Apparently when Indy shoots that sword wielding guy it was supposed to be a a boss fight but Harrison Ford wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want to do the big fight and said: can I just shoot him?”
probably wrong on my end. I was told he did the entire scene before, all the running and jumping himself and he wanted a breather before a big fight scene and in the moment thought "well, here's one for the blooper reel (BANG!!!)" I doubt my brother is correct on that though. if the sword guy wasn't in on it he wouldn't have dropped dead like that. he would've been up screaming "hey, you weren't supposed to do that"
Story goes that while filming in Egypt the whole cast and crew had food poisoning. So when Indiana Jones shoots the swordsman it was Harrison Ford's idea. He was sick and they had a lengthy fight scene to film and apparently Ford said to Spielberg "Can't I just shoot the bastard?" Also this is why Ford is sweating and exhausted looking during the city chase.
Adding more to the confusion, here's what I've heard! To be fair it is a combination of everyone else's. They had spent several days filming the sword versus whip fight which is why there is some film of Ford doing it. Harrison Ford came down with dysentery while they were filming in Egypt. He was of course feeling terrible because of this, and apparently took it upon himself to say...."why wouldn't I just shoot the guy?" Apparently Spielberg must have liked it no matter who's version of events is right.😂
And the heavyset G man at the beginning talking about the Ark is the same guy who played Porkins the unfortunate rebel pilot in Star Wars 77. And the sidekick who doublecrosses Indy in the opening scene is Alfred Molina.
Even though I knew nothing about the Ark, I was always thinking: "You think any kind of ritual would let you use the power of the God almighty without his consent? Many other deities, maybe, but the Biblical God? This isn't some kind of mechanism, that's literally HIS power."
There are only two times the Israelites carried the ark into combat. The first time was when they paraded around Jericho for a week, and the walls collapsed, allowing them to raze the city. God gave them this battle plan and directed them to carry the ark - because HE was the one defeating the enemy. The one other time the Israelites tried to use the ark as a battle totem and marched with the arc at the head of their army is recorded in 1 Samuel 4. The Israelites lose a battle to the Philistines and think that if they take the ark with them, they’ll surely win the second time. Because God will be on their side, right? They did not seek God’s opinion on the matter. They just grabbed the ark and hauled it back to their camp. Instead of winning, they get their butts kicked. When the Philistines heard a god had entered the Israelite camp and would fight on the Israelite’s side, they decided to just go for broke, and fought like crazy and won. The Philistines captured the ark and took it home. That didn’t work out so well for them in the end, but that’s another story. So, yeah, I have no idea what that illustration was Indy showed the g-men, because there’s only one story about fire coming out of the ark to kill someone, and that’s back in Leviticus. Right after the ark was first made and placed in the newly built Tabernacle, Moses’s brother Aaron and his two oldest sons are invested as the first ever full-time priests. Aaron’s two boys grab some censers and incense and started waving them around exactly contrary to all the rules they’d been having to study. Having brought “unauthorized fire” before God, God showed them holy fire and Aaron had to bury the ashes left and invest his two younger sons as priests. The next time someone tried that, one of the Judean kings tried to offer incense in the Temple, God settled for striking him with leprosy and he had to reign fom inside a quarantine shack they built behind the palace.
@@Dreamfox-df6bg The whole book and the illustration in it were actually props made for the movie (that's why the illustration of the ark so closely matches the prop-ark they made for the movie). I think that, other than the pages we see on screen, the rest of the book is blank. The artist actually did a pretty good job recreating the style of engraving with hand painted coloring from old-timey Bible illustrations.
"The CGI is dated"?? That's not CGI... Those are manual analog effects. 😉 The Boss Fight: Harrison Ford did not feel well that day, and he asked, "Can't I just shoot the guy?" 😄
I was going to say pretty much the same thing. "CGI? CGI didn't exist yet!" All props, matte painting, miniatures, bluescreen, and sets. CGI has made a lot of things possible, but I think we lost something in the process.
10:28 "It's like a loading screen." Funny you should say that: when the LEGO Indiana Jones games were made, they used line-on-a-map graphics like this as the loading screens between chapters!
The ark is supposed to contain the original stone tablets on which the 10 commandments were written. So, when they open it and find only sand, it appears that the tablets have basically eroded away. Hence, the German guy laughing. (at first)
About the German Submarine: It’s actually a Uboat, If it submerged, it would go less than half the speed, would need to surface within 24 hours to refresh the oxygen supply, and had a battery that needed frequent charging by cruising on the surface. There is zero reason to submerge save for combat maneuvers and to avoid visual detection.
@@matt47110815 Yes and he broke it. In das Boot, in the begining, you can see a welded line on the hull, that happend during transport to the Indiana Jones Set
Except that any time a Uboat was running on the surface, there would have been several officers and crew manning watch on the conning tower. So Indy would have been almost immediately captured.
Karen Allen was great in a movie called Starman with Jeff Bridges. She’s very underrated IMO. She now lives a quiet life in The Berkshires in Massachusetts.
Okay for those of you who missed it the guy with Indiana Jones the beginning of the movie is Alfred Molina you might remember him better as Doc Ock also Indiana's friend when he travels to the Middle East is none other than John Rhys-Davies for those of you trying to place that name you might remember him from the TV show sliders or as Gimli in Lord of the Rings
Happy Birthday to Harrison Ford who turned 82 today. Him and I share the same birthday and we're both from Chicago. Two bits of info my family and friends are tired of hearing every year.
@@chili.bucuti happy belated birthday! I just found out that, Nathan Bedford Forrest was also born on July 13. If that name doesn't ring a bell, well, it was who, Forrest Gump was named after. More useless info I can share next year.
That can be explained away pretty simply. The map "cutscenes" were simply for our viewing pleasure as the audience, and not an actual physical map in-universe, so it's not technically an anachronism
No matter how many times I’m watching the first installment of Indiana Jones, there are certain elements that I will always admire: the action, the adventure, the music and the fantastic performance of Harrison Ford. I’m really glad you shared your reaction and I’m wishing you a great end of the week.
John Williams did the score for both Star Wars AND Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark. Incidentally, the next two films, "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "Indiana Jones and the Final Crusade" were also amazing.
And the ship captain Katanga is Atto in black hawk down and the actor who plays Belloq is the same guy who played Ivan Ozze in the Power Rangers movie.
During the scene where Indiana is against the man with the sword, Harrison was sick. That's why he looked so ill. He had suggested that they have Indiana shot the guy because he couldn't do a lot. That lead to the iconic scene.
Thanks for doing this reaction. It was nice to hear someone who knew what the Ark is and some of the information around it. Knowing the stories of the Ark - believer or not - gives the movie a much richer story to enjoy. Its one of the great summer movies!
My favorite thing is that the scene where Indy just shoots the swordsman was changed on the fly. There was meant to be a big whip and sword fight in that scene, with the swordsman evidently working for months to learn the choreography, but a lot of the cast and Harrison Ford got a bad case of dysentery and were very sick. Ford evidently said "Listen, I stay out of the dressing room for very long. Should we think about cutting this down? Let's just shoot the son of a bitch." and Spielberg agreed. The fact that an unplanned sickness led to such an iconic scene is amazing.
The first 20 times I saw this it was a recorded-from-TV copy on VHS. It wasn't until I was in my teens that I saw the uncut version with the melting faces at the end. That was a bit of a shocker 😆
Alfred Molina - He made his film debut with a minor role alongside Harrison Ford in Steven Spielberg's adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) as Indiana Jones' ill-fated guide, Satipo, during its iconic opening sequence. I will always know him for Spiderman's Doc Oct.
I think you nailed one of the things that make Indy such a classic when you said 'its like a Western.' There's just so many awesome elements from different genres all mixed together in a wonderful balance. There's elements of a Western, like you said, with the shoot out in the bar and the obvious moments of 'white hats vs black hats.' There's elements of noir and mystery, as Indy follows clues across the globe and deals with different intrigues. There's elements of classic and current (for the eighties) action and adventure, with shoot 'em up scenes and explosions. There's elements of comedy, with that amazing, iconic, sword vs. gun fight. There's even elements that call forward to the clever hero that MacGuyver would make famous later in the decade, with the clever, improvisational style of hero. Its all just so very good! Thanks for watching, and I look forward to your reactions to the rest of the franchise!
My favourite little bit of trivia is that when it cuts to the wide after Indy pushes the block out and they escape the Well of Souls, you can just see a person slumped next to where they just left. In a cut scene, there is a local chilling right there, who sees this block suddenly get pushed out from the inside of an ancient ruin, followed by two people climbing out and he faints.
I love the detail of the ark turning the Nazi swastika on the box it is in into the Star of David. I didn't realize that's what happened the first few times I saw this movie. It's subtle and perfect!
This film was made _after_ Empire Strikes Back. So between that one and Return of the Jedi. Using the newfangled nomenclature, its production falls between Episode V and Episode VI. But, for those of us who experienced it at the time, Indy arrived between the second and third Star Wars films.
The part with the ark opening and indy and marion are surrounded by flames scared me forever. They weren't looking, but they were that close to getting fried! They were screaming, so they could feel it!
17:25 apparently Harrison Ford was sick, so that’s why the planned boss fight turned into him just shooting him, which ended up being comedic perfection.
There is no CGI in the film. It didn't exist yet. It's all practical effects or animation, matte paintings, all the traditional techniques but very well done. There is some use of the motion control cameras that had been used three years earlier on the first Star Wars. Computer generated imagery was first seen in YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES iin 1985.
I saw this 45 years ago in the theatre 3 times. It was the first real summer blockbuster. I remember the buzz, the darkness of the theatre, the excitement. It has aged like fine wine. A truly remarkable achievement. It was so great to see it with you for the first time.
Oh my first not-for-kids movie when i was a kid XD Important note @thecocoacouch Raiders was made first, and the best one to start with anyway, but keep in mind when you watch Temple of Doom, it was a PREQUEL to this. Then Last crusade is a SEQUEL to this one. And it was historically known the Nazi (especially Hitler) were VERY superstitious and DID hunt down and collect anything that could 'help'. As well as had value. And in the bar scene - Indy didn't ask the kids to come save him. It's suble, but those are his friend Sallah's kids - he sent them in to rescue him
This is, by far, my favourite movie reaction - not only of yours but in total! I just love how unprepared you were for all these iconic moments that people (or at least I) have seen so many times they've become part of everyday life. I love that you appreciate the practical effects and stunts (of which this movie has a ton), and how you were so incredibly into it! And lastly, having grown up in a somewhat religious setting myself, I love how you were really on point with things/trivia/knowledge that many - me included - had no idea about! You concluded that you would be watching this again sometime soon - which you very much should, but I will be rewatching your reaction - which is something I usually never do, because it was so enjoyable!
My favourite movie of all time. First saw it aged 10 at the cinema in summer 1981 with mum and dad followed by a delicious meal out. A brilliant evening and one of the key cherished memories of my childhood. Thank you, Indy. 😁
So amazing to see the same joy in your face watching this as my brother and I did watching it at the Randwick Ritz in Sydney when it first came out. Still can watch this with being bored…it’s an undisputed classic!
There's a classic western that you should check out, 'Little Big Man.' It's one of Dustin Hoffman's finest roles, Chief Dan George and Faye Dunaway are also brilliant in it.
My mother took me to see this in 1981, when I was eleven. It not only changed my entire perspective on films, and what they could be, but I fell completely in love with Harrison Ford, too. LOL. Still my favorite film of all time.
Abner Ravenswood was Marian's father. Indy was his protege. Indy was about 26 and Marianne was about 16 when they met. That wasn't an unusual age pairing in that time period but Abner knew Indy was an adventurer like himself and would eventually leave. His disapproval of their relationship and Indy leaving in the end destroyed the friendship between the 2 men and of course Marianne was hurt and angry as any young girl in love would be. CGI? We barely had computers then and extremely limited programs. We were still using DOS for years.😂 There was a Syfy tv show about what's in the warehouse at the end. It was called Warehouse 13.
Barbara Walters did a story on Harrison Ford a loooooong time ago and she said “Star Wars made him rich, Indiana Jones made him a star” She was right! I’m sure others pointed this out but the fight in the market was not how it was supposed to go. They were filming in Tunisia and almost everyone got dysentery, Ford included. He also had a raging fever so asked Spielberg if he could just shoot the guy. Thus a classic scene was born! The Well of Souls scenes took 5 days to film. Ford is not actually afraid of snakes, but Karen Allen was! She got used to it though and then Spielberg didn’t think she came off as scared enough. So he dropped a snake down her back! He got the scream he was looking for! Oscar I’m so glad you’re diving into this franchise! Yes, some movies are better than others, but do all five!
This movie was Steven Spielberg's and George Lucas' homage / tribute to the style of the 1930's genre of westerns commonly enjoyed during a typical Saturday matinee during the Depression.....my father grew up during that time and would tell me how the action and suspense and fight scenes of those matinees created a thrilling and uplifting experience during those difficult years of the 1930's - a way to escape for a few hours. Remember that this movie was written and planned during the late 70's and released in the early 80's.....a time when Hollywood produced so many styles of 'intellectual' and dark movies (with a few exceptions). But I certainly remember that all ages loved Indiana Jones when it was released....especially the older crowds who recognized this new and updated experience reminiscent of that exciting genre of the old westerns.
Fun fact: Harrison Ford did most of his own stunts throughout the franchise, even the last two films when he was over 70. He learned to use the whip and that was actually him being dragged behind the truck for example. Love your videos! ✌️😉💕
That was absolutely NOT Ford being dragged behind the truck. He did many of his own stunts, but all the really dangerous ones were done by his personal stunt man.
Sir, I watch many “first time watching” videos of movies from my youth by content creators like you whom I enjoy. But, let me tell you, I enjoyed you watching this film more than any video from any of them! Your delight & excitement took me back to when I first saw this in the theater. Watching you, your reactions, made me emotional. Thank you for sharing this time & this movie with us.
I liked this reaction a lot! - Indy's treacherous assistant who double-crossed him in the opening scene was played by Alfred Molina in his first film role. Molina would go on to star in films like "Maverick" (as the main villain), "Spider-Man 2" (as Doc Oc) and "Dudley Do-Right" (as Snidely Whiplash). - The guy in the Bible who lost his life by trying to catch the Ark when it was almost dropped was named Uzza. - Actor/stuntman Pat Roach got to play two minor characters in this movie, both of whom lost their lives fighting Indy. He was the big Nepalese henchman in the fight scene in Marion's bar, as well as the giant German who challenged Indy to a fistfight in the airplane scene. - What Belloc was hoping to find inside the Ark were certain artifacts that were stored inside, like the original copy of the Ten Commandments, a staff that had belonged to Aaron, the first High Priest, which God had miraculously caused to burst into bloom, and various other relics from the time it was made.
Just discovered your channel with this vid. Really enjoyed it, man. I've seen this movie over a hundred times (partly responsible for my choosing to become a geologist), so there are few ways to be pleasantly surprised by it now. Watching someone who seems really cool and enthusiastic react to seeing it for the first time and enjoying it is as good as it gets. Also, great insights and observations about the score! Thanks for uploading!
at 26:40, you mentioned the music "feeling mystic." John Williams took a lot of inspiration from "The Planets" suite for orchestra by the composer Gustav Holst (you can hear it a lot in Star Wars as well). The 7th and final movement sounds a lot like the music you are referring to- it's called "Neptune, the Mystic"! So you pretty much nailed it!
13:36 Indy carries a .455 Webley in canon. Makes sense since his storyline starts in the late 20s when that was an older, venerable, but powerful gun that ammo was widely available since it was a British sidearm.
Dude one of my top 5 all time movies to watch. Love, adventure, traveling the world, biblical implications. I’ve seen this movie hundreds of times. Never gets old. Great reaction. 😊👏👏🥰
Glad you mentioned the score. John Williams is a master and a legend, and wrote a good portion of the soundtrack of my childhood movie experience. The part you said sounds like the Imperial March - he wrote both scores :)
While watching the beginning all I think of is how much fun I would have going to Disneyland with Oscar. Experiencing the Indiana Jones adventure, Radiator Springs Racers, Toy Story Midway…
These movies have a special place in the film zeitgeist for me and it's rare to find someone who has not had them spoiled in some way - either by seeing snippets, knowing pop culture references, etc. Watching this with you was a blast! Curious to see if you continue. "Temple" is not everyone's favorite and it's definitely it's own animal, so to speak, but I really enjoy it.
John Williams and the music he creates is pure genius with great passion! Watch John Williams conduct a full symphony orchestra and the score of Star Wars, beautiful, passionate, very emotional and moving!
And the other one where God went to the Jews and said, 'I have Commandments.' 'Commandments?' They said, 'How much are they?' 'They're free.' 'We'll take 10.'
Loved your reaction mate. Make sure you cover the rest of these Indy classics. There's lots more amazing moments in that incredible unforgettable franchise 🙂
Everything works with this film - the actors, the costume, the design, the sound and music, the lighting and directing and above all the story. It's a rollercoaster and the pacing is perfectly balanced. Lots of fun facts get trotted out with these reactions to this film - my go to is how seamless the internal and external scenes are shot - nearly all the internal scenes from the Temple in South America at the beginning (Hawaii for the externals) , the tavern in Nepal, the Map Room and Well of Souls in "Egypt" (Tunisia actually for the externals!) all shot at Elstree Studios, England. Douglas Slocombe was the veteran DOP who started work at the legendary Ealing Studios in the 1940's and 50's so understood how to get the look of the period that Spielberg was looking for. He passed in 2016 at 103!! John Williams was at his peak during this period and of course the score was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and for the first time at the famous Abbey Road Studios (his previous LSO scores were done at "Anvil Studios" in Denham but that sadly shut down between Empire and this film. In many ways this started a renaissance of film score recording at Abbey Road which saved it from it's own demise that it was facing at the time!
My Dad and his family had the chance to visit the set of this movie right after the opening scene was filmed. My Dad can say he raced against the boulder like Indy! Only difference? Indy did it with style. My 15 year old Dad just screamed the whole time.
It was great, but it should not have contained Nazis. They already did that. It should have been something new. He was 8 years older anyway. They could have put it in 1946, after the war, and written something original.
Oh Oscar - you don’t half make me happy / Mondays your friends reactions and your film reactions to films I adore - thank you thank you thank you - you handsome man ❤
YES 🙌 these movies hold such a special place in my heart. Growing up in the early 2000s in roll America my grandparents didn’t have electricity 100% of the time but if they did, we had a computer with two games and then a TV with VHS tapes and ones that we always rewatched at Mamaw’s was the Indiana Jones series. We had these little kids size mattresses we would lay on in front of the TV and we would have original Pringles, mini marshmallows, and Grammy with apples with the skin peeled off. That’s what a day at Mamaw’s was like. They feel so cozy
I have LOVED this reaction - your background knowledge just adds an excellent layer of consideration throughout your review - cannot wait to see more 💗
I'm from the US. This came out in the summer before my sophomore year of highschool. Of course it was totally famous when I got back to class and I remember it coming up a lot in my different classes. Yeah it was a great film for the time. Blockbuster movies were really starting to become a hollywood standard each year and be a big thing to look forward to now.
my grandpa worked on this movie ,he was underwater pulling on the fishing line that the pilot was using to fish with
That’s incredible!
That has to be true because of the specifics of it. Super cool!
@@franknfoot7200 it is cause i asked him and he told me
Did the pilot catch him?
Size of the fish that year!
Apparently when Indy shoots that sword wielding guy it was supposed to be a a boss fight but Harrison Ford wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want to do the big fight and said: can I just shoot him?”
Honestly that entire scene sums up the character of Indiana Jones he just doesn't have time for that kind of s*** 😂
probably wrong on my end. I was told he did the entire scene before, all the running and jumping himself and he wanted a breather before a big fight scene and in the moment thought "well, here's one for the blooper reel (BANG!!!)" I doubt my brother is correct on that though. if the sword guy wasn't in on it he wouldn't have dropped dead like that. he would've been up screaming "hey, you weren't supposed to do that"
Story goes that while filming in Egypt the whole cast and crew had food poisoning. So when Indiana Jones shoots the swordsman it was Harrison Ford's idea. He was sick and they had a lengthy fight scene to film and apparently Ford said to Spielberg "Can't I just shoot the bastard?"
Also this is why Ford is sweating and exhausted looking during the city chase.
Gotta watch Witness, Working Girl, Presumed Innocent and Regarding Henry. All 4 show his wide range. Plus the show Shrinking on Apple is amazing.
Adding more to the confusion, here's what I've heard! To be fair it is a combination of everyone else's. They had spent several days filming the sword versus whip fight which is why there is some film of Ford doing it. Harrison Ford came down with dysentery while they were filming in Egypt. He was of course feeling terrible because of this, and apparently took it upon himself to say...."why wouldn't I just shoot the guy?" Apparently Spielberg must have liked it no matter who's version of events is right.😂
Just thought I’d mention that Indy’s friend Sallah is the same actor who plays Gimli in Lotr (John Rhys-Davies)
And the heavyset G man at the beginning talking about the Ark is the same guy who played Porkins the unfortunate rebel pilot in Star Wars 77. And the sidekick who doublecrosses Indy in the opening scene is Alfred Molina.
I love 5hat guy
My screenreader pronounced "Gimli" as "Jim Lee" and I am appalled lol
@@RedCaio lol jungle jim lee
He also provides the voice of Treebeard.
9:07 "I don't think that's how it works" First reaction video I've seen where the reviewer actually knew a thing or two about the Biblical history.
Even though I knew nothing about the Ark, I was always thinking: "You think any kind of ritual would let you use the power of the God almighty without his consent? Many other deities, maybe, but the Biblical God? This isn't some kind of mechanism, that's literally HIS power."
There are only two times the Israelites carried the ark into combat. The first time was when they paraded around Jericho for a week, and the walls collapsed, allowing them to raze the city. God gave them this battle plan and directed them to carry the ark - because HE was the one defeating the enemy.
The one other time the Israelites tried to use the ark as a battle totem and marched with the arc at the head of their army is recorded in 1 Samuel 4. The Israelites lose a battle to the Philistines and think that if they take the ark with them, they’ll surely win the second time. Because God will be on their side, right? They did not seek God’s opinion on the matter. They just grabbed the ark and hauled it back to their camp.
Instead of winning, they get their butts kicked. When the Philistines heard a god had entered the Israelite camp and would fight on the Israelite’s side, they decided to just go for broke, and fought like crazy and won. The Philistines captured the ark and took it home.
That didn’t work out so well for them in the end, but that’s another story.
So, yeah, I have no idea what that illustration was Indy showed the g-men, because there’s only one story about fire coming out of the ark to kill someone, and that’s back in Leviticus. Right after the ark was first made and placed in the newly built Tabernacle, Moses’s brother Aaron and his two oldest sons are invested as the first ever full-time priests. Aaron’s two boys grab some censers and incense and started waving them around exactly contrary to all the rules they’d been having to study. Having brought “unauthorized fire” before God, God showed them holy fire and Aaron had to bury the ashes left and invest his two younger sons as priests.
The next time someone tried that, one of the Judean kings tried to offer incense in the Temple, God settled for striking him with leprosy and he had to reign fom inside a quarantine shack they built behind the palace.
@@liljenborg2517 I'd say the illustration wasn't done by a life witness and is based on something the artist heard happened.
@@Dreamfox-df6bg The whole book and the illustration in it were actually props made for the movie (that's why the illustration of the ark so closely matches the prop-ark they made for the movie). I think that, other than the pages we see on screen, the rest of the book is blank. The artist actually did a pretty good job recreating the style of engraving with hand painted coloring from old-timey Bible illustrations.
But he didn't know the most important fact: it holds the stone tablets of the 10 commandments...
(or so says the myth...)
Such an Australian thing to say, looking at those things and calling them "Tiny spiders."
Thinking on the Huntsman right?
"The CGI is dated"?? That's not CGI... Those are manual analog effects. 😉
The Boss Fight: Harrison Ford did not feel well that day, and he asked, "Can't I just shoot the guy?" 😄
I was going to say pretty much the same thing. "CGI? CGI didn't exist yet!" All props, matte painting, miniatures, bluescreen, and sets. CGI has made a lot of things possible, but I think we lost something in the process.
You: “Only specific people could carry it.”
Me: *nods emphatically*
*Jack Nicholson Nodding Gif*
Greatest opening scene in movie history imo. A gold standard adventure film that changed the game forever
It really is. I'd argue The Last Crusade is probably second greatest opening scene too.
@@jbearclowater Last Crusade is my favorite overall movie of them all
When I was younger, the scene when they opened the ark and all the faces being melted away TERRIFIED me and gave me *TONS* of nightmares! 😱😱😱
Yep, my dad always made me listen to Indy when he said to close your eyes. It was years before I actually saw that scene!
i saw tremors when i was like 5yo so
They did the face melting with wax figures! They had them melt under a really hot spot light over a few hours, then played the footage sped up!
I still hate it 🙈
@@queendragon75 Yeah I know. I was relieved and amazed that they used wax figures to make it look SO realistic. It's incredible!! 😃👏
10:28 "It's like a loading screen."
Funny you should say that: when the LEGO Indiana Jones games were made, they used line-on-a-map graphics like this as the loading screens between chapters!
This comment makes me want to replay the Lego Indiana Jones games
Me replaying those games is what brought me to watch more of the movie reactions here today lol
and the destinations shown are accurate to the scene that's loading!
The ark is supposed to contain the original stone tablets on which the 10 commandments were written. So, when they open it and find only sand, it appears that the tablets have basically eroded away. Hence, the German guy laughing. (at first)
There were also Aarons rod and a jar of manna.
That's why it burned on the ship to keep it away.
As was clearly explained in the expositional scene about the ark at the beginning.
About the German Submarine: It’s actually a Uboat,
If it submerged, it would go less than half the speed, would need to surface within 24 hours to refresh the oxygen supply, and had a battery that needed frequent charging by cruising on the surface.
There is zero reason to submerge save for combat maneuvers and to avoid visual detection.
Well. And this was the very same boat used in the 1981 Movie "Das Boot". Spielberg borrowed it from Babelsberg Studios.
@@matt47110815 Yes and he broke it. In das Boot, in the begining, you can see a welded line on the hull, that happend during transport to the Indiana Jones Set
Except that any time a Uboat was running on the surface, there would have been several officers and crew manning watch on the conning tower. So Indy would have been almost immediately captured.
Karen Allen was great in a movie called Starman with Jeff Bridges. She’s very underrated IMO. She now lives a quiet life in The Berkshires in Massachusetts.
Don't forget Animal House!
Okay for those of you who missed it the guy with Indiana Jones the beginning of the movie is Alfred Molina you might remember him better as Doc Ock also Indiana's friend when he travels to the Middle East is none other than John Rhys-Davies for those of you trying to place that name you might remember him from the TV show sliders or as Gimli in Lord of the Rings
I was going to say that I’m glad you did.
So this is what Gimli and Legolas were doing before Frodo rolled up with the Ring of Power. Epic.
I thought I recognized Doc Ock but I wasn't sure!
Dude - punctuation is your friend.
I was hoping other people knew that! Alfred Monila is such a great character actor! And John Rhys-Davies! Both great actors!
Happy Birthday to Harrison Ford who turned 82 today. Him and I share the same birthday and we're both from Chicago. Two bits of info my family and friends are tired of hearing every year.
Happy birthday, mine was 4 days ago, I share that date with OJ Simpson 😂
Happy Birthday!
Woo! July 13 Birthday buddy here toooo 😁
@@chili.bucuti happy belated birthday! I just found out that, Nathan Bedford Forrest was also born on July 13. If that name doesn't ring a bell, well, it was who, Forrest Gump was named after. More useless info I can share next year.
One major blooper was when we followed the China Clipper over the map, the red line passed by Thailand. In 1936, it was still Siam.
That can be explained away pretty simply. The map "cutscenes" were simply for our viewing pleasure as the audience, and not an actual physical map in-universe, so it's not technically an anachronism
@@j0hn00 -- I don't know if that's true....
When asked to describe Indiana Jones George Lucas replied, "Either he's chasing somebody or somebody's chasing him."
Fun fact, the hand of God smiting the first borns in the Prince of Egypt animated movie was inspired by the presence of God in this movie!
I've only seen Prince of Egypt like twice, but I can actually see that
2:11 This is Alfred Molina, a younger Doc Ock which ironically he has spiders on him.
Funny you mentioned Shelob's Lair because Indy's friend Sallah was played by John Rhys-Davies aka Gimli, Son of Gloin from LOTR trilogy 😁
R2-D2 & C-3PO hieroglyphics can be seen on the post next to Indy in the ark raising scene at 26:52. George Lucas co-wrote the story & produced.
There's another glyph of Artoo and Threepeo on the wall somewhere. Saw it in photos, but never saw it on screen.
Oh yeah I almost forgot, the name on the plane is OB-CPO
No matter how many times I’m watching the first installment of Indiana Jones, there are certain elements that I will always admire: the action, the adventure, the music and the fantastic performance of Harrison Ford. I’m really glad you shared your reaction and I’m wishing you a great end of the week.
The brilliant use of silhouettes.
2:05 Of course the Aussie calls tarantulas "tiny spiders!" 😂
John Williams did the score for both Star Wars AND Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Incidentally, the next two films, "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and "Indiana Jones and the Final Crusade" were also amazing.
"are"
Also little known fact: John Williams also did the theme to the original TV show “Lost in Space.”
Karen Allen is such an amazing actress.
Indy's partner/betrayer in the beginning of the film is played by Alfred Molina AKA Doc Ock
And the ship captain Katanga is Atto in black hawk down and the actor who plays Belloq is the same guy who played Ivan Ozze in the Power Rangers movie.
During the scene where Indiana is against the man with the sword, Harrison was sick. That's why he looked so ill. He had suggested that they have Indiana shot the guy because he couldn't do a lot. That lead to the iconic scene.
Also, a brilliant (and literal) example of Chekhov's gun
Thanks for doing this reaction. It was nice to hear someone who knew what the Ark is and some of the information around it. Knowing the stories of the Ark - believer or not - gives the movie a much richer story to enjoy. Its one of the great summer movies!
My favorite thing is that the scene where Indy just shoots the swordsman was changed on the fly. There was meant to be a big whip and sword fight in that scene, with the swordsman evidently working for months to learn the choreography, but a lot of the cast and Harrison Ford got a bad case of dysentery and were very sick. Ford evidently said "Listen, I stay out of the dressing room for very long. Should we think about cutting this down? Let's just shoot the son of a bitch." and Spielberg agreed. The fact that an unplanned sickness led to such an iconic scene is amazing.
The first 20 times I saw this it was a recorded-from-TV copy on VHS. It wasn't until I was in my teens that I saw the uncut version with the melting faces at the end. That was a bit of a shocker 😆
Alfred Molina - He made his film debut with a minor role alongside Harrison Ford in Steven Spielberg's adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) as Indiana Jones' ill-fated guide, Satipo, during its iconic opening sequence. I will always know him for Spiderman's Doc Oct.
I think you nailed one of the things that make Indy such a classic when you said 'its like a Western.' There's just so many awesome elements from different genres all mixed together in a wonderful balance. There's elements of a Western, like you said, with the shoot out in the bar and the obvious moments of 'white hats vs black hats.' There's elements of noir and mystery, as Indy follows clues across the globe and deals with different intrigues. There's elements of classic and current (for the eighties) action and adventure, with shoot 'em up scenes and explosions. There's elements of comedy, with that amazing, iconic, sword vs. gun fight. There's even elements that call forward to the clever hero that MacGuyver would make famous later in the decade, with the clever, improvisational style of hero. Its all just so very good! Thanks for watching, and I look forward to your reactions to the rest of the franchise!
Better than any Western i've seen. I think it is the greatest action-adventure film of all time.
My favourite little bit of trivia is that when it cuts to the wide after Indy pushes the block out and they escape the Well of Souls, you can just see a person slumped next to where they just left. In a cut scene, there is a local chilling right there, who sees this block suddenly get pushed out from the inside of an ancient ruin, followed by two people climbing out and he faints.
But it wasn't actually an ancient ruin. It was a set. Outdoors, yes, but still a set built for the movie. That sounds like an urban legend.
👏🏾 Impressed your familiar with Uzzah touching the Ark.
Perfect timing! I saw this film yesterday on a huge screen with a live orchestra playing the soundtrack. It was amazing!
I love the detail of the ark turning the Nazi swastika on the box it is in into the Star of David. I didn't realize that's what happened the first few times I saw this movie. It's subtle and perfect!
I always loved the scene where they’re sprinting away from the plane. Such a cool shot. They’re an iconic duo
This film was made _after_ Empire Strikes Back. So between that one and Return of the Jedi. Using the newfangled nomenclature, its production falls between Episode V and Episode VI. But, for those of us who experienced it at the time, Indy arrived between the second and third Star Wars films.
Though George & Steven began spitballing it on a beach in Hawaii as they waited for the first numbers from Star Wars' opening to come in.
The part with the ark opening and indy and marion are surrounded by flames scared me forever. They weren't looking, but they were that close to getting fried! They were screaming, so they could feel it!
29:51 70s and 80s were definitely the golden age of John Williams.
17:25 apparently Harrison Ford was sick, so that’s why the planned boss fight turned into him just shooting him, which ended up being comedic perfection.
There is no CGI in the film. It didn't exist yet. It's all practical effects or animation, matte paintings, all the traditional techniques but very well done. There is some use of the motion control cameras that had been used three years earlier on the first Star Wars. Computer generated imagery was first seen in YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES iin 1985.
I saw this 45 years ago in the theatre 3 times. It was the first real summer blockbuster. I remember the buzz, the darkness of the theatre, the excitement. It has aged like fine wine. A truly remarkable achievement. It was so great to see it with you for the first time.
Oh my first not-for-kids movie when i was a kid XD Important note @thecocoacouch Raiders was made first, and the best one to start with anyway, but keep in mind when you watch Temple of Doom, it was a PREQUEL to this. Then Last crusade is a SEQUEL to this one.
And it was historically known the Nazi (especially Hitler) were VERY superstitious and DID hunt down and collect anything that could 'help'. As well as had value.
And in the bar scene - Indy didn't ask the kids to come save him. It's suble, but those are his friend Sallah's kids - he sent them in to rescue him
This is, by far, my favourite movie reaction - not only of yours but in total!
I just love how unprepared you were for all these iconic moments that people (or at least I) have seen so many times they've become part of everyday life.
I love that you appreciate the practical effects and stunts (of which this movie has a ton), and how you were so incredibly into it!
And lastly, having grown up in a somewhat religious setting myself, I love how you were really on point with things/trivia/knowledge that many - me included - had no idea about!
You concluded that you would be watching this again sometime soon - which you very much should, but I will be rewatching your reaction - which is something I usually never do, because it was so enjoyable!
My favourite movie of all time. First saw it aged 10 at the cinema in summer 1981 with mum and dad followed by a delicious meal out. A brilliant evening and one of the key cherished memories of my childhood. Thank you, Indy. 😁
Where there's a whip,
There's a way
We don't wanna go no more today!
The Ten Commandments and Aaron's rod that budded was in the Ark.
So amazing to see the same joy in your face watching this as my brother and I did watching it at the Randwick Ritz in Sydney when it first came out.
Still can watch this with being bored…it’s an undisputed classic!
There's a classic western that you should check out, 'Little Big Man.' It's one of Dustin Hoffman's finest roles, Chief Dan George and Faye Dunaway are also brilliant in it.
Good job noticing the fly crawling in Belloch's mouth. That actor stayed in character.
I imagine Sokka to kinda be like this when he’s older, only with a boomerang.
What's crazy is me and my friends just started streaming Avatar on our discord for a friend who hasn't seen it today, then I see this comment
I grew up watching these movies
My mother took me to see this in 1981, when I was eleven. It not only changed my entire perspective on films, and what they could be, but I fell completely in love with Harrison Ford, too. LOL. Still my favorite film of all time.
Abner Ravenswood was Marian's father. Indy was his protege. Indy was about 26 and Marianne was about 16 when they met. That wasn't an unusual age pairing in that time period but Abner knew Indy was an adventurer like himself and would eventually leave. His disapproval of their relationship and Indy leaving in the end destroyed the friendship between the 2 men and of course Marianne was hurt and angry as any young girl in love would be.
CGI? We barely had computers then and extremely limited programs. We were still using DOS for years.😂
There was a Syfy tv show about what's in the warehouse at the end. It was called Warehouse 13.
Barbara Walters did a story on Harrison Ford a loooooong time ago and she said “Star Wars made him rich, Indiana Jones made him a star” She was right!
I’m sure others pointed this out but the fight in the market was not how it was supposed to go. They were filming in Tunisia and almost everyone got dysentery, Ford included. He also had a raging fever so asked Spielberg if he could just shoot the guy. Thus a classic scene was born!
The Well of Souls scenes took 5 days to film. Ford is not actually afraid of snakes, but Karen Allen was! She got used to it though and then Spielberg didn’t think she came off as scared enough. So he dropped a snake down her back! He got the scream he was looking for!
Oscar I’m so glad you’re diving into this franchise! Yes, some movies are better than others, but do all five!
Always happy to see a newcomer to this franchise. Lucky that there are two more movies for you to enjoy! 🤠
The Arc has the tablets that contain the 10 Commandments, Aaron’s rod, and some mana.
This movie was Steven Spielberg's and George Lucas' homage / tribute to the style of the 1930's genre of westerns commonly enjoyed during a typical Saturday matinee during the Depression.....my father grew up during that time and would tell me how the action and suspense and fight scenes of those matinees created a thrilling and uplifting experience during those difficult years of the 1930's - a way to escape for a few hours. Remember that this movie was written and planned during the late 70's and released in the early 80's.....a time when Hollywood produced so many styles of 'intellectual' and dark movies (with a few exceptions). But I certainly remember that all ages loved Indiana Jones when it was released....especially the older crowds who recognized this new and updated experience reminiscent of that exciting genre of the old westerns.
Fun fact: Harrison Ford did most of his own stunts throughout the franchise, even the last two films when he was over 70. He learned to use the whip and that was actually him being dragged behind the truck for example.
Love your videos! ✌️😉💕
That was absolutely NOT Ford being dragged behind the truck. He did many of his own stunts, but all the really dangerous ones were done by his personal stunt man.
The red line plane map literally was the loading screen for the lego indiana jones game haha
Sir, I watch many “first time watching” videos of movies from my youth by content creators like you whom I enjoy. But, let me tell you, I enjoyed you watching this film more than any video from any of them! Your delight & excitement took me back to when I first saw this in the theater. Watching you, your reactions, made me emotional. Thank you for sharing this time & this movie with us.
I liked this reaction a lot!
- Indy's treacherous assistant who double-crossed him in the opening scene was played by Alfred Molina in his first film role. Molina would go on to star in films like "Maverick" (as the main villain), "Spider-Man 2" (as Doc Oc) and "Dudley Do-Right" (as Snidely Whiplash).
- The guy in the Bible who lost his life by trying to catch the Ark when it was almost dropped was named Uzza.
- Actor/stuntman Pat Roach got to play two minor characters in this movie, both of whom lost their lives fighting Indy. He was the big Nepalese henchman in the fight scene in Marion's bar, as well as the giant German who challenged Indy to a fistfight in the airplane scene.
- What Belloc was hoping to find inside the Ark were certain artifacts that were stored inside, like the original copy of the Ten Commandments, a staff that had belonged to Aaron, the first High Priest, which God had miraculously caused to burst into bloom, and various other relics from the time it was made.
Pretty sure that the warehouse at the end was the inspiration for the show Warehouse 13 - which is delightful and well-worth watching! 👍🏻
You can't see it in the film, but in the room where the Ark was hidden the hieroglyphics on the wall included C3PO