The Speculative Fiction Element in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Mommy, where do crystal skulls from?

Well, my little yet-to-be-born Wilhelminia…

USA Today reports that crystal skulls are artifacts with supernatural powers that have been carved in a way that defies the natural structure of the crystal. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull co-producer Frank Marshall sorta expounds by saying, “The theory is they are shaped by higher powers or alien powers or came from another world, or an ancient Mayan civilization had the powers.”

I quite dig the film’s conceit because, when I was a child, I was sure that aliens were buddies with the Egyptians and I’d spend hours eyeballing my comics version of the bible looking for any signs of little green men in the background of panels. Maybe you didn’t do this…

(via Chud)