Review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) by Gusphan — 04 Jul 2023

I left this movie feeling depressed. Being in my 40s, I grew up with Indiana Jones and love the character. This movie at many times feels like an Indiana Jones movie, especially seeing Ford in the outfit and the amazing music from Williams.

But for some unfathomable reason, they turned the character into a broken, sad, alcoholic. He's dragged along in this movie, grumpy, broken. Jones' never feels like a hero in the situations he's placed in.

He's the one that needs to be saved or told what the answer is. It's truly bizarre and feels mean spirited what the producers of this movie did to a beloved character. I just don't understand how Ford would have gone along with this.

There's some positives. The first 15 minutes should bring a smile to any fan's face. It feels good to see the beloved character we know, being the hero, even if it is CGI. Sadly, that serves as a cruel tease when the rest of the movie unfolds and we're back in 1969.

It's like they purposely did the beginning part to say, "Remember your hero in his prime? Now, watch us crush and humiliate him for 2 hours". I see other reviewers taking things out on Helena/PWB.

And yes, she brings little to the movie. But the real crime is what they did to Indiana, and what they turned him into. Watch this movie if you must, I couldn't help myself. You will find yourself having fun at moments and even thinking, "hey, it's not bad! It's actually pretty good!".

I made that mistake at some moments during the film. Then the movie ended and reality set in. This is complete destruction of a beloved character. Shame on your Disney and Lucasfilm.