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This is a continuation thread, the old thread is [split]468217[/split]
Temple Of Doom is one of, if not the, most complex movies Spielberg has made. He relates imperialism to the human interaction he finds in his own family life. He then displays the awesome effects of imperialism, as well as its negative reactions. Every scene is loaded with meaning, even those with Capshaw. People talk **** about it.
I can understand one not being able to enjoy it, it is an extremely dark and angry film on par with the Dark Knight. and Skyfall. But to not respect it or analyze it drives me nuts.
I mean think about the fact that Spielberg always has a theme of child to parent relationships in his films to relate his own struggles with his parents. Then you have this Raja show up as a child, the child is king but ultimately abused and used by the adults for ulterior motives.
Short round is Indy's best friend and a child. This is not a mistake. The fact that he ignores short round while investing in Capshaw's drama has significance.
Finally, at the dinner with the Raja the British officer, representative of the British empire, makes a comment referring to the Colony of India as a child of the British empire. Even the Voodoo doll, the idea of controlling someone as a puppet is very significant.
But I always hear it every time I try to talk about it, "I hate that movie Kate Capshaw is annoying". Its like really? No ****ing **** she is annoying that's the ****ing point you ******. And then they try to sound smart by naming some officially pronounced academic film, like the Godfather or Goodfellas. Oh really you like The Godfather? What a pioneer you are. Such intellect!
I think that my anger spurs from people so openly stating that they think outside the box because they like a film. Then you come to find there are 8 billion other academics sounding off with the same viewpoints on the same film. There are so many hidden gems, try to think different than the person next to you.
EDIT:
Indy also never steps foot on US soil in Temple of doom , also important.
there are films I hate, that I absolutely detest, that i can still speak intellectually about. So i am not calling out anyone specific but a trend I see online and outside.
Speaking of Spielberg, Empire of the Sun is one of his very best but no one seems to talk about it.
Bad form!I love Hook too.
Guys, we don't need a thousand gifs.