Throughout by Lucasfilm Indiana Jones franchisethe looming threat of Nazism backdrops the adventures Indy goes on to secure whatever MacGuffin he’s chasing—which is always one of Hitler’s henchmen trying to reach, too, to support the chase of the Reich for power at all costs. And while yes, it is related many punches on Harrison Ford’s partthe films also discuss how the Nazi ideology of using white supremacy as a solution to mass control can easily retreat or (face) dissolve—long before the Führer gets his little hands on any mystical things to judge against the evils they represent.

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, with the guidance of Kathleen Kennedybased their stories on the idea that the greatest enemies of democracy will look to the occult and super-powered artifacts for weapons to help further their agendas. Historically, these enemies used to appropriate customs such as the Roman salute to indicate that their path was the next great empire. Decades after World War II, we all know what that is hi The salute means the context of the many lives lost in wars and the Holocaust, not to mention the hate groups that still exist today. It cannot be called an awkward accident when someone wakes up with an obvious dog whistle. the Indiana Jones the films show that it is evergreen to see evil people in power trying to use the past of great civilizations that—we must remember—still fall to justify terrible tactics against other races and peoples who have gone astray in order to an empire will remain in power.

Indiana Jones as a character represents the benefit of each person working with a group of knowledge seekers who instead look at the history of these things to learn from the past, not try to repeat it. . And of course, he will step up and use the necessary violence against those who support the rise of fascism.

on Indiana Jones stories, the Nazi threat was that they would use archeological relics with a dash of mystical superstition to prove their belief system of racial supremacy and fascist rule. on Invaders of the Lost Ark, the Ark of the Covenant represents the unfathomable power to carry out Hitler’s perversions. The Holy Grail of The Last Crusade means immortality, with villains foolishly thinking themselves worthy of it. on Dial Destiny the hope is to go back in time and win The Great Circle video game (which takes place between Raiders and Temple of Doom), the goal is to reach a large portal to move their armies everywhere.

Of course, they met with failure every time—overwhelmed by Indiana Jones and company, although several times a secret arm of the SS aims to use the promise of mystical power to collect puppies, including Americans. Their appeal usually strikes the lowest class of people because so The Great CircleEmmerich Voss put it, “Insecure men are easy to manipulate.” In a time where knowledge of our history is actively forbidden, we look to the arts to see why it is important to keep records of the good and the bad. We need to learn from history, something Indiana Jones always stands for (and he’s not above punctuating that with a solid punch), so we don’t get stuck in it.

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