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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Film Analysis
Tyler EatonPeriod 6
ContentsSlide #3………………………………………………………......4………………………………………………………......5……………………………………………………………6……………………………………………………………7……………………………………………………………8……………………………………………………………9……………………………………………………………10…………………………………………………………11…………………………………………………………12…………………………………………………………13…………………………………………………………16…………………………………………………………
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.