The relationship between Indiana Jones and his father is really the heart of this film and it's why this movie is my favorite out of the entire series. Their relationship is done so well but never in an obvious or verbal way, much of it is simply understood via the way the characters interact and how that changes over the course of the film. It's extremely intelligent character writing.
"You taught me that I was less important to you than people who had been dead for 500 years in another country" I felt that. "You left just when you started to become interesting." And that broke me.
This is one of my favorite movie conversations of all time. It’s tight and concise enough to communicate an entire childhood experience, punchy enough to be hilarious, and human enough to convey a truth. It’s one of the funniest scenes ever but it almost brings an anguished tear to my eye. All the pent up troubles Indy has carried for years, he finally has a shot to try to tell his dad that he’s got serious issues with him. But he doesn’t have quite the right tools to communicate it properly. And then just “Well, what do you want to talk about?” shuts him down completely. Henry Sr lacks the awareness to grasp the gravity of the situation and the potential damage that has been done to their relationship, and Indy lacks the tools to navigate the absolute f-ing absurd unfair missing of the point his dad is showing. All he can do is give an exasperated laugh. But just as these two men have trouble communicating with each other in their very real conflict, they also have trouble conveying their very real love for one another. But, almost in spite of Henry and Indy, the events of the story unfold in a way that brings their father son bond into the open, without the need for eloquent speech. There’s just something about this movie. There are moments, moments like when Henry laments that his son died falling off a cliff but then joyously reunites with him, or when all other sound fades out and Henry calls out to his son as “Indiana”, and Indy gives up his hard fought quest to grasp the desperate hand of his father. These are the moments, where their love for each other is fully understood not because of their words, but because of their situation and their actions. I imagine they look at each other, partially infuriated by their lack of ability to really talk about it, but partially at peace knowing in that moment, each man knows exactly what the other means to him. I dont know if I’m projecting my own desires onto this story. But this is what the movie has come to mean to me over the years. Does anyone else feel the same?
It’s also due to Connery’s ability to play such a believable father to Indy. He’s a very serious man, but you also get the sense of the absent-mindedness that made him a poor father for a younger Indy. He really believes that he parented Indy correctly, and you almost start to believe what he’s saying about self-reliance as the movie goes on. All the things that made Indy such a great adventurer were because of his ability to think on his feet and solve problems on his own. Maybe he isn’t able to do those things if his father followed him around growing up.
This was my favourite movie as a kid, and i think i only realised a few years ago why it still is so meaningful to me, its the way Spielberg depicts the father-son relationship (as he does in other films), which is so relatable, and this conflict between them, the distance and estrangement. Its hard to describe but for me it means a lot seeing it on screen. Father and son relationships are often so one dimensional in films, where its either all lovey-dovey fantastic dads, or non-existent ones. I just love the complexity and disagreement between them and the way they manage to come together at the end, i think its something that Spielberg wished he could do at that age (and apparently did later), and idk it reflects how i feel about my dad, and how i know my dad felt about his father.
Scenes like this are representative of why stable, selfless fathers are so important. Henry Sr. became so absorbed in his work after his wife died, all emotional availability for his son was thrown out the window. Indiana's lack of a discussion subject when prompted is treated as a laugh, but the fact he can't recall anything is actually sad when you realize how many men end up like their fathers. My Dad left before I was born, and I've only seen him a handful of times in the past 25 years. I'm 37 now, and one reason I'm hesitant to have a family is because I fear having nothing to teach a child...especially a son.
I just had to learn as I went. Even I had two parents with me growing up. But I didn't know myself because my time as a small child was way in the past, in fact, 25-30 years in the past for me. Pretty ironic considering I was the man with degrees from a university not knowing what to do with a kid, and had to self-teach myself and accept that my sons were what I hadn't been for so many years. Then it was different That's the truth from one father right here.
But Jones Sr has a point. Teenage kids are overly-selfish and complain about people not paying them attention while at the same time pushing people away. It's hard to have conversations with teenagers because they don't trust their parents' enough to tell them about their crazy teenage reckless adventures, and/or shared interests. People often realize once they grow up and have their own finances and families to take care of how much they really have to talk about with their parents, and how much they want their advice on things. Like he said, he left just as he was becoming interested in the same things his father was. He was being so petty he couldn't even remember what he was angry about from back then.
This is the most humanizing moment that Indiana Jones gets in his whole franchise. The rest of the time, he's being a badass, or getting the girl, or saving the world, or showing off how smart he is. This, right here, is his most relatable moment as a character and a protagonist.
Well, yes, if you ignore the zillions of times he ends up in bad situations and has to frantically improvise his way out, to the extent that TVtropes named the "Indy Ploy" after him.
@@EGRJ I didn't say he never had to improvise; I said he's always a badass/genius/girl-getter/world-saver. He does awesome stuff, which makes him "cool" and admirable, but he rarely has to deal with stuff that the rest of us do. What he often lacks in his movies is a situation that reflects his "everyman" qualities. John McClane was an everyman hero. He had hangovers and marriage problems and no one listened to him and he kept getting suspended and stonewalled whenever he tried to do anything. Indy may have had problems with Nazis and Thuggees, but how many of us have to deal with that in our lives? His love interests were annoying, but they could pretty much never resist him when push came to shove. His most human quality was his fear of snakes, which was only really an issue once in the whole franchise. Oh, and he had to deal with annoying students, which probably makes him more relatable for teachers and professors. Introducing his father to the franchise was a brilliant move, because who among us has never had to deal with their parents?
