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The Indiana Jones trilogy is one of the greatest film franchises of all time, and with Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), director Steven Spielberg pulls out all the stops to create a timeless classic. Erik Voss dives deep into this film, its themes, Easter Eggs, and film details, to explore why it's considered one of the greatest films of all time.
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When I was in secondary school in the 80s, they used to show a film in the assembly hall on the day before the summer holidays. One year (82 or 83) they showed this movie. It was the only time that all the kids and teachers applauded at the end. I still remember it as being the best day I ever had in school. Decades later, I still think it's one of the greatest films ever made.
I used to love those film in the assembly hall days - the TV wheeled in, the plastic chairs set up in front…
Jones isn't talking to his students about "barrels" - he's giving a lesson on "barrows" - ancient burial mounds.
And it's not that he's more interested in the items themselves than what's inside them, but that he wants to put the things he acquires in museums where they can be appreciated by many, not seeking monetary gain.
@TacoJack: thanks for the clarification! I was listening, going "Wha...?" Barrows makes complete sense!
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Although the barrows he's talking about weren't excavated until the early 1980's!
Everyone knows what's inside barrows. It's barrow wights. Now with wheels.
“I dunno, I’m making this up as I go” is the best line from this entire movie. It captures everything about Indy perfectly
I love that line, but at 37 years old, I think "It's not the years honey, it's the mileage" hits a little harder 😂
You didn't mention Spielberg's biggest scale shot of all at the end of the movie showing one crate being pushed by the warehouse guy, pulling back to reveal thousands of crates in the final shot.
Well, yes… using the magic of matte painting
This was the greatest shot in film.
Yeah and with that ominous mysterious music in the background the viewer is left wondering just how many of these improbable secrets are being kept from them in government archives...
Pretty clear that's a matte painting, still a great shot, but not that epic from a film making standpoint.
i mean, that's one of the most famous shots of all time? Dont really need to analyze it :p
Like you dont need to break down gonna need a bigger boat. Honestly though for all his over the top scenes Spielberg is still so good at subtlety, like the conscripted Czech soldiers in private Ryan that just get shot, no subtitles but an insanely good historical detail
I was so spoiled by this era of filmmaking. I’m 45, but remember watching the OG Star Wars trilogy, Back to the Future, Raiders, E.T., Ghostbusters, Alien and Aliens, Robocop, Predator, Terminator, on and on. Didn’t fully appreciate any of it as a child. Not Oscar material all around….Just knew they were kick-ass movies. Know I realize how special they truly were. Love the Deep Dives. One of my favorite things on UA-cam.
28:02 this was explained in a deleted scene. When Indy and Sallah have the headpiece translated, the translator told him not to look at the Ark when it was being opened
I saw that deleted scene too you’re right!
Yep
the lastest indy movie flopped but it got the money grab
Glad they dropped it and instead relied on Indy's knowledge as highlighted in the college scene.
That was a good choice! If you were told earlier that it shouldn't be looked at, then you knew something bad would happen for the rest of the movie. It was such a perfect twist as we all wanted to know what was in it.
I was 12 when my dad took me to see this in the theater in 1981. I have watched this movie over and over again, ad nauseum, and is my all time favorite. You captured so many things i have never seen or noticed on any rewatch. Absolutely brilliant breakdown, and the eyes on the idol. NEVER noticed it until just today! What great work. Thank you.
I always knew the idol's eyes were creepy, I just didn't realize why until now.
It’s actually not a light boobytrap, it’s a pressure plate, Indy is clever and manipulates Satipo into believing it’s the light when in reality he steps on a plate at the same time. This would protect Indy from a possible betrayal. Which in the end, he is correct.
How do you figure that? I don't see any indication of a floor plate he steps on.
@@TristenSarelvun when Indy is running out of the temple and crosses next to Satipos body you can see a stone plate on the ground under satipos body. It’s right next to the idol.
Wo! That's an insane level of detail. I guess they were counting on people renting and buying this on video.
So I assume that the light was shining on the pressure plate to indicate where it is?
@@johntrevy1 no, you can hear Indy take a step exactly when he puts his hand in the light, that’s his foot touching the plate.
I can still remember seeing Indiana Jones in the cinema in 1984 when it came out. I can clearly remember how amazed we all were by the opening sequence and everyone in the cinema laughing loudly at the "show a little backbone, will you" joke. It was such a perfect opening and then the humour was the cherry on top.
