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I confess that I am not a big fan of action movies, but if there are some that manage to catch me, as did Raiders of the Lost Ark, titled in Spanish from Spain as, “In search of the lost ark”, later it was called “Indiana Jones in search of the lost ark”, and “Indiana Jones and the hunters of the lost ark” in Latin America.
The film was directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by George Lucas, while the premiere of this great box office success was on June 12, 1981. This classic of the Action-Adventure genre, obtained the highest grossing of all time, entered the ranking of the best 500 films and won 5 Oscars. Its success was such that it led to other sequels with the same actor, Harrison Ford, who starred in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”, “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Skull of Cristal".
Sinopsis
Synopsis
The plot of this film was very interesting to me from the beginning, it dates back to the Nazi expansion, in 1936, under the command of the dictator, Adolf Hitler. The führer, in his desire for war and to obtain more power to achieve his goals, sent a troop to find the “Ark of the Covenant”. It is not just any ark, it contains numerous secrets, including the ten commandments, in addition to possessing supernatural powers. As the legend describes, it is capable of exterminating entire armies. The Government of the United States, knowing Hitler's purpose, wants to find it first, and for this purpose, they send the person they consider to be the right one, an Archeology Professor, Dr. Henry Jones, known as Indiana Jones.
In fulfillment of the mission for which he has been sent, "Indy" embarks on a journey that leaves him immersed in a series of adventures full of danger and lots of action.
At first, the film catches me after seeing Professor Jones in the South American jungles in the missive to find a golden idol. Indiana Jones teaches classes, but in his spare time he goes from expedition to expedition to find antiques.
In that first scene, “Indy” goes through a remote place, full of numerous traps, all deadly, he passes them all, he is betrayed by his companion who later dies and after finding the golden idol he loses it for save his life.
After the failed expedition, he returns to his "normal" life to teach classes. It is there when he is contacted for another expedition, to find the "Ark of the Alliance", but before that, he must face the Nazis.
After the first exciting scene in the search for the golden idol, the plot got a bit tedious, of course, I was like 12 years old when I saw it and I wanted to see more action like in the beginning. But now with more awareness, that part that he considered "annoying" revealed all the indications that Indiana Jones had to take into account to find his next target. Finding the ark was not an easy task, there was a map written in other languages and it was not easy to translate it. In addition, other factors came into play, where to start digging for example, so as not to waste time.
All of those elements were exciting, along with Indiana Jones's run-ins with the Nazis and of course, the seemingly terrifying secrets the ark held.
Opiniones
Opinions.
In my opinion, the script, the special effects and the settings were great. An unexpected ending is added, I always waited until the end to see what the ark would really reveal, just like the characters in the film. The scenes, in addition to being very exciting, some had a touch of comedy. It was not the typical action movie and nothing more, and that was just what gave it a special plus. Not in vain this production won 5 Oscars.
Personajes principales
Main characters.
Harrison Ford in the interpretation of Indiana Jones, Dr. Henry Jones, professor of archeology, was not satisfied with just teaching, he put his theory into practice, always immersed in expeditions and adventures in search of antiquities. A very bold, intelligent and cunning man, who managed to outwit the Nazi army. His performance was impeccable, leaving an indelible mark as Indiana Jones.
Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood, is the daughter of Indiana Jones mentor Abner Ravenwood. She owns a bar and is also a former romantic interest of Jones. She owns a very valuable jewel, apparently it is a key piece to find the excavation site and find the ark. He overflows with his character a lot of sympathy.
Paul Freeman played Rene Belloq, who rivals Indiana Jones, is also an archaeologist and is hired by the Nazis to help them find the ark. However, his real goal is more that to guide them is to obtain the powers of the ark for their own benefit.
Ronald Lacey played the role of Major Toht, he is a member of the Nazi secret police, his mission is to find the precious medallion of Marion's family for being the object that he can decipher the location of the ark, with this amulet, it will be easy work, besides, he will gain leniency with the führer A man of few words and rather he seemed to me very cowardly.
John Rhys-Davies as Sallah, a friend of Indiana Jones, he considers himself one of the best in excavation matters, he helps him in the missive to find the ark.
Denholm Elliott as Dr. Marcus Brody, is the one who acts as an intermediary between Dr. Jones and the United States government to locate the ark. In a way, it is accomplice of Jones in his adventures, he owns the museum of antiquities where he keeps all the objects that Indy gets on his expeditions.
Wolf Kahler as Colonel Dietrich, commands Hitler's mission, is a ruthless Nazi colonel, I think that in those times they were like that, hard-hearted, without compassion for the neighbor and that behavior was reflected in the Nazi holocaust.
Alfred Molina played Satipo, for betraying Jones and stealing his golden idol, he dies because of one of the deadly traps in the temple. He accompanied Jones on that unsuccessful mission as one of his guides. Ambitious and bad person, when jones was in danger, he turned his back instead of helping.
Datos curiosos del film
Curious facts about the film
To create the "Well of Souls" in one of the scenes, the production team acquired 10,000 snakes of different species, only the cobras were poisonous. During the filming of the film, a python bit one of the team members.
Concusión final
Final concussion
The film teaches us that power unleashes more lust for power. "Great power leads to great responsibility", in a nutshell, you have to know how to use it. The Nazis wanted more power, but to destroy, and that's why they go after the "Ark of the Covenant". Personally, I think that sensible people should use power to do good and not to abuse it, the abuse of power is typical of mediocre people and that unfortunately it has predominated in many events and in people who have had the privilege of possessing it along the history. Thank God the ark did not fall into the wrong hands, even, I have always thought that there are things that it is better not to discover, it is better to leave them as they are and that was just what happened in the film, its power was of such magnitude and totally uncontrollable, which in the end was not for either of the two rulers.
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