There's nothing laugh worthy about that. It means that to the father that his son only became interesting to him when he had just grown up and moved on and not the developing years. This negligence is abuse.
Y'know, as cruel as that comment is when taking this movie in a vacuum, I can't help but also find it both humorous in a dark way and odd in the context of the wider Indiana Jones canon. Partly because many prequel stories have featured the Joneses sharing many adventures during Indy's youth. Indy even went on to fight in World War I and was received with a very cold welcome from Henry when he returned home, despite not having seen each other in 3 years. And partly because this movie and the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles series suggest that the main 2 reasons Indy and Henry grew estranged was because of the death of Indy's mother, and because of a very heated argument over disagreements on where Indy would attend college and on their opposing views on the world in the sociopolitical landscape. Which retroactively makes Henry even more of an uncaring jerk that was impossible to please no matter how much they ran into a potential bonding experience, or how many achievements Indy made that would've made any other father proud.
It's true though. Just as it seemed they would bond and reconcile after the death of Indy's mother, Indy left for Chicago to complete a scholarship program.
@@andrewpytko4773 Indeed, except the part about completing a scholarship program. That was never mentioned, and he didn't even finish high school when he went to fight in WW1. He was beginning his college career, period.
“Like the other guys’ dads...” haha Indy sounded like such a kid when he said that. I don’t mean that as an insult. Love this entire series. Indy will always be the greatest action hero ever. Mostly because he’s so damned relatable. You feel it when he triumph’s, when he gets a nasty injury, when he’s upset.
Sean Connery's acting in this scene is absolutely perfect. Common Spielberg dialogue about the father and son relationship-Connery delivered it very well. Right on the mark! RIP an outstanding actor and a good man.
This scene greatly encapsulates moments like after talking with an estranged parent after years, having whole speeches prepared in your head when you’d finally talk to them again, and when given the chance your mind is a complete blank
God You have no idea how many times I’ve been through a situation like that. I have a great relationship with my dad don’t get me wrong I’m talking about having my brain be completely blank despite having a speech written earlier
It's little remarks like "the Father Son relationship saved this picture" that make me respect Steven Spielberg so much as a director. Clarity of vision.
Something about this conversation feels just so real. It deals with heavy issues without the characters overacting their emotions, and a touch of levity to give it that human connection.
Y'know, as cruel as that comment is when taking this movie in a vacuum, I can't help but also find it both humorous in a dark way and odd in the context of the wider Indiana Jones canon. Partly because many prequel stories have featured the Joneses sharing many adventures during Indy's youth. Indy even went on to fight in World War I and was received with a very cold welcome from Henry when he returned home, despite not having seen each other in 3 years. And partly because this movie and the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles series suggest that the main 2 reasons Indy and Henry grew estranged was because of the death of Indy's mother, and because of a very heated argument over disagreements on where Indy would attend college and on their opposing views on the world in the sociopolitical landscape. Which retroactively makes Henry even more of an uncaring jerk that was impossible to please no matter how much they ran into a potential bonding experience, or how many achievements Indy made that would've made any other father proud.
I love it me and my son are the same way and I pulled this entire scene on him and he said DAD I KNOW what your doing.. I said then.. Well.. Go on.. He smiled.
@@thienbaongo7997 Haha no. What prompted it was he said I didnt talk so I did the scene where the Father said okay im here now talk and he didnt have words... Then his light bulb turned on and he smiled. We are both movie and history buffs.
God I miss Sean Connery so much, grew up on this movie thanks to my dad, and have spent the last years gradually watching more and more Connery movies just realising how fantastic this guy was. I mean generations apart, im 21, but he was a timeless entertaining figure, i know people go after his character, but god the impact he left, the legacy, and the endless fun I’ve had watching films with him, and emotional moments too, no one can deny me that.
Here after watching the many adventures of young Indiana jones for the first time on Disney+. And literally just seeing this clip made me incredibly sad and reminds me of my relationship with my father. I pray I don’t come near like this with my sons. Hell for gods sake when my mom got in a horrible car accident we didn’t even hug.
Like all Indiana Jones Movie, this was perfection. With Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, being the best, this can be easily said as the second best, and close to its first. With Legendary Casts, Soundtracks, and storyline made the movie what its worth. Harrison Ford & Sean Connery, was such an iconic duo on this film. Compared to the last, and it's critics, this one was a clear redemption, and one where we got so much more than we deserved. We got to see the many perspectives of Indiana Jones, some old classic characters returning, and a movie that was extra long for us, with an action pact timeline. Honestly sad that they don't make movies like these anymore, and that many of the cast are gone now, and may the legend Sean Connery rest in peace. In all Honesty here, if your looking for an action pact, comedic, and with adventure movie, this is it. What a blast it was to re-watch it during Christmas.
@@TheGloopOfMobiusIf you grew up in the 80s and 90s, it was always Raiders of the Lost Ark. It was only after 2000 the title got changed, like the first Star Wars movie became "A New Hope" when it was always just Star Wars b4.
