Indiana Jones and the Perilous Art of The Sequel

Long before the Dial of Destiny, Jaws Director Steven Spielberg made Raiders of The Lost Ark for friend and Star Wars creator George Lucas in 1981... on the condition he'd also make an Indiana Jones trilogy. While Lucas was no stranger to sequels, Spielberg had never made one. Nor could he predict the exact, perilous adventure that Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade, and even The Kingdom of Crystal Skull would take him on over the next 25 years of his career...
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CHAPTER SELECT
0:00 Intro
3:30 The Raiders of The Lost Ark Sequel
11:35 Temple of Doom
21:27 Soul-Searching
25:02 The Last Crusade
37:29 The Indiana Jones Franchise
45:35 Kingdom of The Crystal Skull
57:56 Outro & Credits
MISCELLANEOUS
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I can't believe the real Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was the friends we made along the way!

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The Temple of Doom is wonderful for all of this turmoil bubbling to the top. It's an insane, rage-filled and violent theme park ride and I'm there for it.

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I really love how you delved deep into the personal significance and the journey that the filmmakers (especially Spielberg) were going through in their own personal lives while making these movies. As the big Indiana Jones fan that I am, I knew a lot of the behind-the-scenes details that you talked about, but the approach that you took really puts everything into a new perspective and helps to comprehend how our journey through life affects the art that we make. I didn't believe I could ever see my favorite movies and the stories of how they were made in a different way-a better, much deeper way-but you made it. Fantastic work, and I hope to experience little pieces of your own soul in everything that you make in the future.

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This is pretty much the best response I could've hoped for. Sincerely, thank you. Grateful you connected with this :)

[@Mariojinn2]

You've shown that a lot of what made Speilberg's movies was his family. He surrounded himself with great people to support him in his creative endeavors. I thought this video would just be covering the films themselves, but you went more in depth, so thank you.

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This video is insanely good, the parallels drawn between the Indy trilogy and the life of Spielberg is brilliant.

[@brandchemist]

Raiders was my father's favorite movie, so as a young boy I watched it with him many many times. Last Crusade became my favorite, and has only gotten better as Ive grown older - Im sure due to the complicated father/son dynamic, and my being able to see it from different points in my life as I now have sons of my own. I never realized how much of a personal reflection that theme was for Spielberg. Thanks for this insight! Incredible essay.

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That's awesome. I love the stories people have about these movies with their families. Thanks for checking this out!!

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This was insanely well edited. Looks like a high budget TV special. Very informative as well. Well done.

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The narration, the editing, the use of the music by John Williams, this is a masterpiece of video essays in KZbin, Indiana Jones films are my favorite after Star Wars (though I remember liking Indy already since I watched bits of it as a kid, and I remember very well the commercial of Lego Indiana Jones when I played Lego Star Wars: the Complete Saga), this video acknowledges those who worked on the movies, I feel proud to know who the main members of the team are, Steven Spielberg was the first film director I ever heard of and he is still one of my favorite directors, he deserves win the Honorary Academy Award, I think George Lucas (maybe even Harrison Ford and John Williams) deserves one for their contributions to the film industry, I'm not from their generation but I grew up with those films and love them, if I have kids someday I will show them these movies, they can be amusing but they can also inspire, many archaeologists are indebted to Indy, as I read once "a terrible archaeologist but a great ambassador for archaeology," just as Jurassic Park influenced many to pursue a career in paleontology and a greater interest in prehistory. P. D: I'm glad to know that Spielberg has a foundation to preserve the memory of the victims of the holocaust, and I love to hear that he is a family man.

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A really beautiful tribute to Spielberg and Indiana Jones!

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So glad you enjoyed it as much as you did then. Thank you!!!

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Thanks, Parkes! I can't wait for the next one, and I'm always looking forward to your coverage of *Star Wars.*

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I appreciate the support man. There may be a Star Wars or two on the way here in a few months 🤙

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You mean you want him to make ... a sequel?!? That sounds perilous.

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[@kingofcards9516]

I liked the temple of Doom And I'm tired of pretending I don't.

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It's my 2nd favorite! (Behind Raiders)

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I love Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and I’m tired of pretending I don’t.

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Temple of doom is good but crusade is definitely the best sequel and sometimes I even question wether or not it’s better than raiders sometimes

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If there's ever an sixth Indiana Jones film, it better be about ancient aliens and take place in a Scottish castle, or else I will be severely disappointed.

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"Indiana? Indiana. Let it go. " So beautiful.

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Dude, I have to say... this video is not only an incredible essay, but better edited than many documentaries I've seen. The way you used classic Indy sequences to set the mood for the dramatic moments in your script is awesome. As a fellow editor, I must say: what a fantastic job!

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I enjoyed Crystal Skull at the cinema, it is, at least on the surface, as fun as the others but I've not rewatched it like I rewatched the others.

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One of the most professionally edited, narrated and thoughtful essays I’ve ever seen. Luckily I was fortunate enough to have seen The Raiders essay awhile before this video came out and I’m extremely excited for Dial Of Destiny. I’m going to rewatch the first four films just before going to see Dial in theatres.

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Great work, but I have one minor criticism. Indy came around a golden box that shoot nazi killing lightning and had ghosts in it. He came around people, able to rip someone’s heart out without the victim dying. He came around a Cup granting eternal life (and one aging people to death in seconds). But the most unbelievable thing is a flying fridge…? Oo

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It's honestly so imaginative that someone could even think of a scenario where someone escapes a nuke in a fridge. I laugh everytime I see it.

