Instead, lets honor the films anniversary (happy 38th birthday,Raiders!)
Theyre both period dramas featuring action heroes who fight the Nazis.
This is futurism in the 1940s.
If you went to 1942 and thought of what the future would be, thats what the approach was …
But sometimes when we had questions and we were stuck we would say, What would Indiana Jones do?
What would be the answer to this inRaiders of the Lost Ark?
It was period but didnt feel like it was made in the period.
And I can say this it definitely has anIndiana Jonespace.
But I could say that aboutApocalypse Nowfor me.
Thats the reason Im doing what Im doing.
Its a scene that wouldnt be out of place at the end of an episode ofThe X-Files.
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Agent Fox Mulder is something of an Indiana Jones-like character.
He has a rugged academicness to him.
He is unhealthily passionate about his work.
Season 6s Triangle in particular seems a direct tribute toIndiana Jonesswashbuckling style.
Singer even shared this photo from the set.
(As inFirst Class, she is nothing if not timely in her investigating.)
Den of Geeks David Crow wrote about the trend for superhero flicks to go biblical.
Perhaps this is whereApocalypsegot into trouble.
Its only when it tries to expand upon those elements that the plot starts getting murky.
Maybe they should have just had everyones face melt off instead.
