10 Times Steven Spielberg Went Really F***ing Dark

7) Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade

If you want to teach your kids about the process of ageing but don’t have the time/can’t be bothered making the effort, just show them Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, which basically explains it all in microcosm.

The scene at the end of the film, which sees Indiana vanquish his treacherous foe Donovan simply by out-archaeologising him, is horrific, and a moment that Spielberg springs from nowhere.

Hoping to claim the Holy Grail for himself, Indiana rival and evil Nazi shit Donovan drinks from what he thinks is the cup of Christ, knowing full well that “choosing poorly” will bring him an agonizing death.

All Indiana can do is watch as Donovan begins to age rapidly immediately after taking his sup, with his body slowly withering to dust. The real kicker here though is that helpless moan Donovan gives as the life drains from his body.