Indiana Jones 5: 7 Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Mistakes It Must Avoid
5. Killing Beloved Characters Off-Screen!
One of the main reasons fans enjoy revisiting older properties so much is to check up on their favourite characters. From Star Wars: The Force Awakens Han Solo to Terminator Genisys and Arnold Schwarzenegger, its part of the appeal and is akin to that welcoming, roasting fire on a cold winters day - it feels good to interact with something familiar.
So, it felt like quite the middle-finger to discover that, about twenty minutes into the fourth movie, Professor Henry Jones - Sean Connery in his most famous Bond-less role - had been killed off-screen, and was reduced to a mere passing mention.
Not only did this offend fans, but it arguably contributed to the failure of that particular movie. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is so chock-full of new characters, from Shia LaBeoufs Mutt to an old friend of Indys (John Hurt) that was strangely absent from the first three movies, and not all of it made sense. Perhaps a welcome dose of fan-favourite characters, like Henry Jones or even Sallah, couldve re-captured some of that Indiana Jones magic that this belated sequel lacked.