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The lightning box, heart extraction, and eternal life cup were all supernatural. The invincible fridge wasn't. It's easier to accept a supernatural occurrence than something grounded yet implausible. Imagine a someone in a movie winning a coin flip 100 times in a row. It's much more believable if there's a magical force allowing him to win rather than him being obscenely lucky.

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@@BlueGamingRage was the coin thing a reference to “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead!”?

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@@nathanielhaven3453 It was not, but thank you for the recommendation

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It was more the fact the fridge was the only debris that flew out of the area of the explosion.

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Amazing as always Artoor! Knowing the story about Spielberg's relationship with his father really touched me and made me love TLC even more. Thank you for the great work you always put into these essays.

[@Calypsotheseagodess]

Fun fact about Temple of Doom’s opening song: it would later inspire “Da Hutt Moda” in The Clone Wars episode: “Hunt for Ziro”.

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Temple of Doom is the gift that keeps on giving in animated Star Wars (the intro to Pabu in the Bad Batch was totally an Obi-Wan Nigjtclub homage).

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[@JihadiFemboy]

Good video. I don't get Crystal Skull haters, the advancement of technology (both practical and digital) happened in all of the Indiana Jones films. For example, Temple Of Doom used CGI stunt doubles when Thuggees fell off the bridge (except from Mola Ram). Crystal Skull mainly used practical effects for the nuke scene with some CGI enhancements to touch things up (CGY has a good video on this). Also each film has moments where it would be impossible for Indy to realistically survive, the funniest thing is that the nuke of all things is the one where he's most likely to survive.

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Hot Take: now that I'm older I like Crystal Skull.

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It's still the least interesting of the 4, but it's not far in quality or craft from the other 3 imo!

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The Lost World is not considered one of Spielberg's worst movies... It may not be E.T. or Jaws but it has its fans. It's just not considered as good as the original.

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I cannot put into words how impressed I am by your work. I'm so glad I found this video, and I have subscribed to your channel, Mr. Harman. This is by far the best documentary (call it what you will, it is essentially a doc) that I have ever seen regarding Mr. Spielberg, and most definitely the best video essay/doc I've seen on youtube. It is so well done, so entertaining and informative, and so obviously done with care and intent. You've executed this with such craftsmanship that only a real filmmaker's mind could, even if you are only one at heart. It's so good that I wish I had a copy of it in a pretty box to put on my display shelf with my other collected films, which includes the Indiana Jones films, of course. Thank you for what you do, and thank you for this film, Mr. Harman. Fantastic job!

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It’s not often that I comment to say something like this. I have to say this is by far the best film retrospective video I have ever seen. I’m not sure if he’s my favorite director, but I respect Spielberg like no one else in the business, in no small part because I see myself in him as a person, and obviously I love Indiana Jones. This may be the only KZbin video that has ever made me cry. It’s the first video of yours that I’ve seen and it’s an instant subscribe.

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Absolutely loved the video! I loved the Raiders of the Lost Ark video, and I am so excited to have finally gotten this video! I have always loved the Indiana Jones movies ever since I watched the original trilogy at the age of 9. I can honestly say that these movies have had a very large impact and influence on my life and my interest in film making. It’s been great seeing what you had to say about it!

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Thank YOU for sharing the videos with all your folks. It means a lot! I'm doing my best to work on new videos, but it's been very tough this year with freelance work soaking up so much of my time. But rest assured, there will be more! Thanks for all the support 🤠

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Absolutely brilliant video! I love Indiana Jones and I have great respect for Spielberg and his work. This was superbly researched and edited.

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Very glad you enjoyed the video then, cheers and thank you for checking it out!!

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Brilliant video essay on Indiana Jones and the sequels. You nailed exactly why I and my family love watching Kingdom of the Christa's skull, the family aspect. As you pointed out Las crusade was about Indian's dad while Kingdom was about Indian becoming a dad. I really hope dial carries that through, because I'm taking my family to go see it opening night.

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The run time of this video had me putting off watching it as it repeatedly appeared in my recommended. I’m glad I committed to the first 10 minutes so I could sit and enjoy the rest. Really stellar work. Crazy how much The Fabelmans puts Spielberg’s work into a whole new perspective

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Thank for your time then. I know the runtime is a big ask, but I always try to make it worthwhile. Fabelmans really changes the game for examining Spielberg's filmography in so many ways!

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And thank YOU for checking out the video!! 😃

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One of the best video essays I’ve ever watched on KZbin. I’m currently recommending this to every friend that I know. Thanks so much for making this, from Indy fans everywhere! - @IndianaJonesNews

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Brilliant ! Thank you for this and all those Memories

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The dark tone of Temple of Doom was from George Lucas's Divorce, the heart getting ripped out was his way showing how he felt.

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An amazing docu-essay! Literally many Lucas' and Spielberg's work, whether produced or directed by either director in the 70s-90s was what most films aspired to be at the time. That really didnt change IMHO, until The Wachowskis. Also as Columbo fan, one of my favorite episodes was directed by Steven Spielberg. And funny enough, there was an episode of Columbo later on, with a character named Steven Spellburg. LOL.❤ Subscribed!

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[@IndyMuttProductions]

While I think Raiders is pretty much THE perfect movie, I have love for every single one of its sequels, yes even Crystal Skull. Not only for nostalgia sake, which is reason enough, but getting the chance to see a character from childhood to old age I think is non existant for any other character in film history. Love Indy and loved this video, thank you and you earned a new sub

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