I grew up with these movies with my mom introducing them to me and this series is what made me fall in love with history, folklore, legends, and story worldbuilding
I was 3 when my Mom took me to the theatre to watch this. It creeped me out so much we left within the first 10 minutes. Now this is one of my favorite movies, and I think it helped to kindle my love of studying history, travel, and meeting people from different cultures. I really appreciated the detailed analysis of symbolism that I never noticed before. Thank you.
This was one of the films we watched in a theater all alone during COVID. Neither of us had seen it in theater before, and it was worth every moment to see on a big screen. Excellent film making.
Just saw a few weeks ago for its re-release.
It just hits so different in a theater!
10/10
Lucky
I am not ashamed to say I'm going to turn 38 years old the day Dial of Destiny is released and I never saw Raiders of the Lost Ark... until last night. I didn't even realize this break down was coming.
I am ready!
I also watched this for the first time yesterday having no clue this was coming today. That’s so weird that that’s happened to multiple people
so you are at the age now that Harrison Ford was when this movie released....
which means he was 37 when Empire was released...
turning 38 myself this year, this makes me smile!
I'm 38 and didn't see this till my mid 20's. Our age group ended up seeing the 2nd a 3rd one way more.
The gold statuette from the start of 'Raiders' is based on one at the Smithsonian, however it is now widely regarded as a fake. And at 07;26 Indy during his lecture says 'Barrow' not 'barrel' (A Barrow being a Neolithic burial mound - and yes, I'm an archaeologist!). Interestingly, the barrow mentioned 'Turkdean barrow' is actually two, Hazelton north & Hazelton south. The thing is Indy can't be telling the class about the excavation, as digging started in 1979 and finished in 1982 (the year after the movies release!)
Indy though, does mispronounce 'Cist' as 'sist' and not 'Kist'.
@@Aelwyd10 Diolch!
Great information, thank you
Actually, there are two correct pronunciations of the word "cist": /sɪst/ and /kɪst/ (and yes, I'm a linguist!)
After that watch along I legit watch all 4 movies in one day for the first time ever it was so fun!!
What's your rating from best to worst?
You had me until '4' 😉
@@DarthWilburpeople are allowed to like things
There’s only 3
3 not 4 🤣
I saw this in the theathers when it came out in 81 and I distictly remember something from the idol temple opening that's been unexplicably cut from VHS/DVD versions. There's a scene in in the temple where Indy pauses Alfred Molina's character from proceeding over a section of floor which turns out to be another trap, a pit disguised by by dust and cobwebs. This is why they need to use the whip to swing over the pit. This sets up the subsequent, throw me the idol and I'll throw you the whip scene.
I know the scene you speak of, but I believe it's a deleted scene that was maybe included on the extras of the first laser disc. I saw it recently on you tube and was very unfinished looking, lacking the theatrical filtering/coloring/scaling. Looked sepia. But maybe you saw a different version, what country did you see it in out of curiousity?
I love the fact that Indy and Marion hear all kinds of horrible screams, godly screeches with heat and wind. They have no idea what just happened, they don’t know where everyone went.
Oh they knew where everyone went. That's why they closed their eyes, so they wouldn't lay their eyes on the presence of the angels.
In my small country town in nsw Australia, our high school was taken to the movies to see Raiders.250 kids and teachers going off their heads in awe.
We saw this one in the movie theater several times. One of the greatest movies of all time. One thing that stuck out though was the movie supposedly occurred in 1936. The rocket propelled grenade launcher Indy had didn't exist until years later.
There is another deleted scene where an old man, the same one that tells them the height of the staff, explains to Indy the rules of the ark. 1)You touch, you die. 2)You look, you die. I kinda wish we had all these scenes to actually look at in the movie somehow.
@jameskiely2788 - Right. And, THIS is where Indy learns to close his eyes (and Indy warns Marion) as The Ark is being opened.
the Bible says that about the Ark@@thegreypath1777
This was the most enjoyable breakdown I have seen for a long time. This movie is so iconic and was due for all of these insights. Well done!
That coed Marcus checks out was setting up a later deleted scene where she is waiting for Indy because they'd planned to talk. Indy asks Marcus to give them a few minutes but gets dragged into the meeting in the lecture hall. Showed his dedication to his students, but ultimately likely cut for pacing reasons.
