A perfect example that defines the classic style of Hollywood!

Rating: 10/10 (19 September 2012)

After seeing the original Star Wars trilogy and the prequels, I watched another movie that had Harrison Ford (Han Solo from the original trilogy) in another film series (I was a 90s kid watching some stuff from my childhood days until a few years later, I stumbled upon this at my teenager years and I'm still 18). I guess some of you know the premise of this film: A hat-wearing treasure hunter guy with a kick-a** whip trying to find a treasure while getting the girl of his dreams and gets into lots of booby traps along the way. I thought to myself, "Wow. That is what I call an epic premise" and this movie is a perfect example of great cinema that defines the classic Hollywood style.
It takes place in the year 1936 where Indiana Jones is venturing in the jungles in South America searching for a golden statue. Unfortunately, he sets off a deadly trap doing so, miraculously, he escapes. Then, Jones hears from a museum curator named Marcus Brody about a biblical artifact called The Ark of the Covenant, which can hold the key to humanly existence. Jones has to venture to vast places such as Nepal and Egypt to find this artifact. However, he will have to fight his enemy Renee Belloq and a band of Nazis in order to reach it. With the story now said, no wonder this is a fabulously well-done feature from Steven Spielberg and it's one of his greatest ones next to ET and Jaws.
The story in this movie is a much more compelling one with a great mixture of action, adventure, humor, and romance. It also has some great visual style, some brilliant costumes and make-ups, and some of the most gripping action sequences only to be outmatched by it's excellent cast of characters like Harrison Ford as the swashbuckling Indy, Karen Allen as the beautiful and bada** Marion and Paul Freeman as a great villain and John Rhys-Davies as a Cairo digger and John Williams' memorable and light-hearted musical score that fits very well throughout the film.
Overall, Raiders of the Lost Ark is, and always will be, one of the greatest films ever made to cinema and is always worth watching. This deserves a solid thumbs up from me!