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'''Indiana Jones:''' What you taught me is that I was less important to you than people who'd been dead for 500 years in another country...and I learned it so well, that we've barely spoken for 20 years!

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'''Indiana Jones:''' [[ParentalNeglect What you taught me is that I was less important to you than people who'd been dead for 500 years in another country...and I learned it so well, that we've barely spoken for 20 years!years!]]

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* The bit where it seems that Indy has gone over the cliff in the tank, and his father and friends are staring over the side of the cliff, stricken. And then Indy appears beside them, battered but alive, looking over the cliff in confusion to see what they're all looking at. And then -- the truly tear-jerking bit -- Indy's father embraces him in a bear hug for the first time ever and chokes out "I thought I'd lost you, boy!"
* Henry immediately filled with regret after thinking his son has died. It's made even sadder in the Junior Novel and Adult Novelization, where Henry [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizes that he was so obsessed with the Grail, he was never a good father at all and never even told his son that he loved him]].
-->''"Oh, God. I've lost him. And I never told him anything. I just wasn't ready, Marcus. Five minutes would have been enough."''
* When Henry's shot by Donovan and Indy falls to his knees, frantically trying to stem the bleeding, his hands trembling ... it's devastating to see that sarcastic bastard so shaken. Even after decades, this scene has lost none of its shock value. You know it's coming, you tell yourself it's all special effects, but it still gets you anyway. After all the bickering they engaged in, both dramatic and comical, seeing ''Indiana Jones'' actually shedding tears when his father was shot is proof that he ''did'' still love and respect him.
* Elsa's death due to her inability to let the Grail go, and Indy's near-death for the same reason until his father intervenes. Even Indy screams in anguish when it happens, and he even takes a moment afterwards until his father consoles him.
-->"Indiana... Indiana... ''let it go''."

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* The bit where it seems that Indy has gone over the cliff in the tank, and his father and friends are staring over the side of the cliff, stricken. And then Indy appears beside them, battered but alive, looking over the cliff in confusion to see what they're all looking at. And then -- the truly tear-jerking bit -- Indy's father embraces him in a bear hug for the first time ever and chokes out "I thought I'd lost you, boy!"
* Henry immediately filled with regret after thinking his son has died. It's made even sadder in the Junior Novel and Adult Novelization, where Henry [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizes that he was so obsessed with the Grail, he was never a good father at all and never even told his son that he loved him]].
-->''"Oh, God. I've lost him. And I never told him anything. I just wasn't ready, Marcus. Five minutes would have been enough."''
* When Henry's shot by Donovan and Indy falls to his knees, frantically trying to stem the bleeding, his hands trembling ... it's devastating to see that sarcastic bastard so shaken. Even after decades, this scene has lost none of its shock value. You know it's coming, you tell yourself it's all special effects, but it still gets you anyway. After all the bickering they engaged in, both dramatic and comical, seeing ''Indiana Jones'' actually shedding tears when his father was shot is proof that he ''did'' still love and respect him.
* Elsa's death due to her inability to let the Grail go, and Indy's near-death for the same reason until his father intervenes. Even Indy screams in anguish when it happens, and he even takes a moment afterwards until his father consoles him.
-->"Indiana... Indiana... ''let it go''."


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* The bit where it seems that Indy has gone over the cliff in the tank, and his father and friends are staring over the side of the cliff, stricken. And then Indy appears beside them, battered but alive, looking over the cliff in confusion to see what they're all looking at. And then -- the truly tear-jerking bit -- Indy's father embraces him in a bear hug for the first time ever and chokes out "I thought I'd lost you, boy!"
* Henry immediately filled with regret after thinking his son has died. It's made even sadder in the Junior Novel and Adult Novelization, where Henry [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizes that he was so obsessed with the Grail, he was never a good father at all and never even told his son that he loved him]].
-->''"Oh, God. I've lost him. And I never told him anything. I just wasn't ready, Marcus. Five minutes would have been enough."''
* When Henry's shot by Donovan and Indy falls to his knees, frantically trying to stem the bleeding, his hands trembling ... it's devastating to see that sarcastic bastard so shaken. Even after decades, this scene has lost none of its shock value. You know it's coming, you tell yourself it's all special effects, but it still gets you anyway. After all the bickering they engaged in, both dramatic and comical, seeing ''Indiana Jones'' actually shedding tears when his father was shot is proof that he ''did'' still love and respect him.
* Elsa's death due to her inability to let the Grail go, and Indy's near-death for the same reason until his father intervenes. Even Indy screams in anguish when it happens, and he even desperately reaches for the Grail itself afterwards until his father consoles him.
-->"Indiana... Indiana... ''let it go''."
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* Henry immediately filled with regret after thinking his son has died. It's made even sadder in the Junior Novel and Adult Novelization, where Henry realizes that he was so obsessed with the Grail, he was never a good father at all and never even told his son that he loved him.