What’s crazy is that they played father and son when in real life they’re only 12 years apart. Harrison Ford always looked young for his age, but he was in his late 40s here. Sean Connery was about 60. They’re way closer to brothers than father/son, but they played it really well in this film. You’d never think they were so close in age when watching the movie.
@@axelnilsson5124 That and the fact that Sean Connery was basically retired from on-screen acting by that point. I think they offered him a part, but he declined it due to that reason.
@@horrorfanandy4647 And I bet he's glad he did after what a piece of garbage crystal skull was, Sean made a few stinker's and bad decsions during his movie career, like LXG and passing on the Lord of the Rings trilogy because he didn't understand the character of Gandalf but he dodged a bullet with Crystal Skull and his Indiana Jones Legacy remains intact, unlike Ford's.
@@ValiantWrestling Him passing on LOTRs was the right call and I'm sure he knew it. He couldn't have brought anything to the character or portrayed it right.
The fact that Sean Connery plays Indie's father is more than a really funny casting choice that ended up working within the context of the plot, it is a brilliant representation of Hollywood. The reason Stephen Spielberg came up with the character is because he wanted to make a James Bond film, but had to come up with his own idea after getting rejected.
A father that does this to his kid (be absent entirely while comforting himself that he's teaching his child "self-reliance") is like the man who throws his son into a rushing river while shouting "Swim!" And having never taught him to swim before. It's either murder or the ultimate neglect. And there is no excuse for the father. Not a lack of capability, but a lack of will, or desire. The shirker of his duty, the deserter of his post.
It's funny how Indy is lecturing his dad about hooking up with a much younger woman when Marion in the first film suggests she wasn't even legal when she and Indy were dating . lol
To that question, "What do you want to talk about?" Indy should have ideally said that he found the cross of Coronado and that was what he tried to tell/show Henry Sr. all those years ago.
I conclude: How very good script!! Represent one of problems many sons an fathers have... but is not so serious, its an natural process, not dangerous for son- father's love.....❤😊
I'm 34. I've watched this movie easily over 100 times. I love it for a myriad of reasons. But this scene here. When people talk about great dialog in films I always think of this scene.
Had a similar talk with my father years ago. When he tried the whole "I'm here now" bit its not the talk I want to have now, it's the talk I needed to have then. I always feel like that's the cause of Indy's silence. The things he needed to talk about he figures out on his own or simply settled on them not being important.
I hate how much I can relate to this conversation . Maybe not the next man part but the rest of it’s very real . Whoever thought of putting the two of them together was a casting genius .
For anyone hasn't seen the Young Indy adventures they're talking about when Indy came from WWI, his father wanted him to go Princeton while Indy wanted to go to Chicago
The last crusade is so beautifully done, so adventurous, so funny and especially so heartfelt thru the entire movie... Easily the best movie in the series. ❤️❤️❤️
Two things: 1) on paper, Henry Jones Sr is supposed to be completely cold and detached, obsessed with the Holy Grail at the expense of the relationship with his own son. 2) Sean Connery. His presence gave the character an incredible warmth that is underneath the surface, and while he made it his life's work to find that grail, that wants starts to blast out when he's with Indy, and you can truly see just how much he adores his son. Thank you Sean Connery, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Harrison Ford.
This scene touches on the complicated father-son relation ship between Sr and Indy. It felt even harder when Sr thought he had lost his son later in the film and Sr starts to realize all the regret of never truly speaking with his son until he thought Indy was gone. Then, Indy returns and Sr embraces him with a giant fatherly hug and reverts back to his old form of withholding emotion
Henry Jones Snr. is such a perfectly written and performed character. In this one scene alone you understand exactly why Indiana Jones is who he is. A globetrotting, adventuring, womanising archaeologist, because he couldn't wait to get away from his old man, but still ended up idolising and imitating him. It's also fascinating, despite being a sometimes cold and distant presence, how much Henry Snr. clearly loves and respects his son, and how proud of him he is. It would appear contradictory on paper, but Sean Connery just performs it so realistically. THIS is a dad. XD
I loved this movie as a child. Didn't realize how much neglection was going on when I grew up Thanks, Indiana Jones, thanks George Lucas and Stephen Spielbdrg and thanks to my family who named our Malamut after a movie hero.
I know it's meant to be funny that Indy can't think of anything to talk about, but it makes it look as if his dad was justified in ignoring him. It's not like he had a list of topics prepared. I can understand not wanting to be a helicopter parent, but he took the opposite extreme. It strikes me as an excuse to spend his time obsessed with finding The Grail and not pay attention to his son till he "got interesting".
No, what it does is make the dad look like a terrible Father as Indy said, they've barely talked over the last 20 years so It's no wonder Indy has a hard time talking to his father. Not to mention he was clearly neglectful as a father.
I always enjoy films and films moments like this way more to all the cgi marvel movies we have now. I miss substance in films and not feeling like every movie is a product.
"I can't think of anything," because it was frankly too damn late for those sorts of conversations. It's sad, and they gloss over it. Of course, due to movie magic, it pans out in the end, but not everyone gets that storybook resolution.