In the book/deleted scene, the girl Susan wanted a conference with Indy in his office ;) and is then at his house later on when Marcus shows up about the mission which is why there was open bottle of champagne and two glasses
@@DeepDiveNR Indiana Jones is just a rip-off of the character Harry Steele portrayed by actor Charlton Heston in the 1954 movie 'Secret of the Incas.'
The captain of the ship was portrayed by actor George Wallace, who also portrayed Kingsley Shacklebolt in the Harry Potter films.
And the other guy who first spotted Indy on the sub was Chocolate Mousse from Top Secret!.
It's such a small role, but the captain was magnificent.
I saw this in the theater when I was 6. So many questions, but up until this video, I never knew the 365 holes in the ramp of map room. Thank you, I feel I'm one step closer to finding the ark. 👍👍
5:55 The idol's eyes are now just gold. Also the reason Indy knew not to look at the ark was cut from the film. The Imam told him in the scene where he reads the headpiece.
the Bible also tells not to look at the Ark
I was raised on the Indiana Jones movies, so I've seen them dozens of times throughout my life. Yet, there was still so much I learned from this video. The eyes of the statue were always uncanny, and I never realized why until now. Also, the gag of the man witnessing Indy & Marion escaping the tomb is hilarious. Too bad it wasn't kept in.
Has anyone noticed at 9:36 the stained glass windows in the lecture hall? Can you see the chivalric/family crests? Remember the painting in Indie's living room above the fireplace at 11:06.
The ray of light motion sensor was never a motion sensor it was a pressure plate that he lied to Satipo about, anticipating his betrayal. It’s the trap that kills Satipo because it was the only trap he didn’t know the actual trigger for.
Nice,
I always thought the same thing, that there was a floor trigger where the light was, since that's where most people would walk
That makes sense. StackExchange had a long question/discussion over how you could make a light-sensitive trap with the technology of the temple builders, and no one could come up with a sensible plan.
Not to mention the fact that natural light moves. It would be stupid to base a trap on that.
@@randomiscellaneousness1483 Exactly. Otherwise, you may as well just enter at nighttime so the light trap won't be active
I always get excited when I watch this. I feel like a kid again every single time.
Raiders is my all time favourite film and I was surprised by the number of easter eggs you picked up. Thanks very much. I can now enjoy the film even more the next time I watch it!
Great breakdown! You mention that Indy and the staff of Ra were necessary to finding the Ark, but at the site didn't Belloc say something along the lines that the Nazis would just as soon bulldoze the entire site to find it? Indy's presence made finding the Ark quicker for the Nazis (and supposedly saved the site and many relics from destruction) , but they could have found it without him.
I like to think that “love you” on the student’s closed eyes in the beginning foreshadows how Indy and Marion, and their love, survive the Ark at the end.
After all these years, I can still remember the theater audience laughter when Indy shot the swordsman.
21:20 While in the Airforce in the 1960's my dad witnessed what happens when someone walks into a propeller.
It was a young, very pretty flight attendant who was returning to the terminal to retrieve some forgotten paperwork.
He said the blood splashed onto the tail of the plane was far less that he saw in the real life accident.
Sadly you missed one of the greatest details in this movie. The canyon that Indy and the Nazi’s were in when he threatened to blow up the Ark was the same canyon they shot Ben Kenobi’s arrival in during A New Hope
I watched this movie for the first time yesterday! Perfect timing Eric!! I can’t believe I waited this long to watch Indiana Jones, I’ve been missing so much. Can’t wait to start the next one!
@eliahteixeira5680 - Skip Indy 5 - please join The Boycott.
This movie is very accurate, Biblically. The Bible describes the Ark in great detail, and also describes the robes of the High Priest that Belloq was wearing. All of that is true to scripture. And Indy knew to close his eyes because the Bible also makes clear what happens when people look upon the glory of God. There's even a line in the novelization where Indy warns his friends to not touch the Ark. "Never touch it." According to the Bible, without the proper ritual performed by Belloq, anyone who touches the Ark drops dead on the spot.
Not necessarily "drops dead", some only got swallowed by the ground.
