PG
Running time: 1 hour 58 minutes
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Jonathan Ke Quan, Amrish Puri, Roshan Seth, Philip Stone, Raj Singh, D. R. Nanayakkara, Roy Chiao, David Yip, Pat Roach.
Synopsis
The year is 1935. Following a crazed brawl inside Shanghai's Club Obi-Wan, adventurous archaeologist Indiana Jones finds himself saddled with an unwilling companion, bombshell American singer Willie Scott. Now they're on the run from a nefarious Shanghai mob boss with Indy's sidekick, 11-year-old Short Round. They narrowly escape by boarding a waiting plane - which is owned by Lao Che, the mob boss himself! In the air, the pilot empties the fuel tanks and bails out. Indy, Willie and Short Round use a life raft to escape and land in a remote Indian river. A native shaman explains that the village has been under a curse ever since its sacred Sankara stone was stolen by the Maharajah of Pankot. He begs Indy to help the suffering village and its lost children - who have disappeared into the night. Together, Indiana, the audacious Short Round and the very unhappy Willie travel by elephant to Pankot Palace, where they come face to face with the sinister maharajah - a 13-year-old boy. After a bizarre banquet, Indy, Willie and Short Round unexpectedly discover a hidden passage that leads deep into the underground bowels of the Palace. As hey make their way down the deadly path, the trio find themselves deep within the fiery, subterranean Temple of Doom, lorded over by the evil Mola Ram, High Priest of a secret and horrifying cult called the Thuggees. His vicious followers, experts at human sacrifice, protect three glowing stones - Sankara stones, which, according to legend, can bestow preternatural powers on their possessor. Captured by Thuggee guards, Indy, Short Round and Willie come to realize that the residents of Pankot Palace and the Thuggee cult are linked in a terrifying way that spells almost certain death for the village and its children.
Review
Despite its slightly darker and violent content, crude racial profiling and obvious white saviour reference, Indy's prequel serves as a great follow-up to the original with its gritty content and terrifying graphics as the heroic archaeologist embarks on a perilous journey into the dangerous territory of Thuggee cult along with a few timely memorable characters.
Rating
4/5 Stars
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