Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981)
Directed by Steven
Spielberg, based on an idea from George Lucas this film stars
Harrison Ford, Karen Allen and Paul Freeman. An archaeology professor
is hired by the American government to stop the Nazis finding the Ark
of the Covenant.
Inspired by the cliff
hanger serials of their youth Spielberg and Lucas managed to create a
film that is right from the start filled with great action sequences
and plenty of comedic moments. Using the Ark of the Covenant and
Nazis in the plot provides a sense of gravitas that grounds the film
well when it could have easily disappeared into the realms of
silliness. Bringing a level of physical vulnerability to the
protagonist makes him a lot more human than the central characters of
most action films but this film does lack a little of the character
development of the third film in the series.
5/5
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