His dad? That was fresh territory for the series. But the relationship beween Indy and Elsa, in spite of the twist, feels like ground trodden before. That said, it is in part responsible for arguably the best, most understated line in the whole film, when Senior reveals to Junior that “she talks in her sleep”. We’ve had the duplicitous Elsa, played by Alison Doody, to keep things ticking over, but her role isn’t a great one. Whereas Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Temple Of Doom both see Indy’s primary companion being a love interest – Karen Allen’s Marion and Kate Capshaw’s screaming Willie – for the second half of Indy 3, it’s his father. For sometimes, you just need a father figure to throw a fresh perspective on things. Because Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade gets an awful lot of things right. Still, this isn’t an article about grumbles. I just think it’s something that becomes a little more pronounced on repeat viewings. There’s an earnestness in that certainly, and there’s an argument that it barely hurts the ultimate enjoyment of the film. That in trying to not be like Temple Of Doom, it veers a little too far the other way. And whilst I’m one of those who really likes the film an awful lot – and I really do – I do wonder if it makes not-dissimilar mistakes to Temple Of Doom in one or two ways. Some cite it was their favourite of the trilogy, and it’s certainly the funniest. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade is therefore, almost inevitably, a much lighter film. But it was very clear nonetheless that come the next film, a very different approach would be taken. I certainly think it’s a much better film that its reputation may suggest (and many who commented on the last article herald it as their favourite Indy film). One sidenote: I do feel that Spielberg did some excellent work in Temple Of Doom, and it’s shame he feels so badly towards it (although he seems to feel worse towards Hook). Steven Spielberg would eventually say that he made The Last Crusade to apologise to Lucas for how Temple Of Doom ended up. And as we discussed when we covered that film, there was a feeling that it was way too dark, not very Indy, and quite harrowing for the younger members of the audience. George Lucas had wanted a trilogy of these films almost from the start, whilst neither he nor Steven Spielberg were particularly happy with how Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom turned out. In more than one sense, there’s a feeling that there was unfinished business when George Lucas and Steven Spielberg embarked on Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade.

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