Raiders of the Lost Ark embarks on a journey where Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) tries to get ahold of the Lost Ark. Jones knows that the Lost Ark holds the original Ten Commandments. Anyone that has this in their possesion, literally means that they would be invincible to anything. He is soon to find out that the Nazis are after this treasure to gain power for their army. Now Jones must travel arcross the globe to Cairo in search for the Ark and bring it back to the States to be put in a museum and also to help the U.S government. When traveling to Cairo, he meets Marion, believed to have once been loved by Indiana Jones only to have him hurt her. All in alltThey fight till the end together, which was a lot considering all the gunfighting and the snakes!
Director Steven Spielberg and Producer George Lucas deserves an "A" for this movie. I'm not the only one that agrees. The Lost Ark was nominated for eight Academy Awards and got four of those including Best Sound and Best Film Editing. Also when the movie was released it became a huge success, earning $20 million in the U.S and $384 million worldwide.
I thought this film was actually pretty good considering that I don't watch a lot of action movies. Raiders of the Lost Ark stars Harrison Ford, who by the way is veryy handsome, as the man that can beat and survive everything that comes his way. Indiana Jones does not always hunt for treasure but also finds a lot of time for what he truely loves;
archaeology. I believed that this part of the movie was very believable. Ford did a great job going into character and focusing on Jones. The dialogue was very easy to understand and I loved how Jones also had a funny side to him which he expressed. BUT! I do have to step back and look at the movie as a whole. Yes, it's a great adventure film! But seriously? Can Jones really escape death so easily just like that? The obstacles he had to overcome just seemed to unrealistic and almost impossible for anyone to overcome but somehow he did of course. One example of that is the very beginning of the film when he escaping a cave, a huge ball of rock hurls itself at Jones. He runs and runs and gets away. Those parts kinda threw me off but I would have to agree it gives the movie the adernaline it deserves! I did however liked the costumes and where the film took place. It was very real and I got a feel of swampy jungle and the hot desert.
archaeology. I believed that this part of the movie was very believable. Ford did a great job going into character and focusing on Jones. The dialogue was very easy to understand and I loved how Jones also had a funny side to him which he expressed. BUT! I do have to step back and look at the movie as a whole. Yes, it's a great adventure film! But seriously? Can Jones really escape death so easily just like that? The obstacles he had to overcome just seemed to unrealistic and almost impossible for anyone to overcome but somehow he did of course. One example of that is the very beginning of the film when he escaping a cave, a huge ball of rock hurls itself at Jones. He runs and runs and gets away. Those parts kinda threw me off but I would have to agree it gives the movie the adernaline it deserves! I did however liked the costumes and where the film took place. It was very real and I got a feel of swampy jungle and the hot desert. During the jungle scene, I really noticed the lighting and how dark it was. Almost every character, including Jones, had this dark, shadow across their bodies. Then you would see Jones face coming out and into the light giving the audience the feel that he is very important in this film. Also I noticed that when sinister characters were first introduced, you couldn't really make out their faces giving them a dark look. This movie also gave shots of landscape and high angle where you could see the desert stretch for a while. It gave the illusion that this group of people was small and almost helpless. One thing I really enjoyed about this movie was the theme song! I could hear it throughout the film with different insturments and sound. Scenes where it was mellow the theme song would be quiet and slow but when there is something going on, the pace of the music sped up and became more dark.
Learning film in class gave me a whole new opportunity of see Raiders of the Lost Ark in a different way! I have to admit, I picked up so much just listening to the dialouge and music and just watching the characters. This is probably one of my favorite Harrison Ford films and well as the many Indiana Jones movies!
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