Cinema's Greatest Hero!

Rating: 10/10 (15 December 2014)

AFI (The American Film Institute) ranked Indiana Jones the second best hero in film history after Atticus Finch. Why!? Atticus is a lawyer that loses his case! If there was a group of terrorists or evil Nazis, Atticus would last ten seconds at the most, whereas Indiana Jones could, and has, taken them. I know that Atticus is a realistic hero, but he is still a fake creation by author, Harper Lee. Indiana Jones is also a fake creation, but he is more of a hero than anybody else. To Kill A Mockingbird is a great movie, but its got nothing on Raiders.
Laid back archaeology Professor Jones, is summoned to seek The Ark of the Covenant with special powers from the biblical day before the Nazis can find it. He then clads up his leather jacket, satchel, whip and cowboy hat, turning into his alter ego--Indiana Jones--an unbeatable adventurer that defies certain death.
Two things set this apart from the other movies. Number one: everything is iconic. From the ball chasing him to the very end is a series of non-stop memorable moments and dialogue. Number two: the best story. Nothing against the other movies (even though the last one made no sense), but this one has the most complex storyline and subplots. Temple of Doom had the weakest (I like to say "simplest") story, but fantastic action and thrills. Last Crusade had a stronger story, but had slightly inferior action and thrills. Raiders does the best in keeping the action, filming, thrills and story in an even proportion. A very, very high proportion. From a story aspect, this is held in high regard. From a technical aspect, this is held in an even higher regard.