PG
Running time: 1 hours 55 minutes
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott, Wolf Kahler, Alfred Molina, Vic Tablian.
Synopsis
The year is 1936. As the Third Reich continues its reign of terror, Adolf Hitler is on a quest for the legendary Ark of the Covenant - resting place of the Ten Commandments - whose supernatural powers, legend says, can wipe out entire armies. The U.S. government wants to find the Ark before Hitler, and Army Intelligence turns to Dr. Indiana Jones, professor of archaeology at a small New England college. A beleaguered Indy has just returned from a failed expedition to recover a sacred idolin the jungles of South America. Recruited by the Army for the mission, Indy travels to Patan, Nepal, where he reunites with the beautiful and daring Marion Ravenwood - who is still bitter over their failed love affair. She reluctantly joined forces with Indy to combat the Nazis on his trail. Carrying a precious medallion that Marion owns, they flee the villainous Nazis and journey to Cairo, where Marion becomes the apparent victim of an attempt on Indy's life. Relentlessly pursued by Hitler's henchmen, Indy learns that his nemesis, the French grave robber Belloq, has been hired by the Nazis to lead their quest for the Ark. Indy daringly infiltrates their massive digging operation in a race against time to discover the Well of the Souls, where the Ark has lain undisturbed for centuries. Astonished to discover that Marion is still alive, they work together with their friend Sallah to retrieve the Ark. But it's viciously snatched from them by Belloq and the Nazis. They plan a secret ritual to learn the contents of the Ark. Despite a daring escape from an underground tomb, Indy and Marion are forced to take part in the ceremony. Lashed to a stake, Indy begs Marion not to look as the Ark emits a violent, mysterious beam of light...
Review
A pure Spielberg masterpiece, Indiana Jones' maiden adventure is a great representation of what a summer adventure blockbuster should be - minimal use of CGI (well, it was 1980's), real stunts and good ol' rapid frame captures of all the awesome action sequences. Harrison Ford's charming personality as the titular archaeologist is timeless and iconic, not to mention the film's sandy backdrop of Egyptian deserts. All in all, 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' is definitely one of my favourite adventure flicks of all time.
Rating
Full 5 Stars
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