Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas. It is the third installment in the Indiana Jones franchise. Harrison Ford reprises the title role, while his father is portrayed by Sean Connery. Other cast members featured include Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, River Phoenix, and John Rhys-Davies. In the film, set largely in 1938, Indiana searches for his father, a Holy Grail scholar, who has been kidnapped by Nazis.

Even though this isn’t the first movie with a religious context, it is the one that gets the most personal. Indiana is forced to confront his own faith as he pursues the Holy Grail against the Nazis.

Now that I’m into the third movie I can see how each pursues a relic of religious context: the Ark of the Covenant, Shiva’s Sankara Stones, and the Holy Grail. I find that supremely interesting.

I also really liked that we got to see a young Indy (River Phoenix), whom I once had a crush on, and his father (Sean Connery). It turns it into a fun family flick!

My Rating: ★★★★