Y'know, as cruel as that comment is when taking this movie in a vacuum, I can't help but also find it both humorous in a dark way and odd in the context of the wider Indiana Jones canon. Partly because many prequel stories have featured the Joneses sharing many adventures during Indy's youth. Indy even went on to fight in World War I and was received with a very cold welcome from Henry when he returned home, despite not having seen each other in 3 years. And partly because this movie and the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles series suggest that the main 2 reasons Indy and Henry grew estranged was because of the death of Indy's mother, and because of a very heated argument over disagreements on where Indy would attend college and on their opposing views on the world in the sociopolitical landscape. Which retroactively makes Henry even more of an uncaring jerk that was impossible to please no matter how much they ran into a potential bonding experience, or how many achievements Indy made that would've made any other father proud.
What's so sad is that Indy's father probably didn't even mean him any harm. He was most likely a nerdy introvert as a child who hated social interaction and only tried to give his son what he would have loved to have as a child.
This scene is much more poignant if the viewer has seen The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Chapter 19 - The Winds of Change. The moment they are referring to occurred in the year 1919, at their old Princeton house, where one night, Indy and his Dad had a dramatic row across their dinner table - Indy kept his sanity by hanging out with his then-current girlfriend Amy and his friend Paul Robeson, as well as taking an enlightening rocket physics class from Prof. Robert Goddard. The only thing is... Indy did NOT have a milkshake, at least not with his Dad, at any rate.
Yes I saw most of the episodes and I understand everything now. Henry Sr. Was an absent father for Indy only 20 later reconcile with him and I hope he realize what his son has done in those days without him
I like how they touched up the "just when you got interesting you left" part as well. As in having them somewhat starting to work something out, only for Indy to go to College in Chicago and not Princeton like his father wanted. Sr not being ready yet to swallow his pride at that time set them back to where they were before the final talks of that episode.
It isn´t about Indy having a physical Milk Shake, it is about Indy or Junior never being with his dad when he was an adult, and when he wouldn´t drink a Milk Shake.
The relationship between Indiana Jones and his father is really the heart of this film and it's why this movie is my favorite out of the entire series. Their relationship is done so well but never in an obvious or verbal way, much of it is simply understood via the way the characters interact and how that changes over the course of the film. It's extremely intelligent character writing.
Obi wan kenobi RIP sean Connery
i agree
I wish he could have met Mutt
If only you were a better father figure to anakin
Not to mention that these characters are being played by legends who understand their characters and context in their entirety
"I'm as human as the next man."
-"I WAS the next man!"
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I just realized they are saying they both had sex with the same woman.
One of my favourite lines from the movie.
"You taught me that I was less important to you than people who had been dead for 500 years in another country"
I felt that.
"You left just when you started to become interesting."
And that broke me.
If you watch the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles it hits even harder
The stare after "What do you want to talk about" is my favorite moment in this entire film. My favorite movie of all time :)
Same
"...Did you seriously just ask me that?"
With me this is a better film than the first.
"I should have mailed it to the Marx Brothers" is right up there too.
that stare when Indy is thinking of something to talk about is quite literally the "parent stare" so relatable 😂
This is one of my favorite movie conversations of all time. It’s tight and concise enough to communicate an entire childhood experience, punchy enough to be hilarious, and human enough to convey a truth. It’s one of the funniest scenes ever but it almost brings an anguished tear to my eye. All the pent up troubles Indy has carried for years, he finally has a shot to try to tell his dad that he’s got serious issues with him. But he doesn’t have quite the right tools to communicate it properly.
And then just “Well, what do you want to talk about?” shuts him down completely.
Henry Sr lacks the awareness to grasp the gravity of the situation and the potential damage that has been done to their relationship, and Indy lacks the tools to navigate the absolute f-ing absurd unfair missing of the point his dad is showing. All he can do is give an exasperated laugh.
But just as these two men have trouble communicating with each other in their very real conflict, they also have trouble conveying their very real love for one another. But, almost in spite of Henry and Indy, the events of the story unfold in a way that brings their father son bond into the open, without the need for eloquent speech.
There’s just something about this movie. There are moments, moments like when Henry laments that his son died falling off a cliff but then joyously reunites with him, or when all other sound fades out and Henry calls out to his son as “Indiana”, and Indy gives up his hard fought quest to grasp the desperate hand of his father. These are the moments, where their love for each other is fully understood not because of their words, but because of their situation and their actions. I imagine they look at each other, partially infuriated by their lack of ability to really talk about it, but partially at peace knowing in that moment, each man knows exactly what the other means to him.
I dont know if I’m projecting my own desires onto this story. But this is what the movie has come to mean to me over the years. Does anyone else feel the same?
Absolutely.
That’s the beauty of good story, let the audience fill in the blanks, you don’t have to explicitly explain everything.
It’s also due to Connery’s ability to play such a believable father to Indy. He’s a very serious man, but you also get the sense of the absent-mindedness that made him a poor father for a younger Indy. He really believes that he parented Indy correctly, and you almost start to believe what he’s saying about self-reliance as the movie goes on. All the things that made Indy such a great adventurer were because of his ability to think on his feet and solve problems on his own. Maybe he isn’t able to do those things if his father followed him around growing up.
This was my favourite movie as a kid, and i think i only realised a few years ago why it still is so meaningful to me, its the way Spielberg depicts the father-son relationship (as he does in other films), which is so relatable, and this conflict between them, the distance and estrangement.