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* Henry immediately filled with regret after thinking his son has died. It's made even sadder in the Junior Novel and Adult Novelization, where Henry [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizes that he was so obsessed with the Grail, he was never a good father at all and never even told his son that he loved him.him]].
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'''Henry Jones:''' Actually, [[NeverMyFault I was a wonderful father]].\\

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'''Henry Jones:''' Actually, [[NeverMyFault Actually, I was a wonderful father]].\\
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-->'''Henry Jones:''' Do I detect a rebuke?\\

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-->'''Henry '''Henry Jones:''' Do I detect a rebuke?\\
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--> "Indiana... Indiana... ''let it go''."

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--> "Indiana...-->"Indiana... Indiana... ''let it go''."



-->'''Indiana Jones''': You remember the last time we had a quiet drink like this? I had a milkshake.
-->'''Henry Jones''': What did we talk about?
-->'''Indiana Jones''': We didn't talk. We never talked.
-->'''Henry Jones''': Do I detect a rebuke?
-->'''Indiana Jones''': A regret. It was just the two of us, Dad, it was a lonely way to grow up, for you as well. Had you been an ordinary, average dad like the other guys' fathers, you'd have understood that.
-->'''Henry Jones''': Actually, [[NeverMyFault I was a wonderful father]].
-->'''Indiana Jones''': ''(scoffs)'' When?!
-->'''Henry Jones''': [[HandsOffParenting Did I ever tell you to eat up, go to bed, wash your ears, do your homework? No, I respected your privacy, and I taught you self-reliance!]]
-->'''Indiana Jones''': What you taught me is that I was less important to you than people who'd been dead for 500 years in another country...and I learned it so well, that we've barely spoken for 20 years!

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-->'''Indiana Jones''': Jones:''' You remember the last time we had a quiet drink like this? I had a milkshake.
milkshake.\\
'''Henry Jones:''' What did we talk about?\\
'''Indiana Jones:''' We didn't talk. We never talked.\\
-->'''Henry Jones''': What did we talk about?
-->'''Indiana Jones''': We didn't talk. We never talked.
-->'''Henry Jones''':
Jones:''' Do I detect a rebuke?
-->'''Indiana Jones''':
rebuke?\\
'''Indiana Jones:'''
A regret. It was just the two of us, Dad, it was a lonely way to grow up, for you as well. Had you been an ordinary, average dad like the other guys' fathers, you'd have understood that.
-->'''Henry Jones''':
that.\\
'''Henry Jones:'''
Actually, [[NeverMyFault I was a wonderful father]].
-->'''Indiana Jones''':
father]].\\
'''Indiana Jones:'''
''(scoffs)'' When?!
-->'''Henry Jones''':
When?!\\
'''Henry Jones:'''
[[HandsOffParenting Did I ever tell you to eat up, go to bed, wash your ears, do your homework? No, I respected your privacy, and I taught you self-reliance!]]
-->'''Indiana Jones''':
self-reliance!]]\\
'''Indiana Jones:'''
What you taught me is that I was less important to you than people who'd been dead for 500 years in another country...and I learned it so well, that we've barely spoken for 20 years!

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** Henry immediately filled with regret after thinking his son has died:
--->''"Oh, God. I've lost him. And I never told him anything. I just wasn't ready, Marcus. Five minutes would have been enough."''
** It's made even sadder in the Junior Novel and Adult Novelization, where Henry realizes that he was so obsessed with the Grail, he was never a good father at all and never even told his son that he loved him.
* When Henry's shot by Donovan and Indy falls to his knees, frantically trying to stem the bleeding, his hands trembling ... it's devastating to see that sarcastic bastard so shaken. Even after decades, this scene has lost none of its shock value. You know it's coming, you tell yourself it's all special effects, but it still gets you anyway.
** After all the bickering they engaged in, both dramatic and comical, seeing ''Indiana Jones'' actually shedding tears when his father was shot is proof that he ''did'' still love and respect him.
** On a Meta level, seeing ''[[Creator/SeanConnery Sean Freaking Connery]]'' on the ground, bleeding and obviously afraid and in pain. Seeing one of the baddest of badasses in such a vulnerable state...it starts to drive home a sense that AnyoneCanDie at this point in the game. It's even poignant in light of Sean's passing in his sleep on Halloween 2020 and that earlier he was suffering from dementia.

