The Adventures Of Young Indiana Jones

Reviewer: Alyice Edrich

Movie

Young Indiana Jones: Years Of Change, Volume 3

The Plot

An hour long drama that ran from 1992 to 1996. A young boy with a natural thirst for adventure encounters many historical figures and witnesses many historical events as they happen. As his thirst for knowledge grows so does his desire to learn more about history and how it plays an intricate role in today’s society.

Starring

Sean Patrick Flannery, Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, Jane Krackowski, Jeffrey Wright, and more.

The Review

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Years of Change is a remarkable television series that both entertains and educates. In fact, I found the series so stimulating that I wanted to learn more about the events and historical figures portrayed in each episode—even with its fictional characters and dramatization. And thanks to the two dozen documentaries that come with volume three, I can do just that!

To be quite frank, if all history classes were as exciting as this series, more of our children would want to learn about history and in learning grow a greater appreciation for our country, for our neighboring countries, and for the earth. And in learning to appreciate what was, what is, and what is yet to be, our children would learn to have more respect for themselves and their fellow countrymen by placing value on the human soul.

What I truly appreciate about The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones series is that it teaches so much more than dates, places, names, and events. It is so much more than memorization of boring historical figures and events that seem to have no relevance on today’s children. It is about giving each historical figure and event in history a voice and in giving them a voice helping our children to see the human side of things: Who were these people? What were they really like? What caused them to do what they did?

When we teach our children where we’ve come from and why we’ve made the choices we’ve made they are more apt to listen and take heart. They are more apt to appreciate where we’ve come from, how we got to where we are, and why it’s so important to preserve what we have and to push forward in hopes of continuing to make things better. But when we simply say, “Do as I say” without taking the time to explain why or humanize the situation, we set our children up for failure.

But my views aside, I found The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones series to be wonderfully well-done. Each episode is shot on location, thus giving us a bit of true history in the making. The characterizations may be fictional but the series does try to stay true to historical facts and the documentaries help viewers—young and old—learn more about the truth behind each historical figure and event portrayed.

Your Task

Your task this week is to help your children learn to appreciate their own personal history—not just the history of famous and infamous people that changed this country and the world around us. Pick an episode to watch with your kids but before you continue on to watch those wonderful documentaries take a moment to reflect on your own personal history. Was there something about the episode you just watched that relates to someone in your family tree? What can you tell your children about that person, about that era, about that event from your family’s perspective? Don’t know much about your family history? Start a once-a-week fact finding event designed to make learning history—as it relates to your family—fun and exciting.

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