Editing Indiana Jones (character) (section)

==Cultural influence==
===Archaeological influence===
The industry magazine ''[[Archaeology (magazine)|Archaeology]]'' named eight past and present archaeologists who they felt "embodied [Jones's] spirit" as recipients of the Indy Spirit Awards in 2008.<ref name="The New Yorker">{{cite magazine|last=Peed|first=Mike|title=Digging: Archaeologists and "Indiana Jones"|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/06/09/digging|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=June 9, 2008|access-date=August 3, 2014|archive-date=August 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808041636/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/06/09/digging|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year Ford himself was elected to the board of directors for the Archaeological Institute of America. Commenting that "understanding the past can only help us in dealing with the present and the future," Ford was praised by the association's president for his character's "significant role in stimulating the public's interest in archaeological exploration."<ref name="Harrison Ford Elected to AIA Board">{{cite press release|title=Harrison Ford Elected to AIA Board|publisher=[[Archaeological Institute of America]]|url=http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10477|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918170014/http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10477|archive-date=September 18, 2009|date=June 9, 2008|access-date=July 18, 2008}}</ref>

He is perhaps the most influential character in films that explore archaeology. Since the release of ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' in 1981, the very idea of archaeology and archaeologists has fundamentally shifted. Prior to the film's release, the stereotypical image of an archaeologist was that of an older, lackluster professor type. In the early years of films involving archaeologists, they were portrayed as victims who would need to be rescued by a more masculine or heroic figure.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal|last1=McGeough|first1=Kevin|title=Heroes, Mummies, and Treasure: Near Eastern Archaeology in Movies|journal=Near Eastern Archaeology|year=2006|volume=69|issue=3–4|pages=174–185|doi=10.1086/NEA25067670|s2cid=166381712|issn=1094-2076}}</ref> Following 1981, the stereotypical archaeologist was thought of as an adventurer consistently engaged in [[fieldwork]].<ref name="The Indiana Jones Effect">{{cite journal|last1=Strong|first1=Meghan|title=The Indiana Jones Effect|journal=Lycoming College Archaeology Department|year=2007}}</ref>

Archeologist Anne Pyburn described the influence of Indiana Jones as elitist and sexist, and argued that the film series had caused new discoveries in the field of archaeology to become oversimplified and overhyped in an attempt to gain public interest, which negatively influences archaeology as a whole.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Pyburn|first1=Anne|title=Public Archaeology, Indiana Jones, and Honesty|journal=Archaeologies: Journal of the World Archaeological Congress|year=2008}}</ref> Eric Powell, an editor with the magazine ''Archaeology'', said "O.K., fine, the movie romanticizes what we do", and that "Indy may be a horrible archeologist, but he's a great diplomat for archeology. I think we'll see a spike in kids who want to become archeologists".<ref name="The New Yorker"/> Kevin McGeough, associate professor of archaeology, describes the original archaeological criticism of the film as missing the point of the film: "dramatic interest is what is at issue, and it is unlikely that film will change in order to promote and foster better archaeological techniques".<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

=== Other characters inspired by Jones ===
While himself an homage to various prior adventurers, aspects of Indiana Jones also directly influenced some subsequent characterizations:
* [[Lara Croft]], the female archaeologist of the ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' series, was originally designed as a man but was changed to a woman, partly because the developers felt the original design was too similar to Indiana Jones.<ref>{{cite video|people=[[Toby Gard]], Jeremy Heath Smith, Ian Livingston (interviews); [[Keeley Hawes]] (narrator)|title=[[Ten Years of Tomb Raider: A GameTap Retrospective]]|publisher=[[Eidos Interactive]] / [[GameTap#GameTap TV|GameTap]]|year=2007}}</ref> [[Paramount Pictures]], which distributed the first four installments of the ''Indiana Jones'' film series, would later make two [[Lara Croft#In films|films based on the ''Tomb Raider'' games]].
* [[Rick O'Connell]] from ''[[The Mummy (1999 film)|The Mummy]]'' films has often been compared to the likes of Indiana Jones. 
* The producer of the ''[[Prince of Persia (2008 video game)|Prince of Persia]]'' (2008) video game, Ben Mattes, explained that its "inspiration was anything Harrison Ford has ever done: Indiana Jones, [[Han Solo]]."<ref>As quoted in Gary Steinman, "''Prince of Persia'': Anatomy of a Prince," ''PlayStation: The Official Magazine'' 13 (December 2008): 50.</ref>
* [[Nathan Drake (character)|Nathan Drake]], the protagonist from the video game series ''[[Uncharted]]'', shares many similarities with Jones himself, both visually and personality-wise.<ref name="PSM-129">{{cite magazine|title=Off The Chart – Uncharted: Drake's Fortune|magazine=[[PlayStation: The Official Magazine|PlayStation Magazine]]|issue=129|pages=26–33|date=November 2007|first=Randy|last=Nelson}}</ref>
* Dr. Smolder Bravestone, the main protagonist's video game avatar in the ''[[Jumanji (franchise)|Jumanji]]'' film series, shares similarities to Jones.

=== References in other media ===
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Indiana Jones has been widely [[References and parodies of Indiana Jones|referenced and parodied]] throughout different media. Some notable franchises which have referenced Indiana Jones include:
* ''[[Star Wars]]'': Indiana Jones has been referenced multiple times, including in ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' when Han Solo is chased by a spherical rathtar, which uses sound effects from ''Raiders of the Lost Ark.''
* ''[[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]'': Has made various references including in the opening scene of ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' referencing ''Raiders.''
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'': Has made reference to Indiana Jones many times, including [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]]'s uncle, Norbert Van Houten, dressing as the character.
* ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]:'' Makes numerous references to Indiana Jones, having an episode, "The Raiders Minimization", named in reference to ''Raiders''.
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'': Parodies the character with the [[non-player character]] named "Harrison Jones" paraphrasing Jones's lecture from ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.''

=== Psychology ===
In psychology, the behavior of a person's denial of an obviously proven finding against overwhelming evidence and the person's own observations is also referred to as the Indiana Jones effect.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-03-07|title=Psychology of a Hero: INDIANA JONES|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j68UICb3B9M|via=YouTube|date=January 2, 2024|archive-date=March 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318213042/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j68UICb3B9M|url-status=live}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> This title refers to Indiana Jones' repeated disbelief of the supernatural seen throughout the series,<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-03-07|title=Facebook|via=Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/lucasfilm/videos/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-i-dont-believe-in-magic/1032106458197685/|archive-date=March 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318213042/https://www.facebook.com/lucasfilm/videos/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-i-dont-believe-in-magic/1032106458197685/|url-status=live}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> even though the character has seen magical rituals, the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail with his own eyes.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-03-07|title=Psychology of INDIANA JONES|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOnQ5SY1uqs|via=YouTube|archive-date=March 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318213043/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOnQ5SY1uqs|url-status=live}}<!-- auto-translated from German by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>