Sanderson - Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

        The interesting things about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull are that it is a well-done parody. The parodies that I have become accustom to have been done with the actors of the films that they are making fun of and they surely aren’t done with the director either. I find that it gives this movie credit that other films like this don’t get. It defiantly makes it funnier just because we get to watch a Indiana Jones film with the Harrison Ford instead of some C list actor trying to portray him in a corny manner. Its always more funny when someone is making fun of themselves as opposed to someone else making sense of them. 

The scene that I picked is the scene when with the atomic explosion. What I found to be the parody is that just like all the other Indiana Jones films, Indy finds some crazy way to avoid an inevitable death. Indy finds himself in an abandon nuclear test town. He is surrounded by dummy’s set up in this town. I found this to be a connection because usually Indy is constantly surrounded by people that he has to save and you could call these people dummy’s as well. Anyway, Indy left by the only live people in the town and he has to find somewhere to hid from the explosion. He hides in a lead lined refrigerator in one of the houses. The bomb goes off and blows Indy and the fridge hundreds of yards through the air. When Indy lands he rolls out of the fridge. Of course he is unharmed and his hat is still on his head and he still has his whip. No matter what ever happens to Indy, he always has his hat and his whip. 

What makes a parody funny is the ridiculous things that can happen that don’t have to be explained. Whether it is how Indy never gets harmed or how he gets out of completely ridiculous situations, the film has the ability to cross the line because it is a parody. What makes this parody special is how well it is done. Sometimes parody’s are funny because of how poorly the action scenes are or the acting. In this film the graphics are actually really good and Harrison Ford being in the film really makes it.