And that looking bit is a bit shaky as lots of people see god directly, with Moses making the most about the experience in god warning him it could only be from behind as anything else would be too overpowering. Didn't seem to bother Adam and Eve though or Israel when wrestling YHWH. (And no, the text says not it was the angel of the Lord, it says it was the big guy himself, anything else is a later retcon to fill a perceived gap in the logic, creating a far bigger gap)
Spielberg is respectful of culture, faith, historical context, ode to include “borrowing” scenes from his favorite movie directors, attention to detail in his art directing… also the use of irony and subtle humor makes him one of the greatest storytellers…
Excellent breakdown!!!
I LOVE these "Deep Dives" into my favorite films!!❤
My mum's uncle watched this with one of my mum's cousins and when it aired, he was having a blast watching this!!!
All of my Family are fans of Indiana Jones!!!
There are a few reasons why Indy may have known not to look at the Ark. One, it was explained to him and Sallah by the old man in Cairo who translated the headpiece to the Staff of Ra. Two, your explanation. And three, according to the novelization of Raiders, in which Indy remembers the biblical event of Sodom and Gomorrah, where anyone who looked back at the city would die and be turned to salt.
the Bible also tells what happens to those who look upon the open ark
Do you ever think you will do a deep dive about one the first shows to go viral on the internet with analysis and conspiracy theories, "LOST" ? When it was on the air, you couldn't escape hearing about everyone's head canon explanations, and I think it would be a very fun series to explore.
Not just because of all of the clues and red herrings left throughout the series, but about how it was so successful at getting people to talk about its intrigue in communities, and how it added to the show's popularity and hype.
Don't watch the last episode!
Oh, and shout out to the amazing stunt show at Disneyworld. That was my introduction to Indiana Jones.
@@DeepDiveNR That's awesome. My dad got to do the Psycho show at Universal.
ERIC you’ve done it again! Dude making me relive my childhood!
"He's making this up as he goes, he's not James Bond..." I'd argue that's exactly what James Bond does. And I read somewhere that Indy is in fact inspired by Bond (much more obvious in the opening of Temple of Doom), and at least part of why Spielberg did this movie is because he was turned down from directing a Bond film.
Great analysis! I remember in the comic book from the movie, the "wise man" who gives the information on how tall to make the staff also provides a warning not to directly look at the power of the ark, which is how Indy knows and why he warns Marion to look away.
Even without the that deleted scene there's hints at it from the illustration in book he opens during the government briefing. None of the people on the side of the ark in the illustration have their eyes uncovered or are looking at it, hinting at what is to come.
This scene also works with the theme of the film showing that Indy is initially skeptical and dismissive of the agent's questioning the illustration saying the lines emanating from the ark are "lightning, fire, the power of god... Something." like it isn't important. Yet by the end of the film with all he has seen, witnessed, and done he realizes there are some things you should take on faith.
In addition to Marion being the key to finding the Ark and Indy leading the Nazis to her, there is another reason that is not seen on screen. After the Nazis open the Ark on the island, they all would have died. After they died, more Nazis would have showed up to find out what's going on. They would have found the Ark and they would have continued to take it back to Hitler. But with Indy there, he is able to get word out to the US Government who were able to get to the island before the other Nazis knew something was wrong.
Great video with lots of details Ive never noticed after 500 watches. One thing I thought about recently is that Indy essentially "loses" in every movie. He only ends up winning because of the greed or ignorance of the bad guys. Raiders he is captured and lives because he respected the power of the Ark. Temple he is captured and turned bad but is only saved by the efforts of Short Round, and again by his ability to let go of the stones. Crusade by his penetance and respect for the grail, and again his ability to let it go. And finally in Kingdom his realization to respect the knowledge they have and not ask for more, unlike Spalko whose greed gets her fried. He may think he wants fortune and glory, but with these artifacts there really isn't any. The adventure is the juice.
I've been watching Young Indiana Jones on Disney+, some of those episodes are actually amazing. I'm hoping for a deep dive on that show
My mother and I LOVED watching young Indiana Jones, and the Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
I didn't even know that was a thing. Might need to watch.
I hate that Lucas re-edited the whole thing. It was better the way the episodes were released. And they cut out old Indy.
@@nysunflower9439so sad they did
This film is truly a masterpiece, one of my favourites, up there with Inception and Logan
4:35 That's because the Idol is an interdimensional alien. They were setting up Crystal Skull from the beginning.
Damn, I like that
EXCELLENT Breakdown!! Really love your work on these. One of my my favorite details is the way that Spielberg stages Indy's initial ride on horseback 22:20 Notice how the workers rise only has Indy rides past. It adds extra motion and excitement to the scene. So simple but so effective. Love it.
