Saturday, November 15, 2014

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984): The Sankara Stones, Archaeology and Ritual Sacrifice


     Directed by Steven Spielberg, based on a story by George Lucas, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) was written as a prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark because they did not want to cast the Nazis as the villains again. Set in 1935, the story finds Indiana Jones, famed archaeologist, venturing through India in search of one of the stolen Sakara stones (fabled to give fortune and glory) and encountering horrific rituals of human sacrifice. Harrison Ford is great as Indiana Jones, reprising his role. Kate Capshaw is annoying, but intentionally so, as his love interest. Jonathan Ke Quan appears as Indy's young sidekick, Short Round.

Kate Capshaw: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Harrison Ford: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Harrison Ford and Short Round: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Short Round, Kate Capshaw and Snake Dinner: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Ritual: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Ritual: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Ritual: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Harrison Ford and the Sankara Stones: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Harrison Ford: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Harrison Ford and the Sankara Stones: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Harrison Ford and the Sankara Stones: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Kate Capshaw and Harrison Ford: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Harrison Ford: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"- movie trailer