Crusaders and Pirates

These are a number of the similarities concerning Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 2.

1: The Last Crusade opens with a flashback of Indy’s childhood, and “Curse of the Black Pearl” opens with a flashback of Elizabeth’s childhood.

2: Elsa is a traitor to Indiana, and Elizabeth is a traitor to Jack in Dead Man’s Chest. (Though some fans will debate Elizabeth’s traitor status. :-))

3: Elsa kisses Indy while he is tied up, and Elizabeth kisses Jack while she is in the process of tying him up and betraying him on the ship in Dead Man’s Chest.

4: On the tank in Last Crusade, Indy blocks the sights and the Nazis inside cannot see. In Curse of the Black Pearl, Jack steps in front of Barbossa’s telescope and say’s “I’m having a thought here”.

5: While on the train, young Indy grabs the tube attached to the water tower and swings around in a circle to escape being caught. While running from the soldiers, in Curse of the Black Pearl, Jack grabs a rope from a wooden crane and swings around in a circle to escape being caught.

JD

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