Re: Indy and Religious Artifacts

Posted by Belosch from kraken.fw-sj.sony.com on August 10, 2001 at 17:05:12:

In Reply to: Indy and Religious Artifacts posted by Clay on August 10, 2001 at 16:44:25:

Although I'm not a Christian, one aspect of Raiders that was unconvincing
was how Indy was never transformed by what he experienced. Even
after witnessing the wrath of God first-hand, he never had any kind of
spiritual "awakening,' it just seemed he was ready to get back to
business as usual. Also, the movie seemed to "straddle the line" between
genuine respect for the Ark's powers ("an army that posseses the Ark...
is invincible.) (moment of grave concern all around..) AND, more of a
"dismissive" attitude "I'm talking about a find of incredible archeological
significance, you're talking about the Bogey Man!" There's
a little inconsistency there.
At least in LC, Indy is transformed by what happens, or seems
to be, judging by his expressions. And even if a viewer is not religious, if
a movie depicts the power of God, then it's more dramatically
satisfying to have characters who respond in a significant way
to something so awe-inspiring, and don't just "shrug it off." Cue
Yul Brynner..."Moses's God....IS God." 'nuff said.

Follow Ups:

• Weel, here's the thing... Sean 17:09:41 8/10/2001 (8)
  • Re: Weel, here's the thing... Clay 18:19:59 8/10/2001 (3)
    • To Clay Indiana Texas-girl 20:01:30 8/10/2001 (2)
      • Re: To Clay Clay 02:45:20 8/11/2001 (1)
        • Re: To Clay Indiana Texas-girl 13:29:02 8/11/2001 (0)
  • Re: Weel, here's the thing... Belosch 17:44:09 8/10/2001 (3)
    • Re: Weel, here's the thing... Aņejo Joe 01:58:29 8/11/2001 (2)
      • Just adding my loud applause here as well! I wouldn't have tried that on a bet!(grins) (nm) Michaelson 14:19:56 8/13/2001 (0)
      • Thank you ;-)! (nm) Belosch 15:57:03 8/11/2001 (0)

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