This movie was about a professor and his father that are in search of the Holy Grail also known as the Cup of Christ.

Rating: 9/10 (11 May 2005)

Spencer Dye The movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, is very popular among all age groups. This is true about the rest of the Indiana Jones movies, such as The Temple of Doom and The Raiders of the Lost Arc. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade begins in the state of Utah in the year 1912. Indiana Jones is just a young boy. The movie then shifts from 1912 to 1938. It is scripted as a third person point of view. The characters in the movie seem very real to the viewer that is watching. This is a very important part of a movie. Between friendships, family, and enemies the characters interact in a very realistic way. Indiana Jones and his father interact like any other normal father and son would. Most all fathers and sons have their arguments and times when they don't get along. Indiana Jones and his father don't get along throughout the first portion of the movie. This brings a raising conflict between the two that is built up through the movie. Indiana Jones tells his father that they don't have a very good relationship between the two of them and that his father doesn't pay any attention to him. His father responds saying that he was only respecting his privacy. Jumping to the end of the movie, the conflict ends between Indiana Jones and his father when he saved his father from a gunshot wound. The characters that are enemies of Indiana and his father seem very realistic to the viewer as well. Through fight scenes and arguments it is very evident that the enemies dislike Indiana Jones and his father. There are many different settings in this movie. It starts out in Utah and changes throughout the movie. The setting is in America, Italy, and a few other countries also. They are in search for the cup of Christ or the Holy Grail. Some of the different lighting, sounds, and camera techniques that are used in the movie play a very important part in many different scenes. Some of the special lighting that was used were shadows. This is the scene when Indiana Jones and his father are on the zeppelin traveling out of Germany. The shadow that is reflected off the table starts to spin showing the viewer that they're turning around. They're taking Indiana Jones and his father back to Germany where the Nazis will be waiting for them. Also, another lighting technique that is used is the bright light that shines down on Indiana's father when he approaches death near the end of the movie. Some of the sounds that were used gave another effect to the movie. A man stamps his books in a library and at the same time of the stamp Indiana slams the floor with a metal rail holder. The man can not see Indiana and think that his stamp is making the loud noise on the books as he stamps. Indiana's famous theme song that is played when something good happens or something good is about to happen is another aspect of sound in the movie. An important camera technique that is used is rack focus. Rack focus is a zoom that focuses on something close and turns the background blurry and then it switches. This is used on the man with the white suit. This movie uses very interesting camera techniques, sounds, lighting, and characters that interact well with each other. They seem very realistic to the viewer. Critiquing this film was a fun experience because there were so many different action pact scenes.