Review of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) by Dave W — 18 Sep 2017
I think I actually feel a better sense of adventure from this movie than Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's a throwback, just like the first, and got a lot of heat for it's nonesense representations of India, and to a lesser extent Hong Kong.
But it stands on its own as a gratuitously violent thrill ride. Again, there are problems with steretypes, even when they are done consciously in a charicature way like in Indiana Jones movies. But, its up to parents and individual viewers to educate themesleves and see Temple of Doom as a not-at-all-rooted-in-reality.
Personally, I watched this a lot as a kid, and was made aware that people in India are not really like that. For some reason, I never got the same talk about hte representations of German people in the other Indiana Jones movies.
This review of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) was written by Dave W on 18 Sep 2017.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom has generally received positive reviews.
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