Is the Indiana Jones Era Really Over?
Harrison Ford Might Be Hanging Up His Fedora, But the Imperial Theft His Movies Glorify Lingers
In 2009, soon after the fourth Indiana Jones film came out, the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) awarded Harrison Ford with the Bandelier Award for Public Service in Archaeology.
In his speech, Ford expresses his gratitude to the AIA and for the work archaeologists are doing today to “understand and interpret the past to learn from it and enjoy a better future.” But he added, “it is quite disarming to see that the Indiana Jones films have been an inspiration to archaeologists.”
I was thinking about this speech while watching the previews …
