Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Shanghai 1935. Club Obi-Wan. Indy in tuxedo negotiating with gangster Lao Che for diamond and ancient ashes. Willie Scott singing. Glamorous nightclub. Prequel to Raiders - younger, cockier Indy.

Indy: "Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory." Theme of greed vs. compassion, finding purpose beyond treasure, and choosing to help others over personal gain.

Deal goes bad. Lao Che poisoned Indy, holds antidote hostage. Shootout. Willie caught in crossfire. Short Round drives. Chaos. Escape in plane with Willie and Short Round. Indy selfish, Willie spoiled. Unlikely team.

Pilots dump them, jump out. Plane crashing. Escape on raft, slide down mountain, river. Stranded in India. All possessions gone. Must survive together. Old life of treasure hunting interrupted. Forced into unknown situation.

Indian village starving. Children stolen. Sacred Sankara Stone missing. Village elder begs help. Indy initially refuses - not his problem. But sees suffering. Should he help villagers or leave? Fortune and glory vs. doing right.

Agrees to find stone and children. Journey to Pankot Palace. Elaborate dinner. Discover underground temple. Entering world of Thuggee cult, human sacrifice, black magic. Not simple treasure hunt. Real evil discovered.

Indy and Willie relationship. She is annoying, he is abrasive. Short Round loyal son figure. Through danger, connections form. Willie toughens up. Indy learns to care about people not just artifacts. Family forming.

Mine cart chase! Spike room. Sacrificial chamber. Children enslaved in mines. Thuggee ceremony witnessed. Mola Ram evil priest. Promise: darker adventure, horror elements, breakneck action sequences.

Indy captured, forced to drink blood of Kali. Mind controlled. Becomes Thuggee servant. False defeat: hero turned evil. Willie about to be sacrificed. Short Round must save them both. Darkest moment - Indy lost.

Short Round burns Indy with torch - breaks spell. Indy stops sacrifice. Free children. Guards everywhere. Maharajah possessed. Mola Ram pursuing. Mine flooding. Multiple threats converging. Must escape with kids and stones.

Trapped in tunnel. Water rising. Thuggee ahead and behind. Willie, Short Round, kids in danger. Indy fighting but overwhelmed. Seems impossible to survive. Everyone drowning or captured. Complete trap.

Barely escape mines. On rope bridge over crocodile gorge. Thuggee on both sides. Nowhere to go. Willie and Short Round terrified. Children freed but now will die. Indy failed everyone. Ultimate corner.

Indy cuts bridge! Everyone falls. Dramatic sword fight on broken bridge face. Synthesis: fortune and glory abandoned for saving people. Choosing humanity over treasure. Hero fully realized through sacrifice.

Mola Ram falls into river, eaten by crocodiles. Stones returned to village. Children home. British cavalry arrives. Village celebrating. Indy transformed - helping others more important than artifacts. Willie stays.

Village restored, crops growing, children happy. Indy, Willie, Short Round leaving. Couple together now. Short Round grinning. Found family and purpose. Mirror of opening - alone and selfish to connected and giving. Growth complete.