In order to have a truly great hero, you first need a great flaw with an even better journey to overcome it. Dive deep with a college-level study of one such hero.
Yesterday a reader and content creator named Jay Sherer reached out to That Park Place writer WDW Pro with an amazing video detailing what made the most successful Indiana Jones movies click. It turns out that in order to have an awesome hero’s journey, you need a journey worth taking. All the McGuffins in the world won’t save a story that lacks a great character with a big problem they don’t yet know how to overcome. It’s a major reminder for what secret ingredient is necessary if Indiana Jones 5 is ever to be successful.
Maybe this is why Temple of Doom is seldom discussed along with the other trilogy leaders. It’s at least a part of why Crystal Skull is so bad — although there are a ton of other reasons is that cornucopia of crap. Swinging CGI monkeys come to mind.
So Pro sent this video over our way and said we needed to feature it. I can’t agree more. It’s fantastic. Grab a coffee, sit back, relax and enjoy an intellectual exploration of just what makes Indiana Jones such an awesome character in the movies that handle him best.
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