Details can make a world of difference . When handled correctly , a tiny , well - thought - out detail can add a whole new level of delectation to a project . If ignored though , it can address to a larger point of spiritlessness . And this weekend , while rewatchingIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny , I noticed a pure , beautiful little item that made me like the movie even more . It also made me cogitate about a exchangeable scene inStar Wars : The Rise of Skywalkerand how it made me like that pic even less .
I feel the penury to be upfront here . The details in questionhave to do with marionette shows . So , yes , we ’re drive super specific , more than a petty number random , and damn near delimitation obsessive . I am fully acknowledging that . But the thought is , in this super - specific , random , obsessive particular , possibly you’re able to get down to see a bigger moving picture . One where Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was working on a spirit level Star Wars : The Rise of Skywalker was not .
To briefly avoidmajor telephone dial of Destiny spoilers , let ’s start with The Rise of Skywalker . ahead of time on in the film , Rey and the crew end up on Pasaana and experience a immense outcome call the Festival of the Ancestors . There , Rey recognise a clump of children watching a puppet show , which makes her briefly recall about the future of the coltsfoot , and then the story moves on .
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker share a random link.Image: Lucasfilm
On the open , there ’s nothing wrong with this brief scene . It ’s well - injection , the costumes and creatures are beautiful , and overall it ’s irrelevant to the plot . However , when the film come out , I could n’t help but call up about how this was a missed opportunity . Rememberat the conclusion of The Last Jedihow the kids were begin to memorize the legend of Luke Skywalker ? A legend , we believed , would travel across the galax and inspire million . ? Well , it ’s a thread that ’s mostly lose in The Rise of Skywalker for ground unknown and it would have been so easy , so double-dyed , so subtle for this puppet show to be that . Kids watch a story about Luke Skywalker instead of some randomness . pose a Jedi and an AT - AT on the level instead of the alien and the fervidness in the film could have illustrated that the events of the premature report were actually resonating , without impacting the story itself .
So yeah , it ’s a missed opportunity . Not something you may technically hold against the film but , when juxtaposed with a exchangeable scene in a standardised movie , it talk to a larger issue . This leads us to Dial of Destiny , another Lucasfilm enfranchisement - capper that also has a creature show in it . ( We have to talk about spoilers here , so if you have n’t seen the cinema be monish . )
Near the end of number two , Indy , Helena , and Teddy find themselves in Sicily await for the tomb of Archimedes . While Indy gets supplies , Teddy pickpockets a child take in a tool show . And , you might not notice it until you learn the flick again , but the puppet show is adopt the Siege of Syracuse . Yes , the ancient engagement from the close of the movie . The creature show even has a dragon flying over the battle which , after keep an eye on the motion picture , we know is really the plane Indy travel in to go back in time . Ancient people did n’t roll in the hay what a plane was and cogitate it was a dragon , so it became a legend .
The puppet show on Pasaana.Screenshot: Lucasfilm
Again , this does n’t matter to the plot of the movie . It ’s just Teddy being Teddy and setting up how he gets severalize and then snatch . But in this seemingly pointless tantrum , Dial of Destiny is take a very brief , pernicious opportunity to both seed for the audience what ’s to come and to give repetition viewers a little wink at the foreshadowing . It ’s a very nice touch .
Did Dial of Destiny have to do that ? Could the marionette show have been literally anything else ? Of course . But by choosing to make that point of import , it shows a layer of thought that maybe The Rise of Skywalker did n’t have . And , in my opinion , that speaks volume to the overall quality of both . Honestly , while I prefer Dial of Destiny to Rise of Skywalker , neither lives up to their original iterations . But at least one is working firmly to sympathize and abide by its audience by making even the little thing meaningful .
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is now in theaters . Star war : The Rise of Skywalkeris on Disney+ .
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Helena and Indy looking for the tomb.Image: Lucasfilm
