The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life

1999
7.1| 1h28m| en
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On a vital military mission for the Allies, Indy comes across a disease-ravaged African village and is able to rescue one small child from certain death. The presence of the child endangers the mission, leaving Indy in a moral quandary; fighting his conscience, his sense of duty, his own men and the enemy as he battles his way across the country. Depressed by the turmoil around him, Indy reaches his lowest point. Hope appears in the presence of Albert Schweitzer, a profoundly inspiring and committed doctor, philosopher and musician. Helping out at Schweitzer's jungle hospital, Indy finds his faith in humanity restored and his outlook on life forever changed in this beautiful and moving film.

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Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
Organnall Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,
Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.
Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
a_caveman Written as both an informative history lesson, and a formative history lesson of H.J. Jr. as are all of the other episodes. Very few of us, even the most adventurous, experience a 24/7/365 life of excitement and danger. Some parts of our lives contribute to our thoughtful outlook on life. Hardship of a sort other than battle, builds mettle. Lucas has done well to weave both a history lesson, and a background history for one of his most admired characters.
Alain English Unlike previous instalments in the series, this one is not a distillation of two previously separate stories but is one whole complete story in and of itself. Here Indiana Jones (again played with consistent earnestness by Sean Patrick Flannery) is sent down the Congo river to retrieve a supply of weapons that may come in handy in the Allies war effort. Unfortunately, the intense heat and jungle disease take a terrible toll on Indy and his troops, before he receives help from an unexpected source...Whilst lacking the intrigue and action of it's immediate predecessors, this is still a brilliant story. The devastating effects of Indy's expedition are well-captured on screen, and the series throws in some thought-provoking dialogue on the real nature of the war. It really comes alive with the introduction of Albert Schweitzer (Friedrich von Thun), a legendary medical genius who saves Indy's life and then persuades him to revise his notions of good and evil...Thought-provoking and very well-written.
Shawn Watson Clocking in at 13 words this Young Indy adventure surely has one of the longest titles I have ever encountered.Indy and Remy are still in Africa, and thanks to Indy's brazen attitude in the battlefield he's promoted to Captain before being given an important mission where he must secure delivery of a cache of machine guns. In order to do this he and his men must march through the Congo, where all but a couple of them die of jungle disease. After a middle segment that echoes the African Queen in more ways than one they are rescued by Doctor Albert Schweitzer.But the Doctor is German, and is soon kicked out of Africa despite all of the good work he has done.OtGaToL (how about that for an acronym?) is all about Melodrama and features very little action. Once the opening battle is over it's all talk, talk and talk all the way to the end. If I wanted a soap opera I'd watch Days of Our Lives.
videojakob Actually, it isnt bad. Its just not Indiana Jones. For some reason when I saw the video, it lacked the touch of the movies. But it is okay if you really want to see an Indy movie, but know the old ones by heart. Just remember: it is a boiled down affair.