Why Respecting Endings Matter | Indiana Jones

I was able to see Indy 5 and after watching it, I think it's time we discusses the value of endings and why sometimes it's better to leave stories alone if the people handling the film aren't aware of how to move the story forward without breaking what came before it.
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[@VelkanKiador]

My only problem with the kingdom of the crystal skull is that it forgot one vital detail about good old Doctor Jones. Indy already had a son, who he had a much more compelling father son relationship with. Short round. He has nothing but genuine affection for the boy, he lets Short Round sleep on his lap in the plane trip, he lets the kid wear his hat, and he is the only character in the franchise he genuinely likes without caveats. A father son movie with Indy passing on his tourch to Short Round would be a amazing movie, probably my all time favorite.

[@TheFirstOkiro]

I agree whole heartedly and I think that was the fundamental floor of the Kingdom of the Crystal skull, forgetting that relationship. It’s why I said one of the only options you could’ve done for another Indiana Jones movie was closing that final door. Imo it would have been fitting if we got to see these two characters who both went off to live their own lives come together one last time.

[@Jerome616]

I would not call him a son as his relationship with him was too equal to be a father son relationship, but I get your point.

[@JayaMadhavadas]

THIS IS A DISGRACE INDY 5,,,BAD ENDING - To an Otherwise Wonderful Franchise and Concept--Its Been DESTROYED - INSULTED + WOKE - --- BY K K and DISNEY,,SO SAD --- INDIANA JONES DIAL OF DYSENTERY,PURE SHIT /WOKE FEMINIST TRASH Anti Male- shown incompetent,Broken,OLD....He was put down in this film....ITS... $ 300 MILLION DOLLAR=INSULTING SHIT SHOW - INDY A BROKEN ,SAD Weak- OLD MAN,,,WTF AN- INSULT -TO THE ENTIRE FRANCHISE. - They kill his son / divorce his wife- WTF ? TO: A OTHERWISE ---WONDERFUL FRANCHISE. !!!! THEY KILLED THE FRANCHISE ! AVOID

[@allenboyer2207]

The ending of Crystal Skull is how I'd like Indy to end. Happy, married, with a family. Not this.

[@chaoticiannunez2419]

My pitch for an Indy continuation is akin to Option A. Mutt is struggling with alcoholism and PTSD after returning from the Vietnam War and he’s become a shut in after the political fallout hit him and so many other veterans. His dad (who’s now the Dean of the College) sends him out on a mission to track down the Kusanagi, as a means of getting him back on his feet. “The Son of Indiana Jones” I called it.

[@TheFirstOkiro]

I would watch that and they would allow you to continue the franchise without undoing the fourth film

[@joecalahan4068]

Crystal skull was a solid entry and brought closure to the Indy story

[@TheFirstOkiro]

It gave him a happy, definitive ending. Even if you wanted to continue the story, there’s no reason you had it undo that. This wasn’t even like the original trilogy that had a happy ending but enough wiggle room to have more stories. You literally wrapped up everything.

[@joecalahan4068]

@@TheFirstOkiro definitive endings are important to any film and Indy 5 is like hell compared to Indy 4.

[@cowetascore8476]

No, Last Crusade brought closure.

[@JustinProper]

You read my mind. So many people I know were heavily fixated on the "wokeness", when really, that's not anywhere close to the overall issue that's plagued Hollywood for decades, a lack of originality. I also loved how you included the Christopher Reeve's interview, which I'd never seen before. You nailed it in this video. Keep up the great work!

[@FlyingFocs]

Potentially controversial take, but it feels like some people praised the Mario movie solely for being "anti-woke." First off, ignoring the issues I have personally, that is a STUPID reason to praise a movie. It's doesn't say anything about it's qualities; just what isn't there.

[@JustinProper]

@@FlyingFocs Yeah & that alone doesn't make for a good movie. It can be refreshing, but upon reflection, it doesn't hold up.

[@FreeFree-ur4zq]

Most impressive part of this video is that you pronounced divisive correctly. I can't believe how many KZbin experts mispronounce a very simple word consistently.

[@Farb_dk]

Bro I Fr hate Disney. Bro they so cruel doing that to my boy Indy 😭😭😭

[@frankkay625]

If you remove 4 stupid scenes in this movie ( the ants pulling the Russian down the ant hill, Shia swinging through the jungle like Tarzan, Indy being rescued from quicksand by using a snake for a rope, and of course the nuke the fridge scene, this movie improves by 70 percent.

