Alfred molina raiders lost ark12/15/2023 The film is impeccably scripted, everything that you see happens for a reason. Harrison Ford is great as the handsome, charming rogue. I didn't remember that it was this movie until that precise moment. Then I went back in my own subconscious and realized that I saw it in a YouTube video some time ago. But I only know that because I just noticed it completely out of nowhere. That might be something that some people don't know. This guy, being a pro, completely no-sold this fly and just went about his monologue. Some people might not know this, but the actor who plays Belloq had a fly land on his lower lip and the slide into his mouth during one of the climactic scenes. There's nothing that I can add to this film's legend that will highlight something new that someone who's watched this may not be familiar with. But, seriously here, what can I say about Raiders of the Lost Ark that hasn't already, literally, been said in the ensuing 36 years since its release. I mean, then again, how could I forget the melting Nazi faces, right? How could ANYONE forget that, particularly when a lot people watched this when they were very young. And if I did watch it when I was younger, then I retained very little of it. I don't have any recollection of watching this after my teens. Another reason I wanted to watch this was simply because of the fact that I don't remember watching this film in ages. It took what already existed and added onto it with great characters, great writing and great action. And you can certainly make that case for Raiders. If you use it as inspiration and you go forth with your own unique story and stylistic choices, then you can use that as a jumping off point to bigger and better things. Heavily borrowing from something that already existed isn't illegal. And if you're trying to deny that fact then you must be a fan boy. I never said Raiders was a rip-off, but there's a film from the 50s, called Secret of the Incas, that Raiders clearly borrowed from. 'Raiders, a RIP-OFF?!?!?! I will KILL you'. And I know what you're thinking, particularly if Raiders is one of your favorite movies of all time. The discussion I was having, with myself, in the review was basically talking about rip-offs. The context in which I mentioned this in that review was to mention a film that 'heavily borrowed' from another film that, obviously, came out prior. You know, I wanted to see this because I mentioned it in my review for Wither. But those snakes…I just can't get past them. So despite my childhood trauma, it's really a great film, practically perfect. I didn't love the female lead, and despite many scenes of her being tough and confident there were still some damsel and distress scenes that were kind of annoying, but that's really a nitpick and kind of fits with the overall tone and style the movie was going for. Other than the snakes, my gripes with the film are minor. It's moments like that which show why Spielberg is a masterful director. There's no reason why I should be tense and worried, but I was so caught up in the moment that I genuinely was. I've seen this movie before and know he survives, it's only 15 minutes in the movie so logically he'd have to survive, and he's got sequels with an older Indy so he must survive. During the opening scene with Indy's famous escape from the temple and the giant boulder, I was genuinely tensed up and worried for him. There is such a spirit of fun and adventure to this whole movie that, besides the snakes, it's a real joy to watch. That's a genre we don't really see a lot anymore, and it's a real shame. Not an action film (though there is action in it) but an adventure film. Beyond that though, it's a shame it took me so long to give this film another look, because it's really a perfect adventure film. It's the snakes really that did it, and godamn that snake scene near the end is still difficult for me to watch. For me, that was Raiders of the Lost Ark (and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but that's another story). Everyone has that movie that traumatized them as a child but didn't really affect anyone else.
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