{"id":5603,"date":"2008-05-24T13:28:09","date_gmt":"2008-05-24T20:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5603"},"modified":"2024-02-10T01:47:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T08:47:10","slug":"raiders-of-the-lost-ark-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5603","title":{"rendered":"Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Inside the Ark are treasures beyond your wildest aspirations &#8212; you want to see it opened as well as I.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Raiders-Poster-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Raiders-Poster-1-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-67384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Raiders-Poster-1-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Raiders-Poster-1-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Raiders-Poster-1-178x270.jpg 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Raiders-Poster-1.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA bespectacled archaeologist named Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is hired by the United States government to locate a priceless religious artifact &#8212; the Ark of the Covenant &#8212; before the Nazis get their hands on it.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Denholm Elliott Films<\/li>\n<li>Harrison Ford Films<\/li>\n<li>Karen Allen Films<\/li>\n<li>Nazis<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Scientists<\/li>\n<li>Steven Spielberg Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, &#8220;this marvelous adventure movie&#8221; &#8212; directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by George Lucas &#8212; is &#8220;much better than the old-time Saturday serials it pays tribute to&#8221; yet effectively &#8220;recaptures the feeling of excitement and awe they originally held for kids.&#8221; The first and best of the [original] &#8220;Indiana Jones&#8221; trilogy, <em>Raiders<\/em> features &#8220;non-stop nail biting action&#8221; as well as &#8220;tremendous wit, romance that even young boys will enjoy, nasty villains, amazing stunts, a lovely, brave, capable heroine, and an unbeatable action hero.&#8221; Ford and Karen Allen (who plays his unwitting sidekick, Marion) are truly believable as a couple, with Allen serving as the perfect female lead for an action movie: she&#8217;s both pretty and tough, ready to take on any adventures and\/or men that come her way. Meanwhile, Harrison Ford&#8217;s dry wit and good looks make him the ideal real-life folk hero &#8212; he&#8217;s Clark Kent, but without superhero powers, and all the more refreshingly human for it. Excellent use is made of &#8220;exotic&#8221; locales across the globe, and the supporting characters &#8212; both good and bad &#8212; are well-played by a host of fine performers; my particular favorite is Paul Freeman as a French archaeologist collaborating with the Nazis who exhibits the tiniest bit of heart (and lust) towards Allen. John Williams&#8217; instantly memorable score (&#8220;dum-da DUM DUM&#8230; dum-da DUM&#8221;) adds the perfect finishing touch to this most enjoyable adventure flick. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-ford.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-ford.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5607\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-allen.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-allen.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5608\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paul Freeman as Dr. Belloq<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-freeman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-freeman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5609\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent use of &#8220;exotic&#8221; locales around the world<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-exotic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-exotic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5611\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The exciting opening sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-opening.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-opening.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5612\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The infamous &#8220;snake pit&#8221; scene<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-snakes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-snakes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5613\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A satisfying romance between adventurous equals<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-romance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/raiders-romance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5614\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Williams&#8217; instantly hummable score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This modern-day classic should be seen and enjoyed by all film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0082971\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1981\/06\/12\/movies\/moviesspecial\/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/great-movie-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-1981\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/raiders-of-the-lost-ark\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Inside the Ark are treasures beyond your wildest aspirations &#8212; you want to see it opened as well as I.&#8221; Synopsis: A bespectacled archaeologist named Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is hired by the United States government to locate a priceless religious artifact &#8212; the Ark of the Covenant &#8212; before the Nazis get their hands on it. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Denholm Elliott Films Harrison Ford Films Karen Allen Films Nazis Romance Scientists Steven Spielberg Films Response to Peary&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5603\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5603"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95493,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5603\/revisions\/95493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}