Raiders of the Lost Ark

Film Analysis

Tyler EatonPeriod 6

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Chapter………………………What are the Four

Stages?……………………The Four Stages of

the Film………………The Four Stages of the

Film (cont.)………………The Four Stages of the

Film (cont.)………………………What are Dangling

Causes?………………………Dangling Causes in

the Film……………..Dangling Causes in the

Film (cont.)……………………………………….What

is a Motif?……………………………………..Motifs in

the Film………………………….Motifs in the Film

(cont.)………………………….Motifs in the Film

(cont.)……………………………………………

Works cited

What are the Four Stages?

The Four Stages of film are:

•Set-Up: This is where the setting and characters are introduced.

•Complicating Action: This is where the first conflicts are introduced to the story.

•Development: This is where the characters of the story struggle with the conflict and head toward the climax.

•Resolution: Climax to Falling Action.

The Four Stages of the Film

The first stage of the film ends after the characters are

introduced and Indiana Jones discovers the Location of the

Ark.

The Four Stages of the Film

(cont.)

The second stage ends and the development stage begins when Indy and Marion fly to Egypt, because all of the characters and conflict have been

introduced, and now the main characters need to struggle with the

conflict.

The Four Stages of the Film

(cont.)

The third stage ends and the Resolution begins when the Nazis attempt to activate the Ark and get killed, because all of the hype about the Ark leads up to this point.

What are Dangling Causes?

A dangling cause is a form of foreshadowing. It is a scene that shows characters making seemingly pointless remarks or actions that will actually matter later on in the story.

Dangling Causes in the

Film

In the beginning of the movie, we see a snake coil up around Indy on the plane. Indy then screams “I hate snakes!”. At first, the viewer really doesn’t care. But at the end of the film, the Ark Indy wants to get it is guarded by an army of snakes.

Dangling Causes in the Film (cont.)

Early on in the film, we see that Marion can take immense amounts of liquor in her system. The viewer first sees this scene as a pointless little fun scene, but later in the movie, Marion has to drink lots of liquor to get her German captor drunk so she can escape.

What is a Motif?

A motif is the constant repetition of emphasis on small, trivial things to create small themes for a text. This can be anything from specific lines to vibrant colors to actions taken by the characters.

Motifs in the Film: The color

red

•Marion’s Egypt clothes

•Children’s headbands

•Nazi Flag

•Indy’s friend’s headband

•Nazi banners

•Wall painting at Nazi base

•Blood

•Ruby in the staff of Ra

Motifs in the film: Indy’s

theme

•When Indy swims toward the plane while being shit at by natives•When Indy and Marion blow up the Nazi bomber•When Indy drives up to his house•The scene with the map over the plane

Motifs in the film: Marion’s

theme

•When Indy talks to Marcus about Marion•Her first appearance•The scene with the plane over the map•When the Jeep explodes

Works Cited

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Dir. Stephen Spielberg. Perf. Harrison Ford. Paramount, 1981. Digital.