[@Raleyg]

Why does Lucasfilm want to destroy Harrison Ford's family every time?

[@dorisbove2210]

I love you so much it is so great to have an Indiana Jones commentary, featuring a brilliant intelligent KZbinr like you 🥰

[@TheFirstOkiro]

Appreciate you!

[@mrplatink]

Someone's going to pick up on your creative editing skills one day, and that person will be a way forward for you.

[@TheFirstOkiro]

I appreciate that. Sincerely.

[@mrplatink]

@@TheFirstOkiro keep going strong 😎

[@tommygunfortyfour]

hey man, I've really come to enjoy your videos, and this one is no exception. Keep up the great work, this is becoming one of my favorite essay channels very quickly

[@TheFirstOkiro]

I’m trying to get more consistent with uploading! So keep a lookout! Hopefully I’ll have another one this week

[@richardparrott7192]

Wow, what a thoughtful review and reflection, well done.

[@williamripke982]

Thank you,sir. This video is quite profound. Personally, I believe you cut through the crap, getting to the truth of this , no sugarcoating, just simple truth. Well done!

[@TheFirstOkiro]

I do my best! I think it’s important when talking about subjects like these, just to get to the point

[@LPTV84]

You know, its incredible how most writers of the past were okay to just saying, the end. Endings are about accepting nothing is forever. Stories move on. People move on. Will the modern culture frown upon it because its old? Possibly, but will they be forgotten? Well, no, but hollywood isn’t afraid about IPs being forgotten. They're afraid of not having bankable IPs.

[@AsteroidsDeluxe]

I still respected The Return of the Jedi as the finale.

[@gambitproductions4210]

Already know this is gonna be a banger of a video

[@samuelmackenzie5267]

Reeve nailed it when calling out the studios need to make sequels. I totally get it, for me crystal skull will be the end of Indy for me. When I look at the Star Wars sequels I just ignore them and stick to George’s vision. However on the other side I love the alien and predator movies, and tend to enjoy all of them. I have finally warmed up to alien 3 with all its short comings because I the actors were good. Resurrection I love even more because of the style and story of the film with clone ripley; even though it was unnecessary. Point is I’ve got my own tastes in film and have come to realise that’s all that really matters when a movie or sequel tends to come out.

[@TheFirstOkiro]

I think having a preference for what you enjoy when it comes to movies is the biggest thing when it comes to enjoyment But I also think the biggest difference between the alien movies is that every extra entry really doesn’t take away from the last for the most part. They can vary in quality, but the story of Ripley was told

[@laurarules3642]

Its great you have that ability to pick movies out of a franchise you like and ignore the bad ones. Some people let modern versions of IP'S they love destroy characters or movies they love. Like some people say PICARD S1 and S2 has ruined every episode of TNG for them and they now hate Picard himself. I personally just pretend S1 and S2 never happened and just enjoy my previous memories of the character and the show. Even though S3 wasn't the best it was enjoyable . I thought Crystal Skull was above average and seems to lose its way half way through and becomes a bit of a bloated mess but I still watch it from time to time. I have a feeling DOD will be a type of car crash viewing experience like she hulk were you slow down just to see how awful it is

[@cwell510]

16:39 Couldn't have said it better than Superman himself Christopher Reeve. Of course, if he was alive today, he wouldn't be able to talk like that in today's society.

[@nospin9831]

Awesome verbose objective analysis review. Subscribed.

[@marcuscochran806]

I’ve watched and listened to a lot of analysis of this movie, and many others that are suffering the same fate… This excellent, well done

[@TheFirstOkiro]

Appreciate you!

[@keirangrant1607]

I'm willing to give the movie a shot just because of Harrison. Doesnt sound that terrible compared to the other movies that have come out this year. Good review though. I remember this Greek story where one guy says that you cant say whether someone has had a good life until the day they die, because no matter how happy you get, your life can always change in the blink of an eye. I try to keep that in mind. Indy's life was happy.....15 years ago. Then life stepped in a now we are here. Or maybe it's the weed talking

[@AXander1978]

Cyrstal skull also had Speilberg and Lucas involved

[@studentstudent5044]

Indy 4 is a really good movie I don’t get why people talk badly about cause it’s a well written and directed movie that is very fun and awsome❤️

[@TheFirstOkiro]

It’s my second favorite Indiana Jones movie

[@studentstudent5044]

@@westof-whatever I agree that the more practical stuff in an Indie movie the better, but I think the cgi in Crystal Skull is mostly very good and it looks fine tbh

[@nathanmeyer6743]

Nice one, dude

[@theikimashoclub5719]

This is the Jake Skywalker all over...

