the Hitler scene

Rating: Null/10 (24 September 2000)

Though the Nazi characters in this film are totally stereotyped, which can be funny at times, the Hitler scene is one of the most clever in an action/comedy. Imagine stumbling into the man at a Nazi rally in Berlin 1938 and giving him the prized possession half his army seeks, only to get an autograph back!! That's what I like about Spielberg in all his war-esque movies. He has a unique ability to show the Nazi as a human being and yet also to show them at their most barbaric during the 1940s, though I'll admit they are pretty much caricatured in Last Crusade. The plot is classic Indy Jones and though it may seem far fetched, remember that SS chief Heinrich Himmler did send soldiers and archaeologists all around the world to try and establish the myth of German racial and cultural superiority. And if there was a Christian artefact to be found out there, you can be sure Waffen-SS battalions would have been dispatched
The humour overall is upgraded for a more modern time and Connery definetly adds another dimension to the film. Elliot is underused (he was a superb actor though in general) again but this film can be considered an eighties classic in my opinion.