5 Reasons Why Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom Is Underrated

5. The Setting

Let's get straight to it: Indiana Jones hates Nazis and we love seeing him giving them a good kicking, but to see him do it three films in a row might appear to be too much of a good thing. Temple of Doom spends most of its time in India, dealing with mythology unknown to many in the west.

Audiences perhaps felt a little bit lost, but this setting allows for the expansion of the Indiana Jones universe.

More broadly, there is a distinctly different atmosphere to Temple, aided by the colour scheme featuring predominantly reds and blacks, and the score, another belter from John Williams which incorporates pounding drums and slinky strings.

As important as Indy's mission is to the the village people he encounters, which is a smaller story but this is no bad thing. It's almost a relief from the heaviness of the Nazis trying to harness the power of God to take over the world.