‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ points downward, as the film disrespects and damages our beloved hero

“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (2023) – “Just go ahead.  I’ll follow you.” – Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) says to Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) It’s been 15 years since audiences have last seen Dr. Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones, Jr. on the big screen in “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” (2008), and 42 summers since Harrison Ford first donned the famed brown fedora and cracked a bullwhip in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981).  This critic was 11 years young in 1981, witnessed Ford’s first Indy…