| Thursday, 5 June 2008 |
| indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull |
I've finally caught this film! Yes yes, I know I'm slow, but when this film was just released, school was still in and I had no mood to watch movies at all. Now that the holidays are here, it seems that I've been indulging in film after film. But seriously, I wanted to catch the 4th Indiana Jones movie and I'm glad I made the trip down today to go watch it. I've got to admit that the best thing that AMK hub has given me is a good, clean, new theatre that's close to home, unlike the dirty old creepy theatre at Sun plaza which I swear gives me the jitters.
Indiana Jones was an entertaining joyride of a movie. It was action packed of course, and there were loads of humour in it, though I guess only fans will be able to some of the humour present because it has lots of in-jokes from the first 3 films. I love the way they incorporated bits and pieces of the previous films in this movie! Like the Lost Ark in the warehouse, which was the titular artifact of the first ever Indiana Jones film! And the presence of Sean Connery as Jones' dad picture, which we all now, was a major character in the 3rd film. And Indy's fear of snakes, how he named himself after his dog (now mirrored by how Mutt names himself 'Mutt') etc. It was a subtle way of acknowledging the legend of the first four films and making the old fans happy. Plus it gives the movie a sense of continuity, which would otherwise have been lost seeing as to how the last Indiana Jones movie was made almost over 2 decades ago.
The acting was good. It had a good all rounded cast: Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, Cate Blanchett as KGB bitch Irina Spalko, Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood (who by the way, was Indy's girlfriend all the way back in the first film) and Shia Lebeouf as Mutt Williams, Indy's new sidekick. I especially liked the way Cate Blanchett acted as Irina, who was as feisty as any KGB bitch can be! I must say she looks utterly adorable when she runs; she looks like she is trying to incorporate ballet or something, just hilarious!
The movie had a nice feel to it as well. I think the way the colours were muted and slightly tainted was an extremely nice touch on Spielberg's part. It gave the film a dated look and feel and made it seem all the more nostalgic, perfect when you are dealing with a come back film that's set in the not so recent past. Apart from that, the tainting of the colours also gave the film a more dreamy quality, and made it feel like it was out of this world, which is so true, because the stuff you are seeing in the movie is really something you would probably never encounter in your real life. And the special effects were also great. Everything was really really convincing and realistic, especially those nasty ants! Wow they give me the creeps man!
The only thing that I have to gripe about is the ending of the film, which unfortunately, made me wonder roll my eyes countless times. It was as if I was watching something out of Starwars instead of Indiana Jones. Seriously. I hate such endings... because I'm very skeptical about such things happening. I know it may or may not be true, but still, until conclusive proof of such paranormal activities are found, I still think movies shouldn't attempt to conclude stories in such a way, UNLESS your story is a sci-fi story in the first place! I'm sorry, but personally, I don't see how History and Science Fiction can be mixed in the same concoction.
Indiana Jones 4 made me wish I hadn't been born in stuffy old Singapore but in England or America instead, then I wouldn't have to worry about becoming an archaeologist and not be able to earn a living. Sigh.Labels: movie |
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