George Lucas Reveals Why Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a Prequel

Almost everyone who has ever picked up the Indiana Jones series began their adventure with the adventurous archaeologist with the Raiders of the Lost Ark. This is quite a logical move, since this production started the series in 1981. However, if we would like to watch all the films in the order they happen, then the screening should begin with Temple of Doom, the action of which takes place a year before the first movie.

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And while this may sound a bit chaotic and nonsensical, both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg had a very good reason for deciding the latter movie to be a prequel.

In an interview Lucas revealed that the reason they decided to "go back" in time was that they didn't want to once again use the Nazis as the main character's adversaries. Instead, the creators took Jones on an adventure to India, where he had to face a dangerous sect and its representative, Mola Ram.

As a result Temple of Doom was the first and last film in the series whose antagonists were not representatives of the armed forces. The movie also stood out from the other titles with a more dark atmosphere. Lucas confessed that this was partly due to the difficult period of life in which he and Spielberg found themselves. After all, the creators were fresh from breakups with their other halves. In turn, this took its toll not only on them, but also on Temple of Doom.

Finally, let's recall that both Temple of Doom, as well as the other Indiana Jones movies, are available on Disney +.

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Kamil Kleszyk

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