What?

Rating: 5/10 (14 May 2020)

I am truly baffled by the high ratings and praise lavished upon Raiders of the Lost Ark, which, let us be perfectly frank, is completely absurd. I understand that many people are action flick aficionados, which I am not so much. However, I can say that I love the Jason Bourne movies, which also feature lots of action/adventure material. The problem with Raiders is that it is ridiculous from start to finish.
The Harrison Ford character is apparently immortal, as he is never defeated in any match with anyone or anything, no matter how preposterous may be the challenge which he must surmount. Is he a superhero? No, he is a college professor and research archaeologist! Nonetheless, he manages to lay to waste dozens of people without blinking an eye, as though he were a professional hit man.
The throbbing theme music came close to giving me a migraine. (Sort of like Beethoven´s Eroica symphony, which you have probably never heard, so never mind.) The ¨Nazis are evil¨ theme is also way overdone, as is the weird passive-aggressive romance between the rakish rogue and the damsel in distress--usually caused by Indiana Jones himself. And what about those melting faces and the swirling cosmic whatever at the end? What?????
My best guess is that most of the high ratings here come from people who saw the movie when it came out--and who were children at the time.