10 Subtle Signs Movie Characters Weren't Telling The Truth

10. Elsa Cries At The Book Burning - Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade eventually reveals that Indy's (Harrison Ford) love interest Elsa Schneider (Alison Doody) is actually secretly in league with the Nazis in an attempt to get her hands on the Holy Grail.

At the end of the movie, when it comes to selecting the correct Holy Grail cup, villain Walter Donovan (Julian Glover) allows Elsa, an art professor, to pick the right one.

But moments after drinking from said cup, Donovan withers to dust, as Elsa intentionally gave him the wrong cup in an attempt to secure the actual Holy Grail for herself.

Throughout the movie, there are some clear signs leading up to Elsa's betrayal of Donovan and lack of affinity for the Nazis beyond them simply being a means to an end for her.

Most notably, at the Nazi book burning in Berlin, Spielberg focuses on Elsa tearfully watching it all unfold, which while interpreted as solemn joy by some, is really indicative that she hates what they're doing and is playing along purely for her own interests.

With that in mind, it shouldn't be terribly surprising that she deliberately picks the wrong cup for Donovan.