“I got stuck Indiana Jones 4 with Cate Blanchett, communists and extraterrestrials, it is not to stop me in such a good way! David is not lacking in humor when talking about the fifth installment in the saga. IndianaJones and The Dial of Destiny, coming out this Wednesday in theaters. Like all of the readers who responded to our call for testimonials, the 30-year-old will go see the film “if only because it will be the last film with Harrison Ford, and the adventures of Indiana Jones are always a pleasure to watch”.
Of course, the 80-year-old actor and his broken face are the main attractions on the bill. “The character is endearing, thanks to Harrison Ford, who gives him a sympathetic charisma and moral principles, without trying to make him a virtuous character at all costs,” says Stéphane. As to whether the famous adventurer’s fedora could be worn by someone else, our readers will stop us right there. “No other actor will be able to take over the role and I hope that Disney will respect its promise not to replace the actor, loose Joseph. Indy is not one of those characters like James Bond, Tintin or Asterix, who can change faces. »
The magic always works with our readers
If the film attracts so many crowds, it is also because many people have seen the first film, The Raiders of the Lost Ark, released in 1981, as a child. This is the case of Pierre, 53 years old: “Indiana Jones was the first film I saw at the cinema, with my parents. I can still see myself sitting in the hall of the Grand Rex in Paris all excited. “So he will go again this week, “with nevertheless a little apprehension, because the last opus was a bit nonsense”. The magic of the adventures, even if they are often preposterous, of Doctor Jones therefore always operates. This time, he is launched in pursuit of Archimedes’ dial, an artefact which makes it possible to locate spatiotemporal faults.
“If the story is good, age doesn’t matter,” says Roberto. If some, like Kevin, find that “the idea of showing an aging hero is interesting, but very puzzling”, most are admiring of the longevity of the actor. “It will really represent the character over an almost entire life with the same actor, details Annick. My father liked Indiana Jones, me too and my children too. I think the hero can still make people dream and that Harrison Ford is quite capable of making him shine at 80. “With more than forty years of existence, and a music that has become legendary, the saga has necessarily touched several generations: “I will go see it with my father because it is he who transmitted to me this passion for the greatest adventurer cinema, launches Mikael. I’m afraid we have more pain for Harrison Ford than fascination. »
A surprise behind the camera
Rest assured, there will not be only him on the bill, since he is joined by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikelsen or Antonio Banderas. And, for the first time, it’s not Steven Spielberg directing, but James Mangold (Le Mans 66, Logan…). Something to “concern” Alexandre: “There will be a lack of poetry in this episode, in my opinion. »
And if all these reasons to go see the film at the cinema were not enough, Clément adds one: “This is the last time we will see the most famous archaeologist in the cinema. Indeed, Harrison Ford announced that he would put away fedora, leather jacket and whip at the end of this opus, for good this time. Raphaël even considers himself lucky to have “the chance to be able to attend a new sequel to Indiana Jones. I don’t expect this to be the best movie of the year, but rather to have a great time at the cinema, as with the other four. Except that, here, it will be the last of the adventure. »