[@PalpamemesYT]

IT’S LIT!!!!!

[@TheFirstOkiro]

Thank you Palpy. Very cool

[@ramblinnernd5905]

Very well said.

[@unseenphantomamvsytp2186]

Lucasfilm is just just going to become "that streaming service company" isn't it? They seriously didn't learn their lesson that nobody wants to see their favorite childhood characters being depressed!!! I'm guessing they thought "fans don't like indi's son so lets kill him" instead trying to impove him. After hearing that I won't be watching this in theatures in fact It will probably be a year or two before even watch it on streaming.

[@TheFirstOkiro]

I’m not even sure if that’s possible because they don’t really make good streaming shows for the most part. There’s always so much money you can lose till eventually the doors have to close or people have to get fired.

[@unseenphantomamvsytp2186]

@@TheFirstOkiro Damn...So it's very well possible their might be a day where we might not even see the "Lucasfilm" logo before a Star Wars (and others) property? Or maybe do you think it might get bad enough that disney will sell them altogether?

[@TheFirstOkiro]

@@unseenphantomamvsytp2186 I think Kathy and her creative team are looking at their final days

[@unseenphantomamvsytp2186]

@@TheFirstOkiro Whatever happens happens I guess. I think Disney makes too much money off of merchandise and theme park atractions to sell Lucasfilm and it's properties but I can definitely see them being heavily restructured/downsized.

[@LeftTownMedia]

I think what they could've done with this movie is have Indiana travel to India after retiring where he visits the same village from the second movie. There, he meets the vilkagers, whom many of the adults were once the children who were enslaved in the second. They remember indiana and welcome him with open arms. It would serve as a contrast to his reception in America where he's met with apathy and ignorance

[@Internatube]

Well said

[@mike91mdk45]

Hollywood doesn't like endings. Milking any and every bit of something is their preference. They have to turn fans sour first, then they'll leave what's left of the property alone. Until they eventually reboot.

[@AXander1978]

Reeves over blew his predictions. The executives and lawyers completly took charge sometime around the mid/late 90s

[@MeliDMR93]

OMG FINALLY SOMEONE AROUND HERE PISSED LIKE ME THAT THEY JUST CHOSE "KILL MUTT AND DIVORCE HIM FROM MARION" like just recast him bro! It happenedin films ALL. The. Time.

[@TheFirstOkiro]

No one would have been against re-casting the character! It’s been 15 years!

[@Jerome616]

Wow, they ruined the ending of Skull? Wtf Disney, stop ruing the ends of other movies to justify your movie!!!

[@maryc6189]

Disney has flushed itself down the toilet.

[@abbeylutionante2610]

I rewatched Kingdom of the Crystal Skull a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it…ok the Tarzan stuff and bad green screen stuff is distracting. They should have saved Mutt with the dial!

[@DrJay-iy8rv]

I think we all can agree that Indy marrying Marion was the best idea

[@luisostasuc8135]

For me, a good ending is a way to let a complete story be told. Bad endings are the ones that cry out for closure, unless they're done well (as paradoxical as that sounds). Another part of it is that, i have a hard time putting emotional attachment into a story before it's finished. Why should I really care when it could be left on a cliffhanger that the original crew and artists cant finish?

[@paulwee1924dus]

When we think of an action hero, you immediately think of Phoebe Waller bridge heh. Not!

[@DalekOfChaos666]

They should've recasted Mutt with Adam Driver or just reboot the movie with Oscar Isaac or do a Creed movie type story with Short Round where Indy is the Rocky role where Short Round is the new hero of the series.

[@admiralhowdy]

Hey now, Shazam 2 was fine.

[@tiagosales4913]

I have a idea: a reboot that takes inspiration from tumb raider and uncharted

[@EPPicstuff]

John Rhys-Davies said in an interview that Sallah's line about missing the desert, sea, and adventure, was improvised by himself. It wasn't in the script. Shameful Mangold.