Really fascinating video!
Small clarification though: Marion was born in 1909, and she and Indy met each other in 1925-1926. So she’d be closer to 16-17 years old. So technically able to give consent by a lot of 1920s standards.
Keep in mind that I’m not defending Indy here. He is still 10 years older than her as he was born in 1899. Making the 10-11 year age gap incredibly creepy.
George Lucas originally wanted Marion to be even younger like 14-15 like you said, but Spielberg thankfully shot that idea down. I don’t know why Lucas even thought that making the hero of his story a pedo was a good idea…
The Novelization for Raiders explicitly lists Marion as being 15 when Indy got with her. Also, Lucas wanted Marion to be 11 actually, to which Spielberg responded "She'd better be older"
One of my favorite films. It's a classic
Pat Roach wasn't the Mongolian shot in the face that was shown in the dive. He was the Sherpa wrestling Indy for the gun in Marion's bar.
The gun the henchman has in that scene was an MP40 and not a Thompson.
Was just coming here to say that.
@@sithlord612lol..same here
26:52 Soft reboot idea: a Disney+ series of someone finding that footage and trying to track down the Ark. We get a backseat view of the films up to the open of Crystal Skull. I can hear the internet scream cry already.
Awesome analysis! And your passion for the series really shines through in this video. Thank you for posting!
The irony in every Indiana Jones movies is each Treasure is reburied (Ark and Grail) or returned (Sankara Stone and Crystal Skull) and never ends up in a museum.
Great job! Seen this movie dozens of time in which I have noticed and thought about several of these points over the years. Love your articulation. Do more movies!
You made a mistake in the dialogue in the classroom. Indy doesn’t say they wouldn’t remove the contents of the “barrel”. He says they wouldn’t remove the contents of the “barrow”. A barrow is an ancient burial mound.
another youtuber that doesn’t understand that the cinematographer is responsible for the lighting and not the director :/
...Under the directors instruction, to achieve the directors vision?
Deleted scene: Girl lowers eyes to reveal LOVE YOU. Indy lowers his own eyes: I KNOW.
The reason that Indy knew to shut his eyes was written into the novelization of the movie. The man who read the markings of the head piece to the Staff of Ra also told Indy that he shouldn’t look at the opened ark or die. In the movie he only mentions a warning which Indy shrugs off. Spielberg cut the scene for time sake and because he feared it would give away too much of the ending.
“ding dong, gods here!” Best sum up of the scene with the ark 😂😂
Speaking of James Bond, a breakdown or deep dive of the James Bond franchise would be cool
Indy told Marion to shut her eyes because the Egyptian guru guy warned him about the danger of the Ark when they spoke about the markings on the headpiece of the staff. This wasn't in the movie, but was told in the book (a paperback that came out at the time the movie was released). The book also explained how he lashed himself to the periscope of the German sub with his whip and hoped they wouldn't dive. He was lucky (again) that they didn't because they were close to their secret base and stayed surfaced for air until they docked.
Thanks for this! Just subscribed today.
Best Deep Dive to date! Can't wait for your breakdown of the other Raiders films.
Steven Spielberg's mouse trap scenes are some of my favorite bits in cinematic history
Just discovered this channel. Freakin' great content!! I'm pumped over this Spielberg series!!!
You did an AMAZING job!! I was 8 years old in '81 and my 10 year old brother and I saw this 23 times!! THIS made me fall in love with movies and made me wanna become an actor.
Wonderful deep dive. Indy movies are some of my favorites. That music is the music of my childhood.
This is great, I love how you go into such details. It's absolutely brilliant and I'm amazed at depth of your work. Love this film, so great to see your take on it. Well done !!!
I just spent this whole week binging Indiana jones!!!! THIS CHANNELL IS THE GREATEST FOR REALS, I’m so hyped for other breakdowns of this franchise
@@DeepDiveNR HOLY SHIT THEY REPLIED
@@DeepDiveNR LEGENDS
18:42 that's an awesome detail of Sallah walking between them... never would have spotted that one, thank you!
What about the scene in the beginning where the dart is in the tree. Then Indy pulls it out, rubs it and drops it. The other two actors rush up. With one of them tasting the dart and replies "The poison is fresh, three days "then looks back and says they're following us. How did the darts get ahead of them?
