Raiders of the Lost Ark story
Raiders of the Lost Ark (later marketed as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) is a 1981 American action adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Lawrence Kasdan from a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. It was produced by Frank Marshall for Lucasfilm Ltd., with Lucas and Howard Kazanjian as executive producers.
11 total · 2 choice · 7 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ancient puzzle | choice | Indiana Jones raided a tomb with elaborate traps, and then solved an ancient riddle to find the Ark of the Covenant. |
| good vs. evil | choice | Jones and Marion were clearly on the side of the good Allies, fighting stereotypically wicked and brutish Nazis |
| archaeology occupation | major | Jones was an archaeologist, as was one of the antagonists and some the professors we met in an archaeology department. |
| becoming a nicer person | major | Jones mends some of his rapscallious ways and makes amends with Marion |
| charting unknown territory | major | Jones likes to explorer ancient forgotten temples and raid closed off tombs |
| Christianity | major | the Ark of the Covenant is a Christian icon and in the end, God smote the wicked Nazis |
| infatuation | major | Jones and Marion |
| the Nazi stereotype | major | some of the Nazis were caricatures |
| World War II | major | we saw Nazi soldiers dominating in parts of the world |
| academic occupation | minor | Indiana Jones was an archaeology professor who, in between adventures, interacted with the academic world and his peers. |