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** * Henry immediately filled with regret after thinking his son has died:
--->''"Oh,
died. It's made even sadder in the Junior Novel and Adult Novelization, where Henry realizes that he was so obsessed with the Grail, he was never a good father at all and never even told his son that he loved him.
-->''"Oh,
God. I've lost him. And I never told him anything. I just wasn't ready, Marcus. Five minutes would have been enough."''
** It's made even sadder in the Junior Novel and Adult Novelization, where Henry realizes that he was so obsessed with the Grail, he was never a good father at all and never even told his son that he loved him.
* When Henry's shot by Donovan and Indy falls to his knees, frantically trying to stem the bleeding, his hands trembling ... it's devastating to see that sarcastic bastard so shaken. Even after decades, this scene has lost none of its shock value. You know it's coming, you tell yourself it's all special effects, but it still gets you anyway.
**
anyway. After all the bickering they engaged in, both dramatic and comical, seeing ''Indiana Jones'' actually shedding tears when his father was shot is proof that he ''did'' still love and respect him.
** On a Meta level, seeing ''[[Creator/SeanConnery Sean Freaking Connery]]'' on the ground, bleeding and obviously afraid and in pain. Seeing one of the baddest of badasses in such a vulnerable state...it starts to drive home a sense that AnyoneCanDie at this point in the game. It's even poignant in light of Sean's passing in his sleep on Halloween 2020 and that earlier he was suffering from dementia.
him.



** "Indiana... Indiana... ''let it go''."

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** --> "Indiana... Indiana... ''let it go''."



** "The scene at the crossroads." Perfect description for father and son's relationship at that point.

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[[caption-width-right:350:A final farewell.]]

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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/indiana_jones_last_crusade_movie_screencapscom_13978.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A final farewell.]]
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* It's a small moment, but the look on Elsa's face when she's watching the books being burned is devastating. She looks like she lost one of her best friends. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Perhaps it's when she finally realizes exactly what she's gotten herself into, allying with the Nazis.]]



* It's a small moment, but the look on Elsa's face when she's watching the books being burned is devastating. She looks like she lost one of her best friends. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Perhaps it's when she finally realizes exactly what she's gotten herself into, allying with the Nazis.]]
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-->''''Henry Jones''': Do I detect a rebuke?

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-->''''Henry -->'''Henry Jones''': Do I detect a rebuke?
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* Elsa's death due to her inability to let the Grail go, and Indy's near-death for the same reason until his father intervenes.

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* Elsa's death due to her inability to let the Grail go, and Indy's near-death for the same reason until his father intervenes. Even Indy screams in anguish when it happens, and he even takes a moment afterwards until his father consoles him.
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* A minor one, but during their time on the zeppelin, Indy's conversation with Hnery indicates how fractured his relationship with his father has been since his childhood.

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* A minor one, but during their time on the zeppelin, Indy's conversation with Hnery Henry indicates how fractured his relationship with his father has been since his childhood.
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** On a Meta level, seeing ''[[Creator/SeanConnery Sean Freaking Connery]]'' on the ground, bleeding and obviously afraid and in pain. Seeing one of the baddest of badasses in such a vulnerable state...it starts to drive home a sense that AnyoneCanDie at this point in the game.

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** On a Meta level, seeing ''[[Creator/SeanConnery Sean Freaking Connery]]'' on the ground, bleeding and obviously afraid and in pain. Seeing one of the baddest of badasses in such a vulnerable state...it starts to drive home a sense that AnyoneCanDie at this point in the game. It's even poignant in light of Sean's passing in his sleep on Halloween 2020 and that earlier he was suffering from dementia.
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'''Henry Jones:''' ''[Deeply hurt]'' Oh yes she did. Only too well. Unfortunately, she kept her illness from me and all I could do was mourn her.

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'''Henry Jones:''' ''[Deeply hurt]'' Oh yes she did. Only too well. Unfortunately, she kept her illness from me and until all I could do was mourn her.
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* A minor one, but during their time on the zeppelin, Indy's conversation with Hnery indicates how fractured his relationship with his father has been since his childhood.
-->'''Indiana Jones''': You remember the last time we had a quiet drink like this? I had a milkshake.
-->'''Henry Jones''': What did we talk about?
-->'''Indiana Jones''': We didn't talk. We never talked.
-->''''Henry Jones''': Do I detect a rebuke?
-->'''Indiana Jones''': A regret. It was just the two of us, Dad, it was a lonely way to grow up, for you as well. Had you been an ordinary, average dad like the other guys' fathers, you'd have understood that.
-->'''Henry Jones''': Actually, [[NeverMyFault I was a wonderful father]].
-->'''Indiana Jones''': ''(scoffs)'' When?!
-->'''Henry Jones''': [[HandsOffParenting Did I ever tell you to eat up, go to bed, wash your ears, do your homework? No, I respected your privacy, and I taught you self-reliance!]]
-->'''Indiana Jones''': What you taught me is that I was less important to you than people who'd been dead for 500 years in another country...and I learned it so well, that we've barely spoken for 20 years!

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--> Oh, God. I've lost him. And I never told him anything. I just wasn't ready, Marcus. Five minutes would have been enough.

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--> Oh, --->''"Oh, God. I've lost him. And I never told him anything. I just wasn't ready, Marcus. Five minutes would have been enough."''
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--> Oh, God. I've lost him, Marcus. And I never told him anything. I just wasn't ready, Marcus. Five minutes would have been enough.

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--> Oh, God. I've lost him, Marcus.him. And I never told him anything. I just wasn't ready, Marcus. Five minutes would have been enough.

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