Great video. This is my favorite, all time film and your break down of it is awesome. Thanks for making this one. 👏🏻🤘🏻
Thanks for all your hard work. Love from Belgium 🇧🇪 ❤
This was such a good video! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
"Again Indy, there is nothing you can possess that I cannot take away". lol a great line in the movie!
Love your stuff at New Rockstars, just got over to this channel from that channel. Love it already! Just subscribed!
That Millennium Falcon sound effect used for the plane starter actually is a plane starter. It's the inertial starter from an Antonov An-2
well, one of the best movies ever made...thank you for noticing this motive of light . even more powerful
This was great, thank you. One of my favorite movies of all time.
Really enjoyed this deep dive into Raiders. Thank you! 😊
One contradiction regarding the height of the staff is the reading of the headpiece, where the gypsy reads, _"Yes, it is here. This is the old way, it means six kadams high."_ Sala then says, _"About 72 inches."_ 72 inches is six feet, which is roughly Indiana Jones's height. The gypsy turns the headpiece over and continues, _"And take back one kadam to honor the Hebrew God whose Ark this is."_ This would make the staff 5 feet high, yet in the map room, the staff is easily 1.5 feet taller than Indy. Which begs the question, "Was Belloq's staff too long, or was Indy's?"
Great film and great dive. Love your videos man
Great details, loved the video. One thing though, the pilot from the beginning is named Jock, not Jacques. You can see his name written on the front of his jacket
One of my all time favorite movies, in the top 6 along with The Great Escape, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. It is not only the cast, sets, writing, direction, acting, and story, but because of all the subtle touches in this film that it is so great.
Oh man, this was so much fin. One of my all time favorites!
Great video, BTW. You mentioned a lot of things I hadn't noticed before. Thank you very much.
How Hilarious. I randomly watched movie one and 2 last week. 🍿 perfect timing for a deep dive.
Loved this. The "Indy I Love you" shirt made me think how I would love to see you do a Deep Dive on the 1980s Flash Gordon film. ( "Flash, I love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the world!)
Hey, anyone in SF going to see Tennet and Oppeheimer at the Alamo in 70MM? I'm going to the Infinity Pool/Possesor double feature!!! Both Uncut and a live Q&A!! I love a good double feature.
@@DeepDiveNR Wait, the Alamo should totally partner with Deep Dive! They already do a Big Screen Science which is kind of similar. Dives irl!
@@DeepDiveNR If you ever see a beat up red Specialized fixie labeled "gangster" on the racks, that's me.
The scene in 'TOD' when Indy doesn´t find his gun in his holster to shoot the two swordsmen, and smiles... it happened almost one year before that moment in ROTLA when he DOES find it and shoot the single swordsman in Egypt. For years I thought it was the other way around.
Correction regarding the scene where Indy shoots the swordsman in the Cairo marketplace. Spielberg took the credit for this scene in the press, but it was actually Harrison Ford’s idea to shoot the swordsman. True, he had dysentery and felt awful as the production team proceeded to shoot take after painful take in the hot sun. Harrison shared the idea with Spielberg to just shoot the adversary since it would not only cut short the shooting for the day, since he felt terrible, but it would also be funny. After a persistent reluctance and several more takes, Spielberg finally went with the idea. My Screenwriting/Film Production professor was a PA on the Tunisian unit and happened to be Harrison Ford’s driver. He was there and shared this story as a first hand witness to the event.
Just beautiful analysis. Bravo!
Brilliant deep dive as always!
I have to admit to begrudgingly watching this. Indy is my favorite movie character and Raiders is a very close second to Star Wars, so… I watched. Thank you! You shared a lot of detail I either missed or simply paid no attention to in the 100 or so times I’ve watched the movie. Two days ago I honestly thought I had seen Raiders enough. You’ve changed my mind! I’m back to it as soon as I hit the send arrow followed by exiting the UA-cam.
Indiana Jones is just a rip-off of the character Harry Steele portrayed be actor Charlton Heston is the 1954 movie 'Secret of the Incas.'
Great episode.. just one tiny correction - the subtitles during the scene with Indy in the classroom should say 'barrow' not 'barrel'
I just realized that the trick Indy pulls to hide the truck is the exact opposite of the scene in Last Crusade, as though the Nazis learned from this defeat and had a hidden truck setup to kidnap Marcus