Timeless Modern Classic

Rating: 9/10 (11 November 2014)

Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is hired by the United States government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.
Let us tally up what we have here: Great characters, great story, lots of fun with a wonderful tone. A plot that has been imitated and parodied for decades, from "Muppet Babies" to "UHF" and beyond. And more than a handful of truly memorable scenes.
This film also changed the way we look at archeology, or at least it should have. Each day people are out there digging up treasures, shaping what we know as history. Not unlike how "Jurassic park" (another Spielberg film) made paleontology relevant, this reminds us how many great things to find are still underground somewhere.