I really, really like movies.
I’m pretty sure that I’ve seen most of them.
And I think very, very deeply about them. For example, consider the Indiana Jones trilogy. (Yes, it’s still a trilogy.) I used to be a Raiders, Crusade, Temple guy, but, as I got on in years, I became a staunch Raiders, Temple, Crusade guy – because, awesome as Crusade is, you have to admit that it’s essentially a spiffed-up rehash of Raiders. Also, in my opinion, the key to fully appreciating the series is recognizing that, technically, Indiana Jones rarely achieves anything of consequence when it comes down to the nuts and bolts of the narrative arc in all three films. In almost every scenario, the villains bring about their own destruction. (This even holds true for Crystal Skull.) Indy, with the exception of some relatively crucial scenes in Temple, typically plays the part of an annoying-yet-righteous gnat, or fly on the wall, accomplishing little more than witnessing history, and never ending up with much to show for it. (Except for “illumination”, of course.) Think about it.
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