Indian Jones

This was a great film first of all. Secondly, I did like how Spielberg opened up with a young indy, and he did this for many reasons. He did this to show that the grail is a life long quest, that begins at a young age. Indy is in the boy scouts when his initial quest first begins. This is a good way of showing how the quest can take a lifetime. He also did this to give the viewers a chance to get to know Indy. He is a tough little guy with complete hope and desire for the good. This shows that he may be a knight, metaphorically speaking, who is entitled to the grail. He is out for the good, knowing the thing should be in a museum. This is a selfless act and we begin to know his character early. Also, the grail scene at the end. First, he is the only one able to get through first, the right way. He is a pure person. Not entirely, but the purest, best hearted, not pure like a virgin. He gets through and is able to guess the right grail because it is not for his own good. He loves his father, and much like Harry Potter got the stone for the betterment of everyone and not himself, Indy is able to retreave the grail to help is father. However, it is lost at the end. Indy only gets to use it to help his father. This again signifies that grail quests for forever. It is strategically not destroyed, but lost. Some how, some way, someone else could get it. But only the pure at heart etc etc.