These are my 5 favorite moments where Indiana Jones is at his most awesome. Some are actions he takes, others are just iconic images of the famed archeologist. All are awesome.
5. You don't know him! In the opening sequence to Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Indy gets away from some Commies and his traitorous friend by doing some typical Indiana Jones dering do, accidentally shooting a goon's foot, taking off running and using his whip to swing around like a fedora wearing Tarzan. They give chase and Indy winds up commandeering a truck and proceeds to play chicken with a Commie and his former buddy, Comrade Mack, who warns the driver "You don't know him!"; knowing that for a guy who takes dives out of airplanes in an inflatable raft, playing chicken with a Red is his view of normal.
4. No Ticket. While trying to sneak away from a lead Nazi on a blimp, Indy does what he usually does; knocks a useless Nazi cold and steals his uniform. When the bad guy recognizes Sir Sean Connery, Indy walks up behind him, gives him a beat down and tosses his Swastika bearing butt right out the window in front of all crew and passengers. As they stare at him, Indy thinks a second before coming up with the zinger, "No ticket!" and the legend of the awesomeness that is Indiana Jones is further cemented as the rest of the passengers pull out their tickets.
3. Indy vs Child Labor. A Thuggee is whipping a child as he goes about his manual labor. They go off screen, a punch is heard and the goon is thrown back into view as the camera pans over to our hero. This scene is pure awesome, from the music swelling at the iconic reveal of Indy, standing at his most heroic pose with an expression that says that no Thuggee will be spared. The way Spielberg designed this scene certainly had a part in imprinting the not to be trifled with version of Indy in my young brain as a lad.
2. Bringing a Gun to A Sword fight. This is the action that to me defines Indiana Jones. It's humorous and Indy's half-casual way in dispatching the sword wielding thug highlights the very attitude of the character. The scary thing is, this scene was almost not to be. An elaborate sword fight was planned between goon and Dr. Jones, but Harrison Ford and a lot of the crew had developed a severe case of the runs and couldn't shoot long, so he suggested this swifter alternative. Funny how one of the most iconic scenes of the series happened because Harrison Ford had to drop a deuce.
1.Taking the truck. If there's one thing Indiana Jones is good at, it's commandeering the bad guy's trucks. I could do a top five commandeering truck section if it hit me, but that might be redundant. Either way, Indy chases down the caravan bearing the Ark of the Covenant on horseback, swashbucklers his way onto the side of the truck, and kicks his way into the cab. That's only the beginning. He uses the truck as a Nazi Slayer of Doom, before He get's shot, thrown out and works his way back up to the front, then turning the steering wheel into a drum with a Nazi driver's head as the sticks. Then he tosses him through a window and goes about his day, taking the Ark with him. Not only the most awesome scene in an Indy movie, but one of the greatest action sequences of all time.
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