Comments on: Will New Indiana Jones Movie Be Good for Peru? Probably Not

By: Dora Williams

Dora Williams — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:13:03 +0000

Did you heard what Rob Matts said about that?

By: Ray

Ray — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:37:31 +0000

Political correctness will be the end of us…

By: James Byrne

James Byrne — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:11:57 +0000

I love the Charlton Heston movie SECRET OF THE INCAS, which was partly filmed in Cuzco and Machu Picchu in late 1953. I visited Peru and the exact locations shown in this movie last year. My tour guide told me that Cuzco doesn’t have a cinema, which surprised me. Can any resident of Cuzco tell me if there was a cinema in this terrific city in the 1950′s, when SECRET OF THE INCAS was released, and if so, what was the name of the cinema.
Thanks, James Byrne.
ps. Check out my web site devoted to this great movie, there are photos of Loreto Street and the Plaza de Armas in Cuzco, taken from the movie in 1953.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:46:37 +0000

I am Peruvian. I don’t have seen this movie, yet. I will do it, and then I will come back to post my comment about it.

For the moment, in general, I just wanted to say that doing a fiction-film shouldn’t mean not to take care a little bit about a few important things, instead on choosing the easiest way to do it, it is mediocrity.

Also I wanted to say to Javier that I never have eaten guinea pig (cuy), I find that idea so disgusting! I prefer to die than to eat that!

Finally, I wanted to say to Fer that I don’t know in which school he has studied, because even when I studied at a foreigner school in Peru (A-1 level), I never have been taught that Peruvians were conquered by 13 Spanish, please… where has he studied… (sure Fer’s school had a very low level).

Peru is one of the most heterogeneous countries, with so different realities, so great contrasts, in any aspect (cultural, social, educational, racial, etc.)

Until other moment

By: Sachi

Sachi — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:24:08 +0000

after seeing a couple of Indiana Jones movies I am convinced the respected movie maker Spielberg is merely catering to a poorly educated American public who think of Civilization=USA, Culture=Ancient, Aliens who should be eaten by ants=Russians. These stereotypes are artistic licences that are valid because they make money in 2008.

By: Nestor D.

Nestor D. — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:57:07 +0000

FER, I THINK YOU ARE WRONG, MOST OF PERUVIANS HAD A GOOD IDEA WHAT IS PRE-INCA OR INCA’S….TE DIGO QUE NO A TODOS NOS GUSTA LA HISTORIA SEA O NO FICCION O UNA PELICULA QUE MESCLA A SU ANTOJO LA CULTURA MAYA & INCA QUE ES COMO TRATAR DE MANDAR PINGUINOS AL POLO NORTE Y TRAER OSOS POLARES AL POLO SUR….YO CREO QUE TU GENERALISAS UNA PELICULA COMO SIMPLEMENTE FICCION Y QUE SI LA HISTORIA ES ENTREVERAR DIGAMOS ALGUNOS EJEMPLOS: LA GENTE DE PANCHO VILLA SABIA QUECHUA Y INDY APRENDIO DE ELLOS…LA GENTE DE PANCHO VILLA CON LAS JUSTAS HABLABA MAL QUE BIEN EL CASTELLANO Y NO SABIAN LEER EN SU MAYORIA…LA HISTORIA CUENTA QUE NINGUN REVOLUCIONARIO MEXICANO O DEL GRUPO DE PANCHO VILLA LLEGO A SUR AMERICA NI JAMAS AL PERU.

