Categories: just-life
Date: 25 April 2005 16:15:47
Last night I watched "Raiders of the Lost Ark" because it's a fantastic movie. And then I wondered, 'what makes this a great film??' Indiana Jones is chavanistic, the female lead (Marion) who starts off as a hardcore feminist ends up all gushing after him, our bad guys, well, are Nazis. The plot is poor, the continuity (especially during the chases) doesn't follow, and yet it's a brilliant film!!
The music (by John Williams) works, and everyone knows the Raider's March, the dialogue works, and there's enough action and comedy to keep you going for the entire film. I mean, we all love that scene in the market place where Indy is faced with a sword wielding man, and then just draws his gun and shoots him dead. And we all love it when we realise that the Nazis have bitten off more than they can chew and get killed by a legion of angels coming out of the ark. And the government werehouse full of unmarked cretes is an image that after the X-files we're now well used to.
Y'know, it's a film of all times. Apart from a couple of scenes (more noticible in Last Crusade) where the CGI isn't up to the standard that it is today it doesn't matter if you watched it ten years ago, today, or in ten years time, they will all be excellent films.
I mean, is there anyone who wouldn't want to be Indy?? Possibly even more than James Bond, you may get beaten up more as Indy, but you feel like a real man. And the cut of the suits that he gets to wear (with hats!!) is a lot better than Bond. It was something that we all agreed in our house. Though if we were to wear a suit like that we'd probably get beaten up....... it'd still be cool!!!!