I like the fact that the darkest movie of the series starts with a happy song. Temple of Doom is very climatic, although it doesn't concentrate on archeology, but rather on fight between good and evil. I also like the fact that Indy's main enemies appear only in the second half of the movie. It makes the Thuggee cult even more creepy and mysterious. And main villain, Mola Ram, is brilliant! He's purely evil.
This scene took on a whole nother meaning after I watched Young Indiana Jones knowing he spent his whole life and lost his best friend chasing after that damned diamond
This is such a bold opening, I love it. It really lets the audience know upfront, "This is going to be a different kind of movie than Raiders. So buckle up. We're not playing it safe."
When I first saw this intro, I thought Indy would be wandering around China and fighting the Triads, not end up in India and encounter cannibalistic savages that enslave children and disembowel their hearts out of their bodies.
I watched this movie then came back to find this opening. The part where they pull the hankerchief from each other is clearly mirroring the heart ripping scenario we'll later see in the movie. Something I would not have caught on to until I did a rewatching of this scene. Just brilliant.
The choreography and cinematography are both very deliberate and based on the work of Busby Berkeley, the man who invented this larger-than-life imagery as a means of escapism during the Great Depression. In the 1930s, the average American family went to the cinema four nights a week. Most of the time, this enormous, escapist concept was very much needed for its time. This number is a take off of a classic and ground breaking style that was, in fact, very 1930s.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is so underrated. The tone of this film compared to Raiders couldn't be any more different, but I think the first two installments complement each other perfectly. Temple of Doom is pure pulp, and the opening sequence is excellent. I like the way Willie appears in front of the titles like characters do on the cover of comic books.
Not gonna lie this intro confused me alot when I was kid. I was like "mom are we watching the right movie?"
And then some guy gets his heart torn out of his chest.
I'm a sucker for a good out of place musical number.
Out of all the unbelievable things that happen in Indiana Jones, I can't believe that those dancers stood up from the splits in that fashion
Fallout fans 🤝 Indiana Jones fans
I don’t care what anyone says, Temple of Doom is just as much of a classic as Raiders and Last Crusade in my book.
Temple of Doom is one of the most underrated sequels ever.
Indy kills a guy with a flaming shish-kabob to the chest right after this. Anything goes.
I like the fact that the darkest movie of the series starts with a happy song. Temple of Doom is very climatic, although it doesn't concentrate on archeology, but rather on fight between good and evil. I also like the fact that Indy's main enemies appear only in the second half of the movie. It makes the Thuggee cult even more creepy and mysterious. And main villain, Mola Ram, is brilliant! He's purely evil.
Fun fact: This scene contains the only acting performance of current Lucasfilm CEO Kathleen Kennedy, she plays one of the dancers.
This scene took on a whole nother meaning after I watched Young Indiana Jones knowing he spent his whole life and lost his best friend chasing after that damned diamond
This is such a bold opening, I love it. It really lets the audience know upfront, "This is going to be a different kind of movie than Raiders. So buckle up. We're not playing it safe."
When I first saw this intro, I thought Indy would be wandering around China and fighting the Triads, not end up in India and encounter cannibalistic savages that enslave children and disembowel their hearts out of their bodies.
There seem to be about 70 dancers being watched by about 50 customers.
funnily enough this is the only film where the Indiana Jones logo appears in the opening credits.
John Williams didn't have to go this hard for us... But he did. That man is a legend
I watched this movie then came back to find this opening. The part where they pull the hankerchief from each other is clearly mirroring the heart ripping scenario we'll later see in the movie. Something I would not have caught on to until I did a rewatching of this scene. Just brilliant.
The choreography and cinematography are both very deliberate and based on the work of Busby Berkeley, the man who invented this larger-than-life imagery as a means of escapism during the Great Depression. In the 1930s, the average American family went to the cinema four nights a week. Most of the time, this enormous, escapist concept was very much needed for its time. This number is a take off of a classic and ground breaking style that was, in fact, very 1930s.
Kate Capshaw's wearing the hell out of that dress.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is so underrated. The tone of this film compared to Raiders couldn't be any more different, but I think the first two installments complement each other perfectly. Temple of Doom is pure pulp, and the opening sequence is excellent. I like the way Willie appears in front of the titles like characters do on the cover of comic books.