Added on December 31, 2024  Mark Sevi  

Deconstructing “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” (Part 2)

Deconstructing “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” (Part 2)
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Heart And Soul   I’ve been teaching this film for decades and I am honestly surprised when  students mostly miss the serious themes here. I ask, “Is Indiana Jones a nice person?” On several levels he is not. RE: Marion. Their backstory is involved. They knew each other when Jones was a student and Marion’s […]

 Added on December 30, 2024  Mark Sevi  

Deconstructing “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” (Part 1)

Deconstructing “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” (Part 1)
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, and Philip Kaufman the original Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) featuring Indiana (Indy) Jones (Harrison Ford) is over forty years old and has stood the test of time. I teach its structure to my students as an example of the best in the […]