Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark was a decent movie. I was able to tell that it was an older movie because the special effects were not always the greatest, however, some of the explosions did appear pretty real. I can see how this movie could have been a stepping stone to action movies today because it had action and fighting to it but at the same time it had a good story line to keep people of all interest interested in it. I thought that the booby traps added some very neat things to the special effects of the movie. The movie was certainly entertaining and I can see why it was such a hit at the time especially if people weren't used to seeing movies with non-stop action. I also liked how there was humor slipped in with the action at different times.
In the review by, Roger Ebert, there are a lot of good points brought out. I think that the movie had a lot to do with Hitler and I think that there was significance behind the fact that Indy got the Lost Ark in the end instead of Hitler, much like how Hitler was defeted. I think that Americans liked how the Nazi's were mimiced and how there was satire in the movie because of how we were against Germany and the Nazis.
I think that there was supposed to be some symbolism in the snakes and spiders that appeared in the movie all of the time. I'm not sure what it would be but I think that it could be a representation of Hitler and the Germans and how they weren't liked but they still managed to be able to sneak around.
The theme of the movie had to do with both the plot and a character. The plot dealt with Hitler and how he wanted to get the Lost Ark. At the same time, however, the theme focused on Indy and how he almost single handedly found and saved the Lost Ark. I think that it is an exciting movie because it is the type of movie that some people would wish were true. It was also a movie that kept you interested because you never knew what or where the next scene would take you. You didn't know if Indy would be speeding down a road, facing a pit of snakes, dodging booby traps, of swinging from a vine.