[@keirangrant1607]

LOL! I haven't heard someone use "troglodytes" in a long time. You actually made me LOL

[@TheFirstOkiro]

Lol happy to oblige

[@MadiBendy]

the disregard to bring short round back after temple of doom was a huge missed opportunity. I would have loved to see them reunite. While it is an interesting premise dial has nothing to add to Indy lore. I personally think the opening is a great starting point for this story. Let’s say Indy and Marion are not doing well, Indy has no desire to keep working on their relationship and becomes an alcoholic. marion finally sees him struggling and has had enough. she calls short round and they both stage an intervention. then you follow the short round comic book where short round and indy go on one final adventure together to find the remains of nurhachi from the opening of temple like the story from the comic book. it has an interesting premise while adding more to the Indy franchise.

[@tylerthomas7763]

Harrison wanted to do another one so there really is no definitive ending lol 😂

[@marca8368]

One movie made wrong what the other made right, anyone have the charming of the classic three movies and both shouldn't exist

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

R/saltierthankrayt be exactly the types you describe. Will defend Disney because some alt right types called the movie woke lmfao

[@TheFirstOkiro]

It’s frustrating because that type of divide does nothing but breed conflict. I saw Indy 5, there are definitely some things to love in it and many things to dislike as well. It feels almost cult like to have unwavering brand loyalty in a studio

[@DrakeBarrow]

Well said. Always nice to hear voices that aren't the usual suspects of the right-wing grifter crowd. Personally I've got nothing against Waller-Bridge (despite the stuff said about her she's not as 'prickly' as someone like Brie Larsen, and is far more professional), and don't really mind her being here, but you're spot on in that this story did NOT need to be told. (And I won't spoil the ending for others, but just reading about it, I don't like it. Feels wrong in these circumstances.)

[@leebrandt8597]

as soon as I heard this guy say "one of the things Crystal Skull did right was bring Marion back" is when I checked out of this review. The filmmakers made her boring and added nothing to that movie. Marion in Raiders was a far superior character than she was in Crystal Skull. And no, the movie did not have heart. I agree with everything else this video says though

[@janhommer]

Bottom line, you're allowed to love "Crystal Skull" of course (even though I don't), but you're aware it''s pretty ironic if "Dial" is now accused of not respecting what you consider a worthy finale (again, I personally thought it was quite the opposite, unfortunately), if that "worthy finale" is itself one that completely ignored what a great ending "Last Crusade" has / was, don't you think?

[@seansullivan5965]

Spot on bro. . . Lately been seeing more respect for Kingdom. It did have all the decent fake critic reviews when it came out - but I'll never forget the nauseating feeling in my gut watching it at the theater. It was a terrible film, and in the end was a terrible end for Indy. The trilogy ended on movie 3 with Indy riding into the sunset. Watch Plinkett's review of it - they nail it.

[@benclark4823]

@@seansullivan5965 so you believe “”riding off into the sunset”” a “”ending”” with NO clear REAL “”ending”” for indy is MORE important than LITERALLY indy “”getting married”” because some plinkette guy says so??? 🙄

[@seansullivan5965]

@@benclark4823 No, just saying Red Letter Media's character Mr. Plinkett has a great review of Crystal Skull, much more entertaining than the film. However, as I stated in my comment - I saw it at the movies when it came out, well before the review. It was awful then, it was awful after the Plinkett review and will be awful for the rest of time. And yes, Indy riding off with his dad is a much better ending. Marion, while a great character, was just another woman among many. Him getting married was pretty far out of character. But, please - enlighten me on where Crystal Skull got it right.

[@Jiub_SN]

I agree, but I do think woke has evolved past its original meaning. I'm sure it was used properly in the context of film, but it's definitely taken on a more generalized meaning pertaining to anything against injustice to some group of people. The issue with it as far as I can tell isn't that she's a woman, but that they're using her as a woman to sell the film. It's like what John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran said about their experiences on the sequels, that they were used to get people interested and not for proper inclusion. I may just watch or know of people who aren't dickheads about it but that's how I've seen it when someone brings it up

[@joseantoniomillabrito2764]

Kingdom of the Cristal Skull is Citizen Kane compared to this last crap. Indy deserved better. Shia Labeouf recast because of past mistakes??? Ezra Miller says hold my bear....after the flash movie, Shia is totally redeemed. No recast, Shia should've been on this movie...even though he dodge that bullet alright. I also don't agree on your take on Disney, but the rest is a good piece of video essay.

