I saw the new Indiana Jones movie last night. The acting was solid, and there's certainly something satisfying about seeing everyone's favorite archaeologist cracking a whip again. But even in a series where Indy has had his still-beating heart pulled from his chest and survived, this latest film set a new standard of implausibility. It was just one outlandish scene after another, and for me, that really detracted from the story.
Granted, I was a kid when I first saw the other movies in the series, so maybe I'm overlooking some of their more sensational aspects. But I don't think so. While the other films had elements of the supernatural linked to relics such as the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones was essentially just a mortal human being undertaking actions that, while perhaps unlikely, didn't defy the laws of physics. I was willing to accept the Ark melting someone's face, because everybody was desperate to get their hands on it, so it must be powerful -- right? That worked for the storyline. But the CGI special-effects overload in the latest film was just too much. Does anyone else think Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull strayed too far from reality? Or does anyone disagree?
I don't want to be a spoiler, so I'll list a few of the movie's most egregious examples after the jump.
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