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LEGO Indiana Jones 7199 The Temple of Doom

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LEGO Indiana Jones joins The Lord of the Rings as a newly revived theme, returning after a 14-year hiatus. The original theme, which was available 2008-2009, included 18 sets, and LEGO has just revealed 3 new sets arriving April 1 based on the first and third films of the soon-to-be 5-film franchise. It’s a safe bet there will be more sets coming out based of the fifth movie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which hits theaters June 30. One additional set that’s been rumored is 77014 The Temple of Doom, whose set number slots in between the three sets revealed today. LEGO has issued an official statement noting that they have “consolidated the launch to focus on three products (77012, 77013, 77015) that feature some of the most iconic scenes from the Indiana Jones franchise.” It’s unclear if the Temple of Doom set will be released at a future date, or if it’s been canceled. It’s been almost a year since then, and we still have not heard of anything LEGO Overwatch 2 related, as it was rumoured that we’d get an entire theme, similar in scale to the original LEGO Overwatch theme from 2019. Ready to enjoy some film nostalgia? Pay homage to Indiana Jones as you build and display this highly detailed LEGO Temple of the Golden Idol (77015) set. Immerse yourself in a rewarding building experience while you assemble the thrilling opening scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark to proudly display on a shelf. Interactive Indiana Jones film scene Another recent example of LEGO pulling sets due to incompability with their brand values was a 2021 LEGO City set – 60278 Crook’s Hideout Raid. This one was featured in promotional material but was soon stripped from the portfolio because LEGO felt it didn’t keep with the values of LEGO City. Throughout 2022, the LEGO Group worked closely with Lucasfilm to optimise our planned product line up for the upcoming LEGO Indiana Jones product launches in April 2023,” the LEGO Group shared on the LEGO Ambassador Network. “As an outcome of this, we consolidated the launch to focus on three products (77012, 77013, 77015) that feature some of the most iconic scenes from the Indiana Jones franchise. We hope our fans love the new range and can’t wait to get their hands on them.”

LucasFilm spiking the set because they no longer feel ToD is the best representation of their values, OR Lego spiking the set because of the Kali statue feel like the most likely reasons to me. Nowadays, the Osprey is one of the most valuable cancelled LEGO sets, and there are many on the secondary market if you’d like to add a piece of recent LEGO history to your collection. 1375 Wrestling Scene (2002) That said, it’s incredibly disappointing to not have a set from The Temple of Doom, and LEGO Indiana Jones fans will sorely miss Short Round, Willie Scott, Mola Ram and more. With LEGO City, we always aim to represent the reality of the world in a way that is fun, positive and appropriate for kids. With this in mind, we have decided not to launch this product as we no longer feel it is in keeping with the values of the LEGO City brand.Celebrate the legacy of Indiana Jones™ with this rewarding build as you create the iconic opening scene from the Raiders of the Lost Ark film. Enjoy hours of thrilling adventures with this detailed playset inspired by the Indiana Jones™ Raiders of the Lost Ark film. Indy has fallen into the snake-infested Well of Souls while looking for The Ark of the Covenant. The reason he goes out on these expeditions to get the artifacts, antiquities away from characters like Belloq, since they will cash in on these things for profit and exploitation. Indy's philosophy is, he'd never take from an indigenous people (see Temple of Doom) but if there are 'Raiders', he wants to beat them to it, and have it protected in a museum for ALL the world to see and know the history of these forgotten cultures (see The Last Crusade).

Use of pidgin English by Short Round and pretty much every non-white character shown in the film. One of the few erudite Indians shown in the film is Chatter Lal, who is a bad guy. LEGO, like most other product development companies utilise what is known as a stage-gate process, where ideas, concepts and products have to pass through various “gates”, and have to get approval from a myriad of gatekeepers from Commercial, Supply Chain, Sales, etc before products get launched. Here’s more photos from the 2023 LEGO Indiana Jones release! 77012 Fighter Plane Chase – 387 pieces The depiction of Kali, a real-world Hindu deity, is potentially problematic given LEGO's general avoidance of religious symbols and subjects. However, some might reasonably point out that the Monkie Kid and Chinese Traditional Festival sets already include LEGO depictions of Chinese deities. Moreover, 77013 Escape from the Lost Tomb contains the Ark of the Covenant, which is considered to be a real-world Judeo-Christian artefact.The British colonial army being portrayed in a heroic fashion, arriving at the last minute to help dispatch the Thuggee. Earlier this year, rumours began to emerge that LEGO Indiana Jones would be returning in 2023, comprising four sets numbered between 77012 and 77015. On the other hand, the entire Indiana Jones series has received some criticism for its arguable glorification of colonialist archaeology. The idol featured in 77015 Temple of the Golden Idol, for instance, is clearly something the Hovitos tribe considers sacred, but Indiana Jones is portrayed heroically for stealing it."

Honestly, I am surprised by many of the comments that I just read above. Chill out! All of these CRT buzzwords like cultural appropriation, colonization, values, etc, etc… Let’s avoid being woke snowflakes. Not likely anyone will melt if this set is re-released. Generalized misunderstanding and inaccurate depictions of the goddess Kali as some sort of demonic figure. There are 3 sets in this initial wave, with none from the upcoming Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny movie, suggesting that the release follows the template set by Avatar where we had sets based on the earlier movie before sets based on the newer movie were released a bit later. Given the apparent lateness of this cancellation, one wonders whether a few sets might escape into stores. Kids can experience all the excitement of the Raiders of the Lost Ark film with this LEGO Indiana Jones Escape from the Lost Tomb (77013) building set. A great gift for kids aged 8+, the playset features a temple with 2 statues, a secret passage, a mummy, and snakes both on the ground and coming through a wall. Recapture the thrills of the Indiana Jones filmsAbove Left) The Junk Boat is available early on if you head to the bottom of the steep hill. (Above Right) The Thuggee is an important addition to your team because he leads to other recruitment. That's his overall philosophy. He's happy to work as a professor (except grading papers lol), not live a high life and use small artifacts to help sell to the museum to fund his 'adventures'. Again he doesn't do it for monetary gain. But to protect these priceless artifacts from people who'll exploit those indigenous cultures. The building set comes with 3 minifigures: Indiana Jones with his famous whip, his father Professor Henry Jones Sr. holding a diary, and a fighter pilot so kids can play out a famous chase scene from the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade film. Building sets to inspire thrilling adventures LEGO Indiana Jones playsets 77013 Escape from the Lost Tomb I've long recognised the issues with Temple of Doom. Even if we accept that the villains aren't supposed to be representative of Indians, and are merely an absurd cult, one can't escape the 'white saviour' narrative, whereby those Indian characters who *aren't* villainous are otherwise helpless and need rescuing by a white man (although, I disagree about the 'pigeon English' complaint; I suspect the American/English characters would sound just as bad, if not worse, were they to attempt Hindi, Pumjabi, Catonese or Mandarin etc. and it stands to reason that Chatter Lal speaks good English, since he was educated in the UK).

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