[@joseantoniomillabrito2764]

@Julianjulesr1361 Ezra is other level. Shia has a full family on his own. That's redemption. It's a family man now...and look who has a recently blockbuster released... there's an ocean of distance between these two as actors and as human beings.

[@darkestfugue]

great vid, i wont be watching it, even when i can stream it for free, i am not going to subject myself to another childhood hero being ripped apart by an agenda pushed narrative that i have no time for, to be honest raiders is by far and away the best movie anyway, the 2 sequels are great efforts but temple even for its darker tone has a few goofy parts that ruin my immersion, and entertaining as the last crusade is they went over the top with the comedy and it makes me shake my head these days, as for crystal skull, i was actually really enjoying it for the first 40 minutes, and then out of nowhere the movie completely falls apart and by the end i was like why did i watch this,? as for this new one, im gonna give it the star wars treatment, after the last jedi i said im done, and havent watched a single star wars related piece of media since, there comes a time when a man has enough!!

[@eternalhalloween1]

Like many others, I am happy with "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Temple of Doom," and "Last Crusade." What I don't like about this coming 5th film, is that we know Indy is going to be degraded so Phoebe can shine. It's going to be a WOKE disaster.

[@stopmotionartist4987]

How so? Because she’s a woman who’s going to be snarky? We’ve already seen Indy show off his skills in promo material such as singlehandedly solving a puzzle without any input from Helena. Heck, he has to assist Helena in pushing rubble into the pool.

[@janhommer]

​@@stopmotionartist4987Thank you for that comment, I just recently had to remind someone who argued like that, that Indy's had a female(!) sidekick in most (!) of his movies and not all of them were exactly like Willie Scott, (though the "woke lefties" p*** me of just as much by completely failing to see the irony in her character and especially that movie as a whole 🙄), so not exactly the "modern(ized) installment of an iconic film hero randomly adds a young, badass token female representation character stealing the spotlight from him" trope they make it out to be, is it (I mean, as much as I agree that trope exists and can be annoying af). And if the new one is snarky and over confident that doesn't automatically mean the writers treat that as a completely good thing and she isn't put on her place by Indy more than once (as I expect she will)

[@stevemammen5595]

Can't we just appreciate the fact that we have one final adventure with this Archiogist in a farewell....Without being critical...Just have a fun experience and be out of our "heads" for once!??

[@spaceace4387]

Eh I liked Blade Runner 2049

[@TheFirstOkiro]

I did too. That’s why I called it. One of the good legacy sequels.

[@MCLegoboy]

I decided to wait until I saw Dial of Destiny to watch this video, and for me, I liked the movie. I kept seeing bad things in headlines and in thumbnails, but didn't bother to click anything because I wanted my opinion of the film to be my own. I don't find Kingdom of the Crystal Skull a satisfying conclusion to Indiana Jones, to be honest it's still Last Crusade, but Dial of Destiny was a much more fun adventure and it ended on a bit more of a high note for the franchise. I don't even hate what they did with Marion and Mutt. To me, I think Mutt and Indy having a contentious relationship that leads Mutt to joining the military out of obstinance to make sense. I have no doubt that he never actually thought it through, and perhaps being antiauthoritarian doesn't make sense to join the military, but Mutt does also just kind of act on impulse, but then once he was in, he was in and there was no getting out. He probably immediately regretted it, almost like when Young Indy joined the Belgian Army in the Young Indy series. Is it a shame that he died? Absolutely, but it also does drive another wedge between Indy and Marion to explain why she isn't around in Dial of Destiny, and I think that's better than also killing her off with cancer or something. And she does ultimately return, it's just the dynamic between the two. They're just always going to be doing this dance of being on again off again, and can never seem to fully escape from one another. As for Helena Shaw, I don't really have a problem with her either and she's a bit more like a Belloq than a Short Round. I wouldn't have minded if she was a long lost daughter of Indy's from one of his many flings, we still don't know if Sophia from the original version of the Young Indy series still exists in canon, so I feel like the two characters could have been one in the same, but that's not too important. Dial of Destiny was a very enjoyable movie to me, I have no big qualms with it, and we already got the perfect ending with Last Crusade, so if it really bothers people, just omit stuff, it's not like Crystal Skull or Dial of Destiny were crucial installments to a larger picture anyway. Now, I hope they're kind of done with this universe going further into the future and getting closer and closer to the modern day, I don't need that, but if Disney wants to jump back into the past with another Young Indy series or do animated stuff or whatever, that's cool, there's 70-ish years of adventures to explore, it's all up for grabs, and you can still pick and choose what you do and don't like.

