{"id":1963582,"date":"2023-07-03T18:18:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T22:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surprise-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-is-a-pro-america-non-woke-good-ride\/"},"modified":"2023-07-03T18:19:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T22:19:51","slug":"surprise-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-is-a-pro-america-non-woke-good-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surprise-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-is-a-pro-america-non-woke-good-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Jones&#8217; &#8216;Dial of Destiny&#8217; is an exciting, pro-America adventure that avoids woke narratives."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a 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          <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Surprise: Indiana Jones &#8216;Dial of Destiny&#8217; Is a Pro-America, Non-Woke Good Ride<\/h2>\n<p>For those afraid that Disney might mess up another movie franchise by inserting wokeness into it, you can breathe a sigh of relief.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny\u201d \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1462764\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">co-produced<\/a> by Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm \u2014 is just a good, rip-roaring time at the theater.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The film opens in 1969 just after American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins completed their successful Apollo 11 mission to the moon.<\/p>\n<p>It was certainly a high point in U.S. and world history.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/military-family-brought-tears-amazon-delivery-driver-american-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American flags<\/a> on display as the astronauts are celebrated with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayoral-candidate-stands-against-vaccine-mandates\/\" title=\"NYC mayoral candidate stands against vaccine mandates\">ticker tape parade<\/a> in New York City, where Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) finds himself as he\u2019s being chased by a Nazi villain left over from World War II and his henchmen.<\/p>\n<p>I couldn\u2019t help thinking of Indy at this point in his life as akin to Rick from \u201cCasablanca,\u201d who was representative of America itself in the early 1940s before the U.S. entry into the war: world-weary and just trying to cope with his own challenges.<\/p>\n<p>But deep down, Indy, like Rick, can\u2019t stay on the sidelines when the freedom of his country and the world are at stake thanks to the Nazis.<\/p>\n<p>In Indy\u2019s final adventure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tulsi-gabbard-firebomb-dem-party-use-hitlers-nazi-core-principles-proud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nazi<\/a> J\u00fcrgen Voller (played by Mads Mikkelsen) seeks to acquire the \u201cDial of Destiny\u201d created by ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes in order to travel back in time through a portal back to 1939 in order \u201cfix\u201d the mistakes Adolf Hitler made in World War II.<\/p>\n<p>This time, Voller plans for the Nazis to win.<\/p>\n<p>So we\u2019ve got some major stakes at play in the story.<\/p>\n<p>Indy, much as in \u201cRaiders of the Lost Ark\u201d and \u201cThe Last Crusade,\u201d aims to thwart the Nazis, with the help of his new sidekick \u2014 and, at times, foe \u2014 Helena Shaw (Phoebe Waller-Bridge).<\/p>\n<p>And that is as much as I\u2019ll say about the plot, and all I have revealed can pretty much be gleaned from the trailer.<\/p>\n<h3>Movie critics gave \u201cDial of Destiny\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/box-office-indiana-jones-b2e4040133d4feaf97aec65527e2aecf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lukewarm reviews<\/a> following its premiere at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-never-learns-another-expensive-woke-animated-film-studio-flops-hard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cannes Film Festival<\/a> in May.<\/h3>\n<p>According to Rotten Tomatoes, film reviewers gave it a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/indiana_jones_and_the_dial_of_destiny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">68 percent score<\/a>, while audiences turned in a far more favorable 88 percent overall.<\/p>\n<p>CinemaScore audience participants rated the film as a <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-global-box-office-130-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B-plus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d give it an A-minus and rank it third behind the original \u201cRaiders\u201d and \u201cThe Last Crusade\u201d but ahead of \u201cTemple of Doom\u201d and \u201cKingdom of the Crystal Skull,\u201d which was truly an awful movie.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, it was probably the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surprise-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-is-a-pro-america-non-woke-good-ride\/\" title=\"Indiana Jones' 'Dial of Destiny' is an exciting, pro-America adventure that avoids woke narratives.\">bad taste left<\/a> in moviegoers\u2019 mouths by \u201cCrystal Skull\u201d \u2014 along with concern that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-projected-worst-flop-year-faith-based-film-zooming-past-expectations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney would go woke<\/a> with \u201cDial of Destiny\u201d that kept the movie from crossing the $100 million threshold for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espns-the-undefeated-slams-nfl-as-racist-ignores-that-the-four-highest-paid-quarterbacks-are-black\/\" title=\"ESPN\u2019s \u2018The Undefeated\u2019 Slams NFL As Racist, Ignores That The Four Highest-Paid Quarterbacks Are Black\">opening weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you think Hollywood should stay away from woke in its movies?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 100% (23 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nonetheless, it did earn the top spot at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-box-office-duds-that-became-cult-classics\/\" title=\"9 Box Office Duds That Became Cult Classics\">box office<\/a>, taking in a projected $82 million domestically through the long Fourth of July holiday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl2776598017\/?ref_=bo_hm_RECENT_WEEKEND_WIDGET_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Box Office Mojo<\/a>. Its tally worldwide is $152 million.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, \u201cCrystal Skull\u201d took in just over $100 million in its opening weekend domestically in 2008, which would be about $140 million in today\u2019s dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t listen to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-perlman-says-fk-you-to-critics-who-trashed-netflixs-climate-satire-dont-look-up\/\" title=\"Ron Perlman Says 'F**k You' to Critics Who Trashed Netflix's Climate Satire 'Don't Look Up'\">movie critics<\/a> and the naysayers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDial of Destiny\u201d is a good old-fashioned, non-woke, fun time at the theater.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/surprise-indiana-jones-dial-destiny-pro-america-non-woke-good-ride\/\">Surprise: Indiana Jones &#8216;Dial of Destiny&#8217; Is a Pro-America, Non-Woke Good Ride<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t worry about Disney ruining another franchise with wokeness. &#8220;Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,&#8221; co-produced by Disney, Paramount, and Lucasfilm, is a thrilling theater experience. Set in 1969, it guarantees a fantastic time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":1963583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1963582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1963582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1963583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1963582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1963582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1963582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}