UN AEROPUERTO DE NASCA RODEADO DE GALLINAS? GRACIAS INDY POR HACERNOS QUEDAR ANTE EL MUNDO QUE CADA CIVILISACION DE LATINOAMERICA PUEBLO VILLAGE ETC. ESTAN RODEADOS DE GALLINAS ….Y CON MUSICA RANCHERA….UN MOMENTITO SE LES OLVIDO LA FLAUTA Y LA KENA DE NUESTRA HERMOSA MUSICA ANDINA, QUE PASO CON EL CONDOR PASA? QUE SERIA SI ES UN PUEBLO DE MEXICO Y PONEN DE FONDO MUSICA PERUANA (MARINERA, HUAINO, TONDERO, CRIOLLA, Y HASTA DE CAJON) LOS MEXICANOS NO ESTARIAN CONTENTOS….PERO NO SERIA CULPA DE ELLOS SI NO DE ESTOS DOS MILLONARIOS ESTUPIDOS QUE SE PUSIERON A ESCRIBIR INDY 4 Y NI SE LES OCURRIO TENER MAS INFORMACION EN UNA PELICULA QUE TRATA DE EXPLORAR LA HISTORIA PERO ESTA VES CREO QUE GEORGE Y STEVEN NO SE ENCONTRABAN SOBRIOS Y ENTRE COPA Y DESESPERACION POR CREAR UN FILM QUE ROMPA CON LAS TAQUILLAS LES IMPORTO UN PEPINO EN CONTRATAR HISTORIADORES PERUANOS Y EXPLICARLES A ELLOS QUE CUSCO NO ES NASCA, QUE LAS LINEAS DE NASCA ESTAN SOBRE UN DESIERTO MAS SECO QUE LA LUNA, EN LA PELICULA SE VE QUE VIENE UNA TORMENTA? TORMENTA EN NASCA ALLI NO LLUEVE? UNITED STATES TIENE MUCHA CULPA DE ESTO YA QUE CREE QUE CADA HISPANO DE EEUU VIENE DE MEXICO ….COMO ALGUNOS EJEMPLOS QUE DOY: WHAT PART OF MEXICO ARE YOU FROM….LA PREGUNTA CORRECTA SERIA… WHAT COUNTRY ARE YOU FROM? DO YOU SPEAK MEXICAN….WELL MEXICAN IS NOT A LANGUAGE….MEXICO IS A COUNTRY….I SPEAK SPANISH….OR CASTELLANO!!! DO YOU MISS YOUR TACOS AND TORTILLAS…..NO PERUVIANS DON’T EAT TACOS OR TORTILLAS THERE IS NO MEXICAN FOOD IN PERU OR PERUVIANS MENU’S….HOW IS THE TEQUILA IN PERU….THERE IS NO TEQUILA, WE DRINK PISCO 100% PERUVIAN….CAN I USE PESOS IN PERU….YOU ARE REALLY STUPID OR YOUR FORGOT YOUR BRAIN….PERU HAVE NUEVOS SOLES……
CREO QUE VOY A TENER QUE EXPLICAR A TANTA TANTA GENTE QUE NO SOMOS MEXICANOS NI QUE HAY NINGUNA RELATIVIDAD DE LA CULTURA AZTECA MAYA & INCA.
COMO DIJIERON MUCHOS AQUI.
QUE VIVA EL PERU CARAJO !!!

By: maria

maria — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:13:46 +0000

THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE. I AM PERUVIAN BY THE WAY, I AM VERY PROUD THAT THEY HAVE TRAVELED ALL THE WAY THERE, AND SHOWED THE WORLD A BEAUTIFUL ANCIENT PLACE FULL OF THINGS…WHO CAN PROVE THAT IN A WAY MACCHU PICCHU WAS NOT CREATED IN THE REAL LIFE BY ALIENS. TRAVEL TO A PLACE CALL MARCAHUASI IN PERU AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT YOU WILL NEVER SEE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, SOME PEOPLE GET THERE JUST TO SEE UFO’S CHECK IT OUT, I BET YOU YOU HAVE NERVER HEARD OF THAT PLACE! I AM VERY PROUD OF MY COUNTRY BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, WE HAVE A LOT OF CULTURE,FOOD IS GREAT, PLACES ARE AMAZING , CHECK OUT MARCAHUASI, PERU AND YOU WILL NOT SAY ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT UFO’S!!!

By: Gus77avo

Gus77avo — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:26:31 +0000

That’s exactly what the americans think about “the Hispanic Culture”
They don’t see us as individual Contries. They think we are all the same. Poor, uneducated, “THIRD WORLD”. It’s too sad, but it’s true.

By: Roby

Roby — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:49:46 +0000

Hi,

I am a Peruvian, and more than offended, I felt embarrased for Spielberg and Lucas. Being such important figures worldwide, they should have at least done some research on the cultures they portrait.
Some geography lessons wouldn’t hurt as well. The movie is developed in nazca, and the airplane arrived in CUZCO…. Kms away from Nazca.
Indiana also mentioned that PANCHO VILLA (a Mexican!!) taught him how to speak Quechua!… This is not a surprise when you hear mexican music in the background when they are in “Nazca”.
Such things more than letting peruvians down, let Americans down, as this seems to show a low cultural level over there which I know is not true. I know a lot of common Americans who have much more culture than Spielberg and Lucas together.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:33:23 +0000

It is a movie and most people who have learned anything in social studies knows that India is not all about monkey brain dessert just as Peru is not all about dangerous insects!