[@haroldedmunds8928]

4 had the perfect ending. 5 ending sucked.

[@JohnnySturdivant]

Dood job truth

[@jamestolbert1856]

They should have ended it right here

[@spaceace4387]

Honestly Raiders and Temple are the only two I even care about.

[@FHT1883]

I'm not going to tell you to not like KOTCS but for me, Last Crusade was already a satisfying end to the Indy movies. And as for not knowing when to stop: that's how (in my opinion) the perfect ending to the old Star Wars universe was ruined. Luceno wrote the final New Jedi Order book as a conclusion for Luke, Leia, Han and their families. But then Del Rey couldn't let go of the characters or create their planned Old Republic Era book series… and "thanks" to Troy Denning we got Darth Caedus and goddamn bug orgies.

[@chasx7062]

The Farce Awakens sux, Blade Runner 2049 sux... Even Dune sux. Too many people getting paid too much

[@dtuk22]

Indy being now an elderly guy who still has the zest & is active enough for one last adventure in a more contemporary World setting from that were familiar seeing him in.....Could have worked if done correctly. What it appears we've got is another modern bland & by all accounts woke movie that is disconnected from what went before it. I actually feel Ford himself is an idiot for accepting this script & agreeing to do it .

[@ChrisHodges87]

Vocal delivery of this video was unappealing and oddly melodramatic for my taste. Well edited though and the content was also good. I’m rooting for you.

[@TheFirstOkiro]

Unfortunately, my cat died two days before I recorded this, so I wasn’t really in a happy mood

[@Casarzino]

the nice ending and bringing Marion back were the only good things about Crystal Skull. Let's not kid ourselves, that movie was a massive disappointment, it was boring, the story was uninteresting and didn't make sense, it lacked humor and excitement. The Mutt character was just a dumb greaser, a very one-dimensional character. At least Helena has some kind of arc where initially she seems to only care about money but in the end saves Indy from a moment where he couldn't think clearly and realise he still belonged to 1969. Plus she at least made me chuckle a couple of times. On top of that Dial of Destiny is much better made, more entertaining, has some great locations and cinematography, the action is better, and the ending with Indy coming face to face with a historical figure he reveres feels much more right for the series than that silly alien/spaceship ending. It's still not as good as the OT but has that globe-trotting adventure feel of Raiders and Last Crusade. Considering how much of a dud Crystal Skull was I'm really glad they made another one to make up for it.

[@GalaxyOfBoltz]

Destroying iconic male characters and then passing their mantle to an insufferable female character. Modern Hollywood in a nutshell.

[@janhommer]

I haven't seen "Dial of Destiny" yet, but it seems to me like this is Disney's Star Wars vs. George Lucas' prequels all over again; everyone (!) keeps complaining about the prequels, then ep 7 comes along and is much (!) more faithful to the atmosphere of the old movies, yet somehow that's attacked even more, just because it's not George Lucas, with everyone apparently forgetting that it was Lucas himself who treated his own original movies so badly, as if they were inferior because they didn't have a ton of cgi in them etc. (unfortunately, Disney ended up screwing it up after all, imo, as being true to the atmosphere only gets you so far and ep. 8 would have needed a great script / story progression to be an appropriate sequel to the promising start that was ep 7, but instead was an anticlimactic mess, a huge part of which was caused by Disney listening to the haters (!) too much, btw!). And as for Indy 5, I know at least one thing it appears to be doing better than "Crystal Skull", which is be conscious Harrison Ford's advanced age and the fact that Indy could be considered "out of time" (the conclusion obviously being that he's not really, I'm guessing...) and work those things into the story by having him retire and then brought back from that (which is literally (!) what I said back then "Crystal Skull" should have done, which instead kinda tried very hard to act like nothing had changed). We'll, I'll see for myself very soon...

