Raiders of the Lost Ark

Typically, when another movie is made that is part of a sequel, many people are interested in them. The author probably chose to include this phrase on the poster to get the viewer’s attention and interest them. The title of this movie is “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” This title is written in multi colors. The main colors in this title include red, yellow, and white. Standing in front of the jungle setting is a man that is much larger than anybody else on the poster. The man is wearing a sunhat, a…

scene. In the film Raiders of the Lost Ark there are many scenes that are full of action, adventure, and danger in which John Williams tastefully furthers by creating such a wonderful score. Even though moviegoers often overlook it – the perfect movie score will further the emotions and moods of the audience members that are happening in the scene without taking the attention away from the action. According to Hal Leonard the instruments used within the score of the Raiders March include a…

Taking place during 1936, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) displays American Archaeologist, Indiana Jones, who escapes a booby-trapped temple in Peru, and gets hold of a golden idol. Jones then gets surrounded by a rival archaeologist, named Dr. René Belloq, and the indigenous people of Hovito. Outnumbered by these people, Jones surrenders the golden idol to Dr. Belloq, and escapes by getting onto a floatplane that is waiting for him. Jones then returns back to his teaching job at Marshall College…

Peer Review of “The Fact Behind the Fiction” In this paper, Nicole examines the archaeological content of the Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark. Her argument is that some elements of the plot are based on accurate historical events or scientific theories; however some of these events and theories are embellished for the sake of the film. She begins by discussing the often inaccurate portrayal of archaeologists by mass media, which is pertinent to her overall argument since Indiana…

The american action adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark directed by Steven Spielberg does an amazing job utilizing Cinematography, Mise-en-scene,Camera movements, and editing techniques to make the film an effective action movie. The first aspect that is utilized well in the movie is Cinematography. Cinematography is the art of Motion-Pitures. Spielberg uses a variety of different shots and angles to give the movie a more appealing feel to the viewer. Camera angles and shots let the viewer…

Cultural appropriation (Raiders of the Lost Ark): Cultural appropriation is where one society or culture takes something from a different society or culture and then uses that object for some type of personal gain. This is demonstrated in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Indiana Jones takes the golden idol from the pedestal at the beginning of the movie. Indiana Jones was stopped by an enemy of…

artifact called the Ark of the…

Compare and Contrast Goldfinger (1964); Musical Score by John Barry vs Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Musical Score by John Williams During the 1960s, popular music played an important role in filmmaking, garnering larger audiences due to the appeal of this genre but also due to the fact that psychologically, people tend to associate the music they are hearing with real life events or emotions. From 1960-1967, film scores began to change. No longer would we see the traditions of the 50s, where…

in his own exploits, accompanied by a primitive culture (Anderegg, 1985). Spielberg has a life-long admiration for the desert, growing up in Arizona (Spiegel, 1989). Its beauty and power is shown through his films, such as the dig site in Raiders of the Lost Ark and the spectacular Gobi desert scene in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Like Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, Ford uses a magnificent desert setting, this time at Monument Valley. It is grand, beautiful, vast, and merciless, perfect for…

goals in unthinkable places. When "Raiders of the Lost Ark" appeared, it defined a new energy level for adventure movies; it was a delirious breakthrough. But there was no way for Spielberg to top himself, and perhaps it is just as well that "Last Crusade" will indeed be Indy's last film. It would be too sad to see the series grow old and thin, like the James Bond movies. Even in this third adventure, some of the key elements are recycled from "Raiders." This time, Indy's quest is to find…