DocLathropBrown
The Man with the Hat is Back
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It'll have a happy ending. It would be too out-of-step with the rest of the franchise to kill Jones off. I see no reason why James would want to go so far from formula, nor do I think Spielberg (who's still producing) would allow it. I know people have a knee-jerk "but this is the guy who made Logan" reaction, but just because Mangold did it there doesn't mean he's incapable of having any other type of ending.
The life of Mutants in Marvel Comics are often one of suffering and strife--it's tonally more appropriate there than it is here.
Indy will be tested in this film. He'll be questioning his mortality and his age, perhaps maybe his purpose. The film will "go there" in regards to such things, but it isn't going to end things on a sour note.
The life of Mutants in Marvel Comics are often one of suffering and strife--it's tonally more appropriate there than it is here.
Indy will be tested in this film. He'll be questioning his mortality and his age, perhaps maybe his purpose. The film will "go there" in regards to such things, but it isn't going to end things on a sour note.
If anything, any sour note will probably be early on. I think it's telling that we haven't heard anything about Karen Allen appearing in the film. Perhaps Marion has died prior to the start, so Indy is dealing with bitter days, but getting one last adventure is what he needs. And I think Jones' emotional arc will deal with passing up the possibility of using time travel for his own desires, deciding it isn't who he is (much like the ending of TOD/LC). I think this will leave Indy feeling fulfilled and that's how we end.