History YMMV / IndianaJones

* CommonKnowledge: Since in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', Indy and his father both drink from the Holy Grail, which grants eternal life, many people regard it as a plot hole that Henry was shown to have died in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull''. Many also point to the immortality granted by the Grail as an explanation for how Indy survived the infamous "nuking the fridge" scene, some jokingly and some seriously. However, the Grail Knight says "the Grail cannot pass beyond the Great Seal, for that is the boundry, and the price, of immortality." Given that it's also mentioned that the knight's two brothers both left the temple after 150 years and both later died of extreme old age, that suggests that the immortality granted by the Grail is only present if one stays in the temple, of which the Great Seal is in the entrance. Since Indy and Henry both crossed the Seal to escape the collapsing temple, they both lost immortality.
** That Indiana Jones goes around stealing indigenous artefacts to put them in a musuem. While this isn't completely innacurate it only really happens ''once'' in the entire series (admittedly, the very first sequence of the very first movie), the rest of the time Indy is trying to keep the main artefact of from the hands of an enemy nation ([[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk The]] [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade na]][[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny zis]] or [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull the soviets]]) and the one time he does want to steal an indigenous artefact for his own personal glory he ends up [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom returning it to its rightful place]]. Most of the time the main artefact ends up destroyed or otherwise indisposed, but it never actually ends up in a musuem. The only exceptions are the Cross of Coronado (which was found on american soil) and the antikythera device (last seen in Indy's apartment).

''For the UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game '' '''VideoGame/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' ''', see [[YMMV/RaidersOfTheLostArk here]].''

** That Indiana Jones goes around stealing indigenous artefacts to put them in a musuem. While this isn't completely innacurate it only really happens ''once'' in the entire series (admittedly, the very first sequence of the very first movie), the rest of the time Indy either loses the artefact in question (The ark gets confiscated by the american goverment in ''Raiders'', the grail falls down a big pit in ''Crusade'') or Indy ends up returning it to its rightful place (the Sankara stones get returned to the village in ''Temple'', the crystal skull reunited with the rest of brethren in ''Kingdom''). The only exceptions are the Cross of Coronado (which was found on american soil) and the antikythera device (last seen in Indy's apartment).

** The series' general use of racist, colonialist and orientalist tropes. At its core, the ''Indiana Jones'' series is about a MightyWhitey going through ArabianNightsDays, MysticalIndia and DarkAfrica style locals, dealing with [[TheSavageIndian Savage Natives]] and AncientAstronaut type foes in order to steal their relics and idols and put them in a musuem. While there's usually more nuance to it than that, in the years since with a greater understanding of the evils of colonialism and the effects of orientalism in real life it makes a lot of ''Indiana Jones'' more uncomfortable and cringeworthy than when first released.

** The series' general use of racist, colonialist and orientalist tropes. At its core, the ''Indiana Jones'' series is about a MightyWhitey, going through ArabianNight and DarkAfrica style locals, dealing with [[TheSavageIndian Savage Natives]] and AncientAlien type foes in order to steal their relics and idols and put them in a musuem. While there's usually more nuance to it than that, in the years since with a greater understanding of the effects of colonialism and exploitation in the global south it makes a lot of ''Indiana Jones'' a lot more cringe-worthy than it was at the time.

* AngstWhatAngst: In ''The Last Crusade'', Elsa is severely traumatized, screaming her head off, as Donovan dies right in front of her eyes, from something she deliberately did to him no less, and yet in the next scene she acts as if nothing happened.
** Most likely, she wasn't expecting Donovan to die like that - even Indy is visibly unnerved - and it was probably the fact that the Grail was within her grasp that helped her shift her focus.

* EvilIsSexy:
** [[TheBaroness Irina Spalko]], all thanks to the beautiful Creator/CateBlanchett plus a sexy FakeRussian accent.
** Elsa from ''The Last Crusade''. Holy hell, that woman was gorgeous.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: ''Temple of Doom'', along with ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'', which was produced by Spielberg, were dark enough to lead to the creation of the PG-13 rating.

* MagnificentBastard: [[YMMV/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade Garth]], see that pages for details.

** A good number of fans take [[AbsentMindedProfessor Marcus Brody's]] deterioration in competence [[spoiler:and death before the start of the fourth movie]] as evidence that he had a condition (say, Alzheimer's) chipping away at his cognitive abilities. Then there's the whole "once got lost in his own museum" thing, and the fact that he only acts incompetent when out of his comfort zone (which never happened in the first movie). Indy fully expected him to get captured in the 3rd film, and admits he lied his ass off about how competent Marcus really was.

* AngstWhatAngst: In ''The Last Crusade'', Elsa is severely traumatized, screaming her head off, [[spoiler:as Donovan dies right in front of her eyes, from something she deliberately did to him no less,]] and yet in the next scene she acts as if nothing happened.

* SpecialEffectFailure: Prevented by, of all people, the MPAA in ''Raiders''. The model of [[spoiler:Belloq's]] head which explodes during the film's climax can be seen in the behind-the-scenes footage of the DVD, and was laughably unconvincing. However, the MPAA objected to the blood and brain fragments that could be seen after the explosion, and so the film makers obscured the sequence by superimposing flames over the footage... which had the side-effect of covering up the model's deficiencies and making the scene look pretty convincing!

* MagnificentBastard: [[YMMV/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade Garth]] and [[YMMV/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull Dr. Irina Spalko]]. See those pages for details.