not have many of the funny moments and quotable scenes that the previous ones did, and that there was a lot of sadness with the older Jones. I did not sympathize with Helena or Teddy. It was difficult to believe Indy could keep up, physically, with the demands of the plot: so much running, falling, climbing, and fighting seems unrealistic.

However, it was still our beloved Indiana Jones character, with the same quirky ethical code, the same bottomless knowledge, the same cat-with-nine-lives lucky breaks. I was frightened that he would be left behind or killed off like Han Solo. I'd much rather let these characters' endings go untold, so that I can imagine them continuing forever.