Review of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) by Jesus_Saves — 12 Apr 2023

This movie is a definite step up from the previous one. It has genuinely funny moments in it, with Jones's father being my favorite character. I like the twist that the love interest was a Nazi the entire time, and how Jones does not end up in a relationship with her at the end.

Normally in action-hero type movies back then the guy always got the girl, so it was nice to see that not happen here. I thought the first part of it was not very good, mainly because Jones was in the wrong to steal the golden cross from the people that discovered it.

Sure, he is entitled to his opinion that it belongs in a museum, but since he did not discover it, it is not his call to do that. It also does not really tie into the rest of the film, so including it in there makes the film worse.

I like how the movie argues that historical items ought not to be kept to oneself, but in the aforementioned case specifically I thought Jones was in the wrong. Some of the logic of the film also does not make much sense.

For example, they discover the grave underneath the church, despite it being there for hundreds of years. No one in that time has discovered such a grave, even after renovations to the church and turning it into a library? Also, when the petroleum, I think it was, was set on fire, both Jones and the Nazi should have been dead there with no possible chance of survival.

Despite these flaws, this entry into the series is a good and fun watch.