tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post4963331431405941063..comments2023-05-10T05:55:31.372-07:00Comments on The Feminist Spectator: Indy’s Women: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullJill Dolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09674110837402216325noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-81295574537425036942008-05-30T07:49:00.000-07:002008-05-30T07:49:00.000-07:00Hey Treavor, always a pleasure to hear from you. ...Hey Treavor, always a pleasure to hear from you. Yes, that image of Indy's hat blowing down the aisle, and the potential passing of the torch, was a truly symbolic moment. I do think the purposefully left it an open question: Will Indy continue his exploits? Will Mutt pick up the mantle? Will the jack-knife replace the bullwhip? Hard to say! Thanks, as usual, for your smart response. All best, jdJill Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09674110837402216325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-61312956435376812642008-05-29T17:16:00.000-07:002008-05-29T17:16:00.000-07:00Just saw this film yesterday-- Pleasure to read yo...Just saw this film yesterday-- Pleasure to read your blog, as always. The marriage at the end didn't really bother me, though I did think it a surprising turn of events. Perhaps they want be domesticated so traditionally. I thought the Indy's action hero identity might pass to LeBeouf character courtesy of that mysterious wind that blew Indy's hat down the aisle and into LeBeouf's possession. But Indy snaps it back and puts it on. I read this as a refusal to hang-up his hat (literally), and that he won't be too domesticated. Given Marion's zeal and fierce independence (the very qualities Indy likes in her), I doubt she will be too domesticated either--hmm, so now as I type this, it DOES seem odd that marriage would be a fitting end for these two, or that Marion would consent to that white dress, in that very traditional church wedding. Guess the producers wanted a tidy bow to wrap-up this action-adventure saga. Loved your writing about the things vs knowledge theme that pervades the movie --- that tension appealed to me throughout the film. <BR/>As ways, fun reading, TreavorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-29999201116747858952008-05-29T11:31:00.000-07:002008-05-29T11:31:00.000-07:00Hear, hear, Andrea: I agree with you on this one,...Hear, hear, Andrea: I agree with you on this one, and find it unfortunate that the return of Karen Allen is mostly meant to provide Indy with a family, which winds up domesticating both of them. She's an apt mate because she's spirited and fearless and has fun, but seeing her in that white dress at the altar at the end sure is disappointing!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing . . .!<BR/>Best, JillJill Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09674110837402216325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15793244.post-2095174996270494262008-05-28T19:51:00.000-07:002008-05-28T19:51:00.000-07:00Jill,I agree that Karen Allen has tons of fun, and...Jill,<BR/><BR/>I agree that Karen Allen has tons of fun, and it certainly is wonderful to watch her drive jeeps off cliffs with a confidence that twists the knife of fear in the men. But I also think that part of the female identification with Marion is tied up in the marriage trope. In the first movie when Marion encounters Indy after all those years, she punches him in the face for abandoning her. Here, I suppose, her abandonment isn't total because Indy left her left with a (male) child; therefore the anger and frustration are missing. Instead, she smiles spunkily and partakes in a "couples banter" with which only longtime intimates are usually familiar. I'm not trying to be a downer on the movie; Marion's a great action character and a good foil for Indy (and it's a great popcorn movie). I just wish she punched him in the face again.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>AndreaAWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377937183713970703noreply@blogger.com