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'Indiana Jones 4' Finally A Go
Steev writes: "Canoe.ca is reporting that Indiana Jones 4 (they have a title, but don't want to say it yet) is a go. It'll be Speilberg's next project. They say that they were just waiting for the right screenplay. Rejected ideas were Indiana Jones And The Sons Of Darkness and Indiana Jones And The Garden Of Life."
Not really much to say about this, other then 'cool' that is. Hopefully they can keep George Lucas as far away from this as possible, thereby reducing the SUCK as much as possible
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
Speaking as a future old guy, I have to say this: being 59 does not make you incapable of kicking the ass of a younger man. You just have to be more devious.
Indy can't swing across a canyon on a vine, but he could be a deadly bastard nonetheless. I'd like to see how they pull it off.
Not to mention, I'd like to see the story about how he lost his eye.
I just hope this doesn't turn into one of those "Old hero comes out of retirement to tackle one last adventure and complains about how he's too old for this crap" movies. Triv
A MAN OF FIFTY NINE YEARS IS NOT OLD.
HARRISON IS MIDDLE-AGED.
NOT OLD.
PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 32 ARE NOT GERIATRIC. THEY DO NOT ALL NEED ADULT DIAPERS AND VIAGRA.
That screamed, let's further observe that Harrison has been going through life's meat grinder of late. He isn't looking old -- he's looking tired, as anyone does after helping his kid deal with cancer.
The lines on his face aren't all from age. They show experience. The real stuff, not the business kind.
A hero, also, cannot truly be a hero until the story of his ending is told. Now, if the "Young Indiana Jones" series is taken as canon, Jones survives until the early nineties, one-eyed, cranky, and unbelieved by those he talks to if he starts spouting the tall tales of which he's so fond.
Robin Hood fired an arrow into the sky; Arthur gave his sword back to the Lady of the Lake. William Wallace died at the hands of his enemies... point is, a hero's life needs an arc, and Harrison could finish it the way it needs. Let Indiana be old, be tired. It takes more courage for a 59 yo man to fight a mob than a 35 yo. Let's see him fight time itself...
Hey, sillier things have happened to old Harrison Ford roles - like Ben Affleck as Jack Ryan. Suitability for a part matters little - name recognition is much more significant. Nobody in Hollywood is going to bet a blockbuster-sized budget on an actor who is described as 'the guy who played ...' (that was Hugh Jackman, BTW).
This is entirely baseless, but I'd bet good money Spielberg will want to explore a fresh script, not retread some video game.
"Mind, as manifested by the capacity to make choices, is to some extent present in every electron." -Freeman Dyson
If they're going to do it, now is the right time - they can put Indy in his 50s, make a couple of cracks about him "getting too old for this," and make it the last hurrah for Indiana Jones fans.
I, for one, am hoping they explain how he loses his eye...
Flanery was amazing as a teen to early twenties Indy. Now that a decade has almost gone by since the first YIJC, Flanery would be aged to perfection for the adult role.
If you have only seen the first one or two episodes of YIJC, and were put off by the fact that the stories were not of the same inspiration as the Harrison Ford movies, or if you were thrown by the fact that the story patterns did not fit any of the television formulas we've all grown so comfortable with, to the point of those conventions having become invisible, (and thereby making them feel weird and uncomfortable when they are broken.), well. . . Do yourself a favor and try again. Most of the YIJC episodes are absolutely stunning.
Sadly, though, an important part of the show was removed for the video tape release. They took out the 90-something year old Indy who walks about town telling his stories. This effectively unglues a significant chunk of the story logic and makes certain repeating patterns in the stories seem irrational and even kind of dumb. If you can find a friend who recorded the originals off air, then you're onto the real stuff.
Why is it that such treasures as YIJC get lost in the shuffle, while the lamest series get released on DVD and promoted through the roof?
Ah well. Diamonds are hard to find in the wild, too, I suppose.
-Fantastic Lad