Fan films tend to be really good and in-depth or absolutely horrible and worthy of laughter to lighten the otherwise cringe-worthy blow. But thankfully this one seems to fall into the category of the former and not the latter as Ben Pearson of SlashFilm might agree. If you can somehow think that Indiana Jones and Star Wars exist in the same universe then you might be just as imaginative and capable of stretching your mind past all known edges of the metaphorical box as possible. But then if you think how Star Wars begins “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” it might seem to make a bit more sense. After all people have been kind of tripping over that line for a lot of years since it implies that the story might have started a long ways back in the past and somehow been forgotten. Plus, if you look at a lot of science fiction stories you’ll notice that earth is typically seen as kind of a backwater planet that’s just barely evolved compared to many other worlds. Given how big the Star Wars galaxy is there’s always the chance that we’re bound to see stories collide no matter where they’re set up, and this is just one among many that might be able to coincide.
To put it simply, in this universe it would seem that Dr. Jones and his companion are on an important dig and begin to piece together clues that speak of an ancient civilization that came long, long before what people know of history and could even predate anything that people recognize as the reality they’ve clung to for so long. Obviously the time frame is set back in days of World War II or at least some rendition of it since the Nazi flags are flying boldly and the soldiers carrying them seem to be confident in their stride. Then there’s the strange, hooded figure that’s obviously looking for something, and of course the lightsaber is a big giveaway, though it would surely fly in the face of everything that Dr. Jones has ever believed, and would do the same for any individual that found such a thing on a dig since not only is a lightsaber technology that the human race hasn’t perfected yet, it’s a handheld weapon that goes far beyond anything that humanity has recorded throughout its long history. In the hands of the right person it can cut through anything, deflect quite a few things, and be used as a weapon of mass destruction. But in the hands of someone that sees it as a glowing sword it’s kind of ineffective since it might do just as much damage to the wielder as to their enemies. One other thing though is that the idea of a lightsaber stopping a bullet is an odd one since it’s not necessarily something you would think about on average since the two don’t usually exist in the same situation. There are actually a couple of theories about this.
But think of it, an ancient Jedi weapon, a descendant of the Sith order looking for any signs of the old civilization and orders, and an archaeologist stuck in the middle just trying to do what he does. That seems like it could be a recipe for disaster when it comes to story lines, but it also seems like an enticing challenge that’s been met and should be airing sometime before The Rise of Skywalker as the clip states. Some people might not care about fan films since they’re not usually recognized as canon because they’re not a part of the company that’s producing the big hits, but they’re interesting all the same, especially when they’re not glorified spoofs that just throw everything into the melting pot and expect it to be a great bit of entertainment. It usually is and tends to be good for a very big and throaty laugh, but attempts such as this still need to be noted since there’s always a chance that they might be accepted by a wide number of people and therefore seen as something worthy of continuing with. Granted, the idea of Indiana Jones and Star Wars coexisting is kind of difficult since even if the story is ironed out there are centuries if not millennia between the two time periods that would need to pass in order to have the story make any sense. Joey Paur of GeekTyrant has more to say on this matter.
Think of it this way, the Star Wars universe is vast, as is ours, and there’s nothing to say that our technology, impressive as it’s become, would be seen as anything other than something that children of the old civilization would have found simple. If a lost offshoot of humanity was left to flounder on a newly discovered world and somehow buried or lost the knowledge of the lives they’d led before, that could make for a very interesting tale.
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