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[silversolitaire]

Was everyone but my aware of the fact that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark?? I was just researching the term "prequel", foolishly assuming it was coined by Lucas for his Star Wars prequels. That's certainly when I first noticed such a term. But of course that's all wrong and apparently the OED sources its earliest usage to 1958. Nevertheless, Lucas has coined the term in a way since it fully came into public view for Godfather II and according to Coppola, Lucas and Spielberg helped him come up with that term and they later used it for their own prequel, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Insert wtf-moment.

I've watched that movie more times than I can count, but I just never ever questioned the timeline. I mean sure, he doesn't actually refer to anything that happened in the first movie, but when does he ever? It's not like he's constantly narrating his adventures in the Temple of Doom while he's searching for the Holy Grail, is he? *scratches head* I'm feeling rather stupid now. So, hit me. Was it all that obvious and I'm just really daft?

In other, but definitely related news, I've seen the trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull yesterday. ZOMG it's gonna be awesome! *salivates* I'm especially pleased that Harrison Ford has dropped quite a lot of weight. I know, that is terribly superficial of me, but I've never really warmed to the love handles he'd developed over the years and it was something that made me angst about the prospective Indiana Jones sequel for years. I mean, we all have our vision of Indiana Jones and I just couldn't reconcile it with the wrinkled, beer bellied Harrison Ford we've seen in recent movies.

So imagine my relief when I saw the first images of the production and saw that he looked exactly like the Indy we know and love. Sure, he's older, a bit more rugged and weathered, but it fits perfectly. And finally they're getting rid of the Nazi theme... and introducing the brandnew Cold War Russian one! Yay! XD

Comments

Just so you know...

[trekwriter.livejournal.com]

Apparently I was clueless too. :)

Re: Just so you know...

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, yes I keep hearing that now! XD

[tragical-mirth.livejournal.com]

I too am beyond excited. I was never worried about an aging Indy, as I've all but written fic about older Indy, so I can handle it.

I assume you've seen the publicity shots of Cate Blanchett as Evil Russian Dominatrix #1? LOL. She's going to be so awesome.

At some point I knew the movies were out of sequence, but I forgot. They were initially supposed to be like issues of a dime store pulp magazine, so these three big stories aren't the only ones that feasibly could have happened.

I love Indy. So so much.

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

I love Indy too! I have such fond memories of it! It's one of the first videos dad rented for us and I had noooo clue what it was. And then I watched it, mouth ajar, and just loved every second of it. It was The Last Crusade. You know, it actually took me years, way up into adulthood until I dared to watch that scene where the bad guy melts in the end! *g* It kinda was a tradition to cover my eyes every time it was on!

I'm not really worried about aging Indy. I was worried about aging and unfit Indy. Because I just can't seem him as that. Some old geezer wasting away behind his desk. He'd always be out and about, climbing up temple walls, doing crazy stunts. So it's important the actor lives up to that!

I'm still in a state of shock at this! I really had NO idea the movies were out of sequence and everyone I ask is all D: about! But interesting, the pulp novel thing! I don't really know all that much meta about Indy. Might need to change that...

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Oh and yes, I've seen the Evil Russian Dominatrix... *rawr*

[glenraven.livejournal.com]

wait, wait... Temple of Doom is a prequel? Since When?!!

you aren't the only one experiencing a wtf moment, I always though Temple of Doom followed Raiders. I don't remember anything in either movie indicating that timeline wise Doom happened before Raiders. and just the feeling from the movies, Raiders always felt like it came first, but then again that could be because everyone always viewed it as such because of how they were released.

and you're right, none of the movies really reference any of the others, even in Holy Grail, so you can't really use that for justification.

Now I am going to have to try and watch em both and see if anything jumps out that screams order.

p.s. I was happy to see him nice and fit too. I'm usually not as superficial as well but this is Indiana Jones man, he has to look a certain way or it looses that nostalgia

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

I'm SO glad you didn't know that either! I was really starting to feel stupid! X3

I'm definitely going to rewatch the entire series now and see if I find any hints! >.>

[measi.livejournal.com]

Each movie has a date as to the timeline on screen to "date stamp" it. Doom was made later, but as far as the actual year, it happens earlier than Raiders.

Timeline is:

1935- Temple of Doom
1936- Raiders of the Lost Ark
1938- Last Crusade (intro to the movie happens in 1912)

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I entirely missed that. Probably would have noticed if I had rewatched yet... I'll keep an eye out for it!

[cameragirl88.livejournal.com]

oh gosh i just saw that preview too!! i got soooo excited, my friend & i started squeeing in the theater!!