[@MattPurvis-gt3ww]

The term "woke" may have been created years ago - and with the best intentions......but acting as if the definition hasn't changed over time is completely absurd. You can act all high and mighty about the subject - and call everyone who takes issue with wokeness an idiot.....but thats lazy. Now i realize this video wasn't made to discuss woke ideology in movies; so i think it would be unfair to expect you to take a lot of time discussing the nuances involved in the subject. That being said.... you made a choice to comment on the subject - and i think you did so in a rather dishonest, and misleading way. This is only my personal opinion of course.... but i think it's a valid one.

[@MatthewNBitchTitsMcDikBiscuit]

I had written the below comment awhile ago on some review of Dial of Destiny that echoed your same sentiment. It’s not trolling, it’s not spreading vitriol for the sake of being a dick. If someone truly, and I mean truly gets entertained or even loves something, I’ll never try to admonish or take that away. Thoughts as a fan: Regarding what the reasoning is behind ALL of the “Last Jedi” decisions, and you all know what I’m talking about. I left the theatre feeling sick to my stomach, confused, bewildered and just….not happy. This was after seeing Force Awakens multiple times. Concerted efforts to do the following; Men? Portray them as emasculated, losers, broken, give up, inflating women to have obnoxious, annoying unearned confidence and infallibly ..I am talking about ALL of it ok? I want you all to not in such a myopic way and objectively, without ego, step back and consider this: The systematic dismantling & purposeful denigration of beloved properties and characters; old and new hero’s alike, the PROVEN track record of inserting all of the bullshit sane people/fans/non ideologically based lovers of film tv and comics etc. do NOT want is on purpose to sully and deflate your own soul and your own idea of heroism …it’s to crush your spirit. On purpose. Top Gun Maverick = Huge yes. Indy 5 = an annoying harpie twat scab feminist, a ‘don’t mansplain’ cunty, fake strong, false hero female ragging on and knocking out Indy in HIS OWN film + final hurrah + send off = Huge spirits crushing piece of weaponry solidified in film format for people to ingest. They consistently fail upwards, they lose money yet always have some source backing their failures, nobody ever answers to it with fair replies, it’s always “You are racist”, “You hate strong and or all women”, “Times are changing, white man baaaad” etc etc etc. It seems to be an enemy with great resources and great reach within the rooms where decisions get made. I invite you all, especially as fans of Indy and his adventures, to watch the recently released “Featurette”. If you show anyone with half a brain cell that heart string tugging, beautifully edited and given testimonials from everyone from Kennedy, to Mangold, to that Fleabag bitch, to Ford himself …they say “Wow, everyone involved ‘gets it’ and understand what we fans -old and new alike- truly want! We are in good hands guys!! ✊🏼🥹”….no. No it was propaganda to sell the film, to get you there and then to SHOW you that they want to crush everything you love. End of story. I’ve sit and watched and thought very carefully about this. Best thing to do? 👇🏼 Outwardly via all youtube channels, social media whatever, SHOW them their sad and mean spirited attempts to harm your spirits aren’t doing a goddamn thing. Liken it to them being an obvious, annoying little sister who can go play G.I.Joe’s with you and your friends…just shoo, go away, that’s cute I’ll be over here engaging in fun escapism, being playful and dreaming about how good always triumphs evil. Be happy, revel in pure enjoyment and elation, satisfaction that the mental pictures and feelings of joy, heroism elicited in you, inspired you, entertained you & you do it proudly, unabashedly. More importantly, do it IN not necessarily the face of this evil, but for YOU. We’ve got all 4 other Indy films. I am putting Crystal Skull in there because at it’s core, it wasn’t designed to harm any fans or have you hypnotized that all men are losers who are broken which require the likes of some…’thing’ like that Waller Bridge idiot. It gave Indy a happy and he was a hero in that film. Fuck these dummies. I am sending so much love, spiritual, physical abundance & equanimity for you all…your families and friends and just as importantly? I am sending 💛 to that little child that is in within all of our hearts and imaginations. Fortune and glory to you all. May the Force be with you. ****The real Fortune, Glory and Force…not the other kind pushed down everyone’s throats like an, veiny, dirty dick that these soiled and covered souls wish to unzip and insert*** 💛✊🏼🎬🌟🙏🏼 God bless.

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When we think of an action hero, you immediately think of Phoebe Waller bridge heh. Not!