Like the classic Western heroes of old that helped inspire the character, Indy rides off into the sunset. Not only has Indy learned that there are some things more important than “fortune and glory,” he's repaired the long standing damage between himself and his father. With the day saved and the bad guys dead, Henry, Indy, Sallah (John Rhys Davies) and Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliot) mount up on horses and gallop off scored by John Williams' classic and triumphant theme. At the end, Henry manages to convince Indy to leave a rapidly crumbling tomb and let the Grail go. Indy has a complicated relationship with his father (his refusal to go by his dad's name being one of many hints) and over the course of the movie, the two reconnect. After running in to Nazis, secret societies and rats, Indy soon finds his father, Henry Jones Sr. In the movie, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is searching for the literal Holy Grail. Henry Jones Jr., aka Indiana Jones, when co-creators Steven Spielberg and George Lucas chose to send Indy on his ostensibly last crusade. Not only were people bidding goodbye to Harry, Ron, Hermione and all their favorite characters, but they were also saying goodbye to a stage of their lives.ġ989 was the year that movie audiences waved goodbye to Dr. This was the defining franchise for that particular generation and, unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. Kids had literally grown up with the movies over ten years and like the majority of audience, it's a closing of the childhood chapter of Harry's life. The thing that makes this so satisfying is that it was the end of an era for a lot of people. As the last bit of business, we catch up with Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) 19 years later as adults, shipping their children off to Hogwarts on the same train they caught many years ago, starting the cycle all over again. The eight film saga comes to a close when series villain Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) is finally defeated, ending the huge wizard war. You'd have a hard time finding someone on the street who was completely unaware of the adventures of the Boy Who Lived. Harry Potter was, and continues to be, a massive cultural phenomenon.
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