'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' Relies Too Heavily on Nostalgia
For a while, it seemed that the key to box office success — apart from superheroes and comic book properties — was the return of franchises on the big screen, especially by invoking a sense of nostalgia alongside updated special effects. That was certainly the case with Jurassic World and Star Wars, both becoming billion-dollar IPs within the past decade.
A more specific example is the opening action sequence that takes place at the end of World War II with a de-aged Harrison Ford, which harkens back to the time period of the original films. It is “classic” Indiana Jones, a swashbuckling adventure in search of a legendary artifact while simultaneously beating up Nazis.
Indy’s Franchise Potential Wasn’t Fully Realized For many who saw Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, the Indiana Jones franchise holds nostalgic significance alongside other '80s properties like Terminator, Die Hard, and even Batman. But just as Michael Keaton’s return as the caped crusader in The Flash didn’t attract the attention of a large and particularly younger audience, Harrison Ford’s return in Dial of Destiny failed to capture the nostalgic appeal that the filmmakers were hoping for.
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