Its hard to describe but for me it means a lot seeing it on screen. Father and son relationships are often so one dimensional in films, where its either all lovey-dovey fantastic dads, or non-existent ones. I just love the complexity and disagreement between them and the way they manage to come together at the end, i think its something that Spielberg wished he could do at that age (and apparently did later), and idk it reflects how i feel about my dad, and how i know my dad felt about his father.
The real search in this film is the one between the father and the son, Spielberg's nod to Christianity
Scenes like this are representative of why stable, selfless fathers are so important. Henry Sr. became so absorbed in his work after his wife died, all emotional availability for his son was thrown out the window. Indiana's lack of a discussion subject when prompted is treated as a laugh, but the fact he can't recall anything is actually sad when you realize how many men end up like their fathers. My Dad left before I was born, and I've only seen him a handful of times in the past 25 years. I'm 37 now, and one reason I'm hesitant to have a family is because I fear having nothing to teach a child...especially a son.
I just had to learn as I went. Even I had two parents with me growing up. But I didn't know myself because my time as a small child was way in the past, in fact, 25-30 years in the past for me. Pretty ironic considering I was the man with degrees from a university not knowing what to do with a kid, and had to self-teach myself and accept that my sons were what I hadn't been for so many years. Then it was different That's the truth from one father right here.
Well, just don’t teach your son to be an archeologist
I like what you said. Truth.
But Jones Sr has a point. Teenage kids are overly-selfish and complain about people not paying them attention while at the same time pushing people away. It's hard to have conversations with teenagers because they don't trust their parents' enough to tell them about their crazy teenage reckless adventures, and/or shared interests. People often realize once they grow up and have their own finances and families to take care of how much they really have to talk about with their parents, and how much they want their advice on things.
Like he said, he left just as he was becoming interested in the same things his father was. He was being so petty he couldn't even remember what he was angry about from back then.
I agree and disagree, even a bad father can teach u the best lesson.... Don't be like them,
When I saw this first time at 8 y/o, I didn't know that this is my future relationship with my father.
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Same here. Down to the age.
This is the most humanizing moment that Indiana Jones gets in his whole franchise. The rest of the time, he's being a badass, or getting the girl, or saving the world, or showing off how smart he is. This, right here, is his most relatable moment as a character and a protagonist.
Well, yes, if you ignore the zillions of times he ends up in bad situations and has to frantically improvise his way out, to the extent that TVtropes named the "Indy Ploy" after him.
@@EGRJ I didn't say he never had to improvise; I said he's always a badass/genius/girl-getter/world-saver. He does awesome stuff, which makes him "cool" and admirable, but he rarely has to deal with stuff that the rest of us do. What he often lacks in his movies is a situation that reflects his "everyman" qualities. John McClane was an everyman hero. He had hangovers and marriage problems and no one listened to him and he kept getting suspended and stonewalled whenever he tried to do anything. Indy may have had problems with Nazis and Thuggees, but how many of us have to deal with that in our lives? His love interests were annoying, but they could pretty much never resist him when push came to shove. His most human quality was his fear of snakes, which was only really an issue once in the whole franchise. Oh, and he had to deal with annoying students, which probably makes him more relatable for teachers and professors. Introducing his father to the franchise was a brilliant move, because who among us has never had to deal with their parents?
"You left, just when you were becoming interesting." Always cracks me up.
There's nothing laugh worthy about that. It means that to the father that his son only became interesting to him when he had just grown up and moved on and not the developing years. This negligence is abuse.
it’s really really sad and amusing.
Y'know, as cruel as that comment is when taking this movie in a vacuum, I can't help but also find it both humorous in a dark way and odd in the context of the wider Indiana Jones canon.
Partly because many prequel stories have featured the Joneses sharing many adventures during Indy's youth. Indy even went on to fight in World War I and was received with a very cold welcome from Henry when he returned home, despite not having seen each other in 3 years.
And partly because this movie and the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles series suggest that the main 2 reasons Indy and Henry grew estranged was because of the death of Indy's mother, and because of a very heated argument over disagreements on where Indy would attend college and on their opposing views on the world in the sociopolitical landscape.
Which retroactively makes Henry even more of an uncaring jerk that was impossible to please no matter how much they ran into a potential bonding experience, or how many achievements Indy made that would've made any other father proud.
It's true though. Just as it seemed they would bond and reconcile after the death of Indy's mother, Indy left for Chicago to complete a scholarship program.
@@andrewpytko4773 Indeed, except the part about completing a scholarship program. That was never mentioned, and he didn't even finish high school when he went to fight in WW1. He was beginning his college career, period.
“Like the other guys’ dads...” haha Indy sounded like such a kid when he said that. I don’t mean that as an insult. Love this entire series. Indy will always be the greatest action hero ever. Mostly because he’s so damned relatable. You feel it when he triumph’s, when he gets a nasty injury, when he’s upset.
Apparently daddio forgot there was a line between 'teaching self reliance' and flat out ignoring your child...
Everything Sean O’Connery said were things a son would want their father to say to them. I love how Spielberg touched on this
Are you confusing Sean Connery with Sandra Day O'Connor, or what?
Jack Gillis that “O” might have slipped in there but I meant Sean Connery.
