Indiana Jones - Raiders of the Lost Ark

Rating: 7/10 (8 August 2014)

Title: Indiana Jones - Raiders of the Lost Ark
Condensed Storyline: Indiana Jones has to find the Ark of the covenant before a group of rogue Nazis do.
Notable Acting: The two roles people know Harrison Ford for playing are Han Solo from Starwars and Indiana Jones from Indian Jones. These are well known because they are both high budget Hollywood movies in which Harrison does a good acting roles. Now name another movie he is in bar these, apart from Blade Runner and Apocalypse Now there are not very many memorable movies that he in is. But regardless he is the driving force of this movie, chances are this movie wouldn't be as entertaining if there was a different actor playing Indy. Everyone else was good at their roles, but they were overlooked because of the focus on Indy the movie kept pushing you onto.
Noticeable Camera work: Worms eye view from the bottom of the pit in the first scene
Costume: The Afrika Korps uniforms are correct, but not needed in this movie as the Afrika Korps weren't formed until years after this movie was created. Indiana Jones' outfit is a timeless classic look at even the youth of today would recognize.
Incorrect Science: Red Knee Tarantulas seen in the first scene of the movie are native to Mexico only, guess where that first scene isn't set. Most of the snakes in the 'Well of Souls' are not native to Africa, such as Burmese Python and Reticulated Python. I would also expect there to be a lot of death snakes there as it looks like they're not getting out of that well. Sand weights less than gold, if the idol in the first scene is pure gold, Indy would need a much bigger bag of sand.
Incorrect History: The German Afrika Korps didn't exist until 1941. Indy is going to blow up the Ark with a rocket launcher which doesn't exist at that time. MP-40 submachine gun was inservice 1938, P-38 pistol was inservice 1938 also, two years after when this movie is set. Marcus Brody says "The Bible speaks of the Ark leveling mountains and laying waste to entire regions" This isn't in the bible. In 1936 there were British military posts in Egypt, so chances are Nazis wouldn't be able to dig, let alone force Egyptians to dig without the British Army finding out.
Incorrect Geography: Thailand was known as Siam until 1939, this movie takes place in 1936 and has Thailand written on a map. Jordan was known as Transjordan until 1949, another incorrect map.
Overall Feel: Classic action/adventure movie with a historical theme and romance subplot. One of, if not the best movie in the Indiana Jones quadrilogy. It does need to learn its history though as there are too many incorrect science and incorrect history moments in here