23rd May 2008, 03:42 PM
Haven't seen the film yet, don't really care about the reviews as I'm sure it will be enjoyable enough.
"However.... great quote from the film
"if you want to be a good archaeologist, then get out of the library""
Indy has clearly changed his tune in the intervening years since previously he was stating that '70% of all archaeology is done in the library.' In fact, there are several maxims from the earlier films, including the above, that are not only relevent to archaeology but better than might be expected from what is basically a story about a treasure hunter:
'70% of all archaeology is done in the library' - if only the DBA had been done properly in the first place that SM wouldn't have had a pipeline cut through it!
'Archaeology is the search for facts, not truth' - how true, especially given the amount of deposits that are explained as 'ritual'.
'X never ever marks the spot' - perhaps a lesson to be learnt by relying on Geophysics!
These will have all been pointed out before and I'm sure there are more, I look foward to spotting some in the new film. I'm sure I could go on but as it's a bank holiday weekend I can't be bothered.
However, I one day dream of interviewing Tony Robinson and starting off with something like:
'His on-screen characters have entertained viewers for decades, his contribution to the media portrayal of archaeology is unprecidented, and he has undoubtedly inspired several generations into the profession. But enough about Harrison Ford, I'm here to interview Tony Robinson...'
Thank God it's Friday!
"However.... great quote from the film
"if you want to be a good archaeologist, then get out of the library""
Indy has clearly changed his tune in the intervening years since previously he was stating that '70% of all archaeology is done in the library.' In fact, there are several maxims from the earlier films, including the above, that are not only relevent to archaeology but better than might be expected from what is basically a story about a treasure hunter:
'70% of all archaeology is done in the library' - if only the DBA had been done properly in the first place that SM wouldn't have had a pipeline cut through it!
'Archaeology is the search for facts, not truth' - how true, especially given the amount of deposits that are explained as 'ritual'.
'X never ever marks the spot' - perhaps a lesson to be learnt by relying on Geophysics!
These will have all been pointed out before and I'm sure there are more, I look foward to spotting some in the new film. I'm sure I could go on but as it's a bank holiday weekend I can't be bothered.
However, I one day dream of interviewing Tony Robinson and starting off with something like:
'His on-screen characters have entertained viewers for decades, his contribution to the media portrayal of archaeology is unprecidented, and he has undoubtedly inspired several generations into the profession. But enough about Harrison Ford, I'm here to interview Tony Robinson...'
Thank God it's Friday!