Sean Connery's acting in this scene is absolutely perfect. Common Spielberg dialogue about the father and son relationship-Connery delivered it very well. Right on the mark!
RIP an outstanding actor and a good man.
1930 - 2020
This scene greatly encapsulates moments like after talking with an estranged parent after years, having whole speeches prepared in your head when you’d finally talk to them again, and when given the chance your mind is a complete blank
God You have no idea how many times I’ve been through a situation like that. I have a great relationship with my dad don’t get me wrong I’m talking about having my brain be completely blank despite having a speech written earlier
Getting more older now realizing the greatest value my own father gave me was Self-Reliance.
** "schelf-relianche"
There is a difference between self reliance and virtual abandonment.
It's little remarks like "the Father Son relationship saved this picture" that make me respect Steven Spielberg so much as a director. Clarity of vision.
Something about this conversation feels just so real. It deals with heavy issues without the characters overacting their emotions, and a touch of levity to give it that human connection.
My Dad and I saw the first three Indiana Jones pictures in the theatre. So this hits home with me. RIP Sir Sean.
"You left just as you were becoming interesting" is a cold fucking line
Y'know, as cruel as that comment is when taking this movie in a vacuum, I can't help but also find it both humorous in a dark way and odd in the context of the wider Indiana Jones canon.
Partly because many prequel stories have featured the Joneses sharing many adventures during Indy's youth. Indy even went on to fight in World War I and was received with a very cold welcome from Henry when he returned home, despite not having seen each other in 3 years.
And partly because this movie and the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles series suggest that the main 2 reasons Indy and Henry grew estranged was because of the death of Indy's mother, and because of a very heated argument over disagreements on where Indy would attend college and on their opposing views on the world in the sociopolitical landscape.
Which retroactively makes Henry even more of an uncaring jerk that was impossible to please no matter how much they ran into a potential bonding experience, or how many achievements Indy made that would've made any other father proud.
From how well this relationship is developed, you’d never know Connery was only 12 years older than Ford.
Common theme in Spielberg's films. Daddy issues
And george Lucas
Common in a lot of entertainment- also you forgot Nazi plotting.
Rest in Peace sean connery
I love it me and my son are the same way and I pulled this entire scene on him and he said DAD I KNOW what your doing.. I said then.. Well.. Go on.. He smiled.
What prompted it? Did you both sleep with the same person?
@@thienbaongo7997 Haha no. What prompted it was he said I didnt talk so I did the scene where the Father said okay im here now talk and he didnt have words... Then his light bulb turned on and he smiled. We are both movie and history buffs.
Henry gives him the look at :40, only a father can do that.
God I miss Sean Connery so much, grew up on this movie thanks to my dad, and have spent the last years gradually watching more and more Connery movies just realising how fantastic this guy was. I mean generations apart, im 21, but he was a timeless entertaining figure, i know people go after his character, but god the impact he left, the legacy, and the endless fun I’ve had watching films with him, and emotional moments too, no one can deny me that.
Here after watching the many adventures of young Indiana jones for the first time on Disney+. And literally just seeing this clip made me incredibly sad and reminds me of my relationship with my father. I pray I don’t come near like this with my sons. Hell for gods sake when my mom got in a horrible car accident we didn’t even hug.
okay
Like all Indiana Jones Movie, this was perfection. With Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, being the best, this can be easily said as the second best, and close to its first. With Legendary Casts, Soundtracks, and storyline made the movie what its worth. Harrison Ford & Sean Connery, was such an iconic duo on this film. Compared to the last, and it's critics, this one was a clear redemption, and one where we got so much more than we deserved. We got to see the many perspectives of Indiana Jones, some old classic characters returning, and a movie that was extra long for us, with an action pact timeline. Honestly sad that they don't make movies like these anymore, and that many of the cast are gone now, and may the legend Sean Connery rest in peace. In all Honesty here, if your looking for an action pact, comedic, and with adventure movie, this is it. What a blast it was to re-watch it during Christmas.
Raiders of the Lost Ark. Not “Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark”
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It doesn’t really matter
But I also prefer to just call it Raiders Of The Lost Ark lol
@@TheGloopOfMobiusIf you grew up in the 80s and 90s, it was always Raiders of the Lost Ark. It was only after 2000 the title got changed, like the first Star Wars movie became "A New Hope" when it was always just Star Wars b4.
What’s crazy is that they played father and son when in real life they’re only 12 years apart.
Harrison Ford always looked young for his age, but he was in his late 40s here. Sean Connery was about 60. They’re way closer to brothers than father/son, but they played it really well in this film. You’d never think they were so close in age when watching the movie.
I guess that explains why Henry senior died before the events of the next movie despite Sean being alive when the movie was made
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That and the fact that Sean Connery was basically retired from on-screen acting by that point. I think they offered him a part, but he declined it due to that reason.
@@horrorfanandy4647 And I bet he's glad he did after what a piece of garbage crystal skull was, Sean made a few stinker's and bad decsions during his movie career, like LXG and passing on the Lord of the Rings trilogy because he didn't understand the character of Gandalf but he dodged a bullet with Crystal Skull and his Indiana Jones Legacy remains intact, unlike Ford's.
@@ValiantWrestling Him passing on LOTRs was the right call and I'm sure he knew it. He couldn't have brought anything to the character or portrayed it right.
Henry's a likable character.
The fact that Sean Connery plays Indie's father is more than a really funny casting choice that ended up working within the context of the plot, it is a brilliant representation of Hollywood. The reason Stephen Spielberg came up with the character is because he wanted to make a James Bond film, but had to come up with his own idea after getting rejected.
George Lucas invented Indiana Jones. He offered it to Stephen, thats why George and Stephen worked on Indy together
@@VadersFist95 Steven Spielberg not Stephen.
"I WAS the next man."
Still classic.
"what do you want to talk about?" well I found the ark of the covenant, for one...
Indy should have also said that he found the cross of Coronado and that was what he tried to tell/show Henry Sr. all those years ago.
Those eyes of his father :D :D
"What you wanna talk about"
And Indy just bursts laughing :D :D
Fun fact, because of the heat they shot some of this scene without wearing pants.
I bet, as the scene indicates...
Haha that's just funny to think about
Yeah. Just look at the behind the scenes of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Sean Connery had a blast telling that story, or, shtory, as he'd say.
I was looking for a comment mentioning this.
Imagine being on an actual blimp with passengers without pants?
this scene is hilarious because it's so true
"Ships that pass through the night"
Lol
Maybe that's why Connery is only 12 years older than Ford. ;)
“I’m as human as the next man “
@@immortousphoenix4292 I WAS the next man.
A father that does this to his kid (be absent entirely while comforting himself that he's teaching his child "self-reliance") is like the man who throws his son into a rushing river while shouting "Swim!" And having never taught him to swim before. It's either murder or the ultimate neglect. And there is no excuse for the father. Not a lack of capability, but a lack of will, or desire. The shirker of his duty, the deserter of his post.
The type of scene that completely goes over your head when you're 9 years old, but that you infinitely appreciate when you're in your 30s.
it's the only movie I know where the relationship between the father and the son is its own character.
It's funny how Indy is lecturing his dad about hooking up with a much younger woman when Marion in the first film suggests she wasn't even legal when she and Indy were dating . lol
I actually thought they were talking Marion.
To that question, "What do you want to talk about?" Indy should have ideally said that he found the cross of Coronado and that was what he tried to tell/show Henry Sr. all those years ago.
Playwright Tom Stoppard(ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD) did an uncredited script polish of LAST CRUSADE and this is one of the scenes he wrote.
Holy shit, is that true? This is one of the best father/son scenes I've ever seen.
I conclude: How very good script!! Represent one of problems many sons an fathers have... but is not so serious, its an natural process, not dangerous for son- father's love.....❤😊
I'm 34. I've watched this movie easily over 100 times. I love it for a myriad of reasons. But this scene here. When people talk about great dialog in films I always think of this scene.
I taught you shelf-reliance!
Had a similar talk with my father years ago. When he tried the whole "I'm here now" bit its not the talk I want to have now, it's the talk I needed to have then. I always feel like that's the cause of Indy's silence. The things he needed to talk about he figures out on his own or simply settled on them not being important.
It's all the more amazing when you know both of them performed this scene without pants on.
This one conversation here is better than a lot of the conversations and bickering in dial of Destiny
In light of yesterday’s sad news, to the GREATEST of Bonds, Sir Sean Connery Rest In Peace!!!
This is how you write a movie, unlike Dial of Dissapointment.
1:41 That stare says it all 😂
Similar relationship with my dad so... yep. Feels.
Did you get to share a blonde with a German accent?
I hate how much I can relate to this conversation . Maybe not the next man part but the rest of it’s very real . Whoever thought of putting the two of them together was a casting genius .
For anyone hasn't seen the Young Indy adventures they're talking about when Indy came from WWI, his father wanted him to go Princeton while Indy wanted to go to Chicago
Very true
They should carry this forward to this present indie
Everybody needs loving parents.
The last crusade is so beautifully done, so adventurous, so funny and especially so heartfelt thru the entire movie... Easily the best movie in the series. ❤️❤️❤️
The new Indy movie missed out on so many great moments like this one. Maybe have Indy go back in time and hear “Junior!” or anything close to that.
James bond, and Indiana Jones having a Father son talk it don’t get any better than this!!
Two things: 1) on paper, Henry Jones Sr is supposed to be completely cold and detached, obsessed with the Holy Grail at the expense of the relationship with his own son.
2) Sean Connery. His presence gave the character an incredible warmth that is underneath the surface, and while he made it his life's work to find that grail, that wants starts to blast out when he's with Indy, and you can truly see just how much he adores his son.
Thank you Sean Connery, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Harrison Ford.
"Then what are you complaining about ???? "
No one could have played Henry better than Sean Connery
This scene touches on the complicated father-son relation ship between Sr and Indy. It felt even harder when Sr thought he had lost his son later in the film and Sr starts to realize all the regret of never truly speaking with his son until he thought Indy was gone. Then, Indy returns and Sr embraces him with a giant fatherly hug and reverts back to his old form of withholding emotion
Knowing that both men were not wearing pants in this scene because the set was so hot just makes watching this funnier.
I can totally relate to Indy here. It's always so awkward when you find out you and your dad have slept with the same woman.
_"Family never was your strong suite."_
- Helena Shaw
Henry must’ve been shocked to know that Indy almost got his heart torn out by Mola Ram.
Love this scene on the blimp
His relationship in the show is so good too
Henry Jones Snr. is such a perfectly written and performed character. In this one scene alone you understand exactly why Indiana Jones is who he is. A globetrotting, adventuring, womanising archaeologist, because he couldn't wait to get away from his old man, but still ended up idolising and imitating him.
It's also fascinating, despite being a sometimes cold and distant presence, how much Henry Snr. clearly loves and respects his son, and how proud of him he is. It would appear contradictory on paper, but Sean Connery just performs it so realistically. THIS is a dad. XD
One of me favourite scenes in this film
Love this dialogue
Harrison Ford and Sean Connery have to be the best father-son duo in movies, their chemistry just clicks so well.
I loved this movie as a child.
Didn't realize how much neglection was going on when I grew up
Thanks, Indiana Jones, thanks George Lucas and Stephen Spielbdrg and thanks to my family who named our Malamut after a movie hero.
Rip Sean Connery you were amazing In this movie
Is it me or does that looks like a quite a pleasant way to travel?
May 6, 1937 would like to disagree with you 😂
It may have been once but after that disaster everyone would think twice about it
I know it's meant to be funny that Indy can't think of anything to talk about, but it makes it look as if his dad was justified in ignoring him. It's not like he had a list of topics prepared. I can understand not wanting to be a helicopter parent, but he took the opposite extreme. It strikes me as an excuse to spend his time obsessed with finding The Grail and not pay attention to his son till he "got interesting".
No, what it does is make the dad look like a terrible Father as Indy said, they've barely talked over the last 20 years so It's no wonder Indy has a hard time talking to his father. Not to mention he was clearly neglectful as a father.
I always enjoy films and films moments like this way more to all the cgi marvel movies we have now.
I miss substance in films and not feeling like every movie is a product.
Han Solo and James Bond in the same movie!😂
"I can't think of anything," because it was frankly too damn late for those sorts of conversations. It's sad, and they gloss over it. Of course, due to movie magic, it pans out in the end, but not everyone gets that storybook resolution.
Rest in peace Sean Connery you will be sadly missed
You left, just when you started getting interesting. Is such a cold but funny line
Y'know, as cruel as that comment is when taking this movie in a vacuum, I can't help but also find it both humorous in a dark way and odd in the context of the wider Indiana Jones canon.
Partly because many prequel stories have featured the Joneses sharing many adventures during Indy's youth. Indy even went on to fight in World War I and was received with a very cold welcome from Henry when he returned home, despite not having seen each other in 3 years.
And partly because this movie and the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles series suggest that the main 2 reasons Indy and Henry grew estranged was because of the death of Indy's mother, and because of a very heated argument over disagreements on where Indy would attend college and on their opposing views on the world in the sociopolitical landscape.
Which retroactively makes Henry even more of an uncaring jerk that was impossible to please no matter how much they ran into a potential bonding experience, or how many achievements Indy made that would've made any other father proud.
After having watch the TV show, this scene gets a new meaning.
Yeah it does
There’s a tv show?
The acting in this scene is beautiful
Classic scene. R.I.P Sir.
1:11 shelf reliansh
This makes me laugh every time
"I respected your privacy" 🤣
No one else could play Indys dad but Sean Connery
Except maybe Harrison’s actual dad
What's so sad is that Indy's father probably didn't even mean him any harm. He was most likely a nerdy introvert as a child who hated social interaction and only tried to give his son what he would have loved to have as a child.
You know kinda reminds me when my Dad and I have a conversation like that. I’m like Indiana Jones and my Dad is like Sean Connery
This is such good writing
I agree
Indy's mother would be so sad if she was in the middle of the estrangement between him and his father.
Its really funny knowing the fact that they had no pants on during this scene
Why?
@@rogerkeleshian2215 it was really hot so they took their pants off
That would be great. Just hanging around with Henry and Indiana, drinking and relaxing and chatting.
This scene is much more poignant if the viewer has seen The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Chapter 19 - The Winds of Change. The moment they are referring to occurred in the year 1919, at their old Princeton house, where one night, Indy and his Dad had a dramatic row across their dinner table - Indy kept his sanity by hanging out with his then-current girlfriend Amy and his friend Paul Robeson, as well as taking an enlightening rocket physics class from Prof. Robert Goddard. The only thing is... Indy did NOT have a milkshake, at least not with his Dad, at any rate.
Yes I saw most of the episodes and I understand everything now. Henry Sr. Was an absent father for Indy only 20 later reconcile with him and I hope he realize what his son has done in those days without him
I like how they touched up the "just when you got interesting you left" part as well. As in having them somewhat starting to work something out, only for Indy to go to College in Chicago and not Princeton like his father wanted. Sr not being ready yet to swallow his pride at that time set them back to where they were before the final talks of that episode.
It isn´t about Indy having a physical Milk Shake, it is about Indy or Junior never being with his dad when he was an adult, and when he wouldn´t drink a Milk Shake.
Who else is here after the Dial of Dissatisfaction?
Damn, movie really said yea lets make this for all the guys with daddy issues
Did I ever tell you to eat up, go to bed, wash your ear, and do your homework? No I respect your privacy.