Pondering Indy 5

After the latest revisit to the original Indiana Jones series for the thousandth time, the recent announcement of Spielberg and Lucas' collaboration on the next film came to mind and what exactly the script details were. There has been some speculation as to the best Indy films as it's been widely believed that 1 and 3 are the best films and possible reasons why came to mind. Raider of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade both centered around a heavy Christian/Hebrew plot. Christianity being the most predominant religion is easy to relate to and the stories are from the most read book in the world, the Bible(even though the Old Testament stories didn't originate there). Spielberg and Lucas struck gold in the first film with the idea to go after a relic of a biblical story centuries old and loved, the ark of the covenant and then again in the third when deciding to search for the Holy Grail. In Temple of Doomand Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the plots are more supernatural fiction

rather than religion based and appeal to a widely different audience. Those films also left out an integral part of what makes Indiana Jones great, and that's Third Reich of Nazi Germany. Having the Nazi's as the enemy works because of the gruesome facts behind their existence and the widespread severe hatred of the organization brings the audience into the film on almost a personal level. But the need to change enemies for a fresh plot is understandable.

Being a huge fan of all of them but will admit that 1 and 3 are in the disc player more often than 2 and 4 there was hope with the next installment that Spielberg and Lucas will return to the biblical relic quest. There are a host of artifacts that could be explored, pieces of Noah's Ark, the spear that pierced Jesus, Solomon's ring, or the favorite of this editor Moses' staff. I was one of the few I believe to take hold of a somewhat recent Wii video game called Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings. The gameplay and execution were not top notch in the game world but what grabbed my attention was the originality of the plot. The staff of Moses that parted the Red Sea on the exodus out of Egypt seemed spot on for Dr. Jones to acquire. It felt as if it belonged on the big screen or already had been at some points.

The latest script rumor centering around the Bermuda Triangle leaves many open ends and most of them point to underwater which doesn't seem like Indiana Jones' style. It also doesn't seem to leave any room for any religious artifact return as there isn't too many religious tales that mention the Bermuda Triangle. But until further details are released fans will have to put their faith in Steven Spielberg and George Lucas that they will undoubtedly come up with something spectacular. Of course, anytime Harrison Ford puts on that Fedora and dawns the whip my interest is peaked.

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