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<\/a>Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is the third film in the franchise and was considered to be the last film until Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came out many years later. This film (along with other films such as Batman, Back to the Future Part II, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and The Little Mermaid) helped end the 1980\u2019s with a huge bang and is considered by many people (as well as myself) to be a better sequel than Temple of Doom. Joining Indy (Harrison Ford) in this third film is his father, Professor Henry Jones Sr (Sir Sean Connery), Dr. Elsa Schneider (Allison Doody), Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott), Sallah (John Rhys-Davies), and Walter Donovan (Julian Glover).<\/a><\/div>\nSo, here’s an interesting story. <\/span>I did not know much about Sean Connery and his iconic portrayal of James Bond until I saw him as Professor Henry Jones Sr in The Last Crusade. <\/span>Funny enough, I only knew of him from Saturday Night Live\u2019s Celebrity Jeopardy and mistakenly thought Darrell Hammond as the real Sean Connery. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/a><\/div>\nI would later find out that Sean Connery was the original James Bond and is considered to be the best portrayal (Yeah, I know other people like Pierce Brosnan, but Sean Connery is my absolute favorite). Watching Last Crusade, every time I heard Connery\u2019s pronunciation of the letter \u201cS\u201d in his dialogue (he always pronounced it as \u201cSh-,\u201d and it started happening near the middle and end of his film career.), I would think of Darrel Hammond\u2019s portrayal. <\/span>Now knowing that James Bond was one of the inspirations for Indiana Jones, it all becomes clear having Sean Connery play Indy\u2019s father.<\/span>
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The film takes place in 1938 and sees Indy recovering an artifact that he first discovered\/lost as a child (played by the late River Phoenix), when he is contacted and told by businessman, Walter Donovan, that he has found part of a tablet that reveals the location of The Holy Grail and that his father has been trying to find the other part of the grail tablet but is currently missing. After discovering that his father mailed him his diary (contains every clue to the grail that he discovered), Indiana, along with Brody, travels to the last known location of his father in Venice, Italy and meets up with Henry\u2019s partner, Dr. Elsa Schneider, to pick up the expedition and try to find out where to find his father. After a series of escalating encounters, Indy finds his father and unfortunately discovers that some of his allies are actually enemies working with the Nazi party to try and recover The Holy Grail for evil purposes of Global Conquest. It\u2019s a race against time as both Indy and his father battle the Nazis to recover The Holy Grail before it is too late. Right off the bat, this sounds like a repeat of Raiders of the Lost Ark, and it some ways it is but it has the advantages of some of the best character development you\u2019ll ever see in film, it has one of the best father-son duos, and the production\/direction stakes are higher than ever in this third film.<\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/a>The Last Crusade delves deeper into the character of Indiana Jones as you learn that he did not have a great relationship with his father and that he was alone for most of his childhood with minimal interactions with his father after his mother passed away. Also, you get to see the origin of his Indiana Jones\u2019 adventurous traits through a brilliantly done opening sequence that shows how he got his fear of snakes, why he uses a bullwhip sometimes, how he acquired a passion for reclaiming antiquities, and most importantly, how he got his iconic brown Fedora Hat and inspiration for his outfit. Throughout the film, you see Indy interact with his Father as they finally connect with each other as family through dangerous events and talking with each other about the feeling of disconnection as Father and Son. Really though, it\u2019s the development of both Indy and Henry that makes this film really good.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/a>The Last Crusade delves deeper into the character of Indiana Jones as you learn that he did not have a great relationship with his father and that he was alone for most of his childhood with minimal interactions with his father after his mother passed away. Also, you get to see the origin of his Indiana Jones\u2019 adventurous traits through a brilliantly done opening sequence that shows how he got his fear of snakes, why he uses a bullwhip sometimes, how he acquired a passion for reclaiming antiquities, and most importantly, how he got his iconic brown Fedora Hat and inspiration for his outfit. Throughout the film, you see Indy interact with his Father as they finally connect with each other as family through dangerous events and talking with each other about the feeling of disconnection as Father and Son. Really though, it\u2019s the development of both Indy and Henry that makes this film really good.<\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/a>The chemistry of Indiana Jones and Henry Jones Sr is one of the best father-son relationships you\u2019ll ever see in film. Sean Connery does an excellent job at portraying Henry as bumbling and somewhat wormy, but when he gets caught up in the action with his son, it makes for some good comedy and shows what could happen if a traditional bookworm were to get involved in dangerous situations. Harrison Ford, once again, does an excellent job as Indy and the way he reacts to his father\u2019s inexperience with adventure makes for some great lines. Honestly, the relationship with his father can be summed up with one series of lines, (Henry) \u201cThey\u2019re trying to kill us!\u201d- (Indy) \u201cI KNOW DAD!!!\u201d- (Henry) \u201cThis is a new experience for me.\u201d- (Indy) \u201cHappens to me all the time.\u201d In my opinion, Indy finally connects to his father, Henry when he gets shot (fun fact; Henry is shot with a Walther PPK, which was James Bond\u2019s signature weapon, and he was shot by a former Bond villain, who is the main villain in this movie) in the stomach and Indy is forced to recover the grail in order to revive him. At the end of the film, Indy is hanging off a small abyss, trying to reach for the grail with one hand, when Henry reaches out and holds onto Indy with a danger of letting go if Indy doesn\u2019t give him his other hand. Henry (Who was calling Indy, \u201cJunior\u201d for most of the film to Indy\u2019s annoyance) calls his son by his nickname, Indiana, and tells him to let the grail go as it is not worth losing his son over a treasure that he\u2019s searched for almost all of his life. That moment is when Henry finally connects to his son, Indy (Whose real name is revealed to be Henry Jones Jr., even though he likes being called Indiana).<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/a>The chemistry of Indiana Jones and Henry Jones Sr is one of the best father-son relationships you\u2019ll ever see in film. Sean Connery does an excellent job at portraying Henry as bumbling and somewhat wormy, but when he gets caught up in the action with his son, it makes for some good comedy and shows what could happen if a traditional bookworm were to get involved in dangerous situations. Harrison Ford, once again, does an excellent job as Indy and the way he reacts to his father\u2019s inexperience with adventure makes for some great lines. Honestly, the relationship with his father can be summed up with one series of lines, (Henry) \u201cThey\u2019re trying to kill us!\u201d- (Indy) \u201cI KNOW DAD!!!\u201d- (Henry) \u201cThis is a new experience for me.\u201d- (Indy) \u201cHappens to me all the time.\u201d In my opinion, Indy finally connects to his father, Henry when he gets shot (fun fact; Henry is shot with a Walther PPK, which was James Bond\u2019s signature weapon, and he was shot by a former Bond villain, who is the main villain in this movie) in the stomach and Indy is forced to recover the grail in order to revive him. At the end of the film, Indy is hanging off a small abyss, trying to reach for the grail with one hand, when Henry reaches out and holds onto Indy with a danger of letting go if Indy doesn\u2019t give him his other hand. Henry (Who was calling Indy, \u201cJunior\u201d for most of the film to Indy\u2019s annoyance) calls his son by his nickname, Indiana, and tells him to let the grail go as it is not worth losing his son over a treasure that he\u2019s searched for almost all of his life. That moment is when Henry finally connects to his son, Indy (Whose real name is revealed to be Henry Jones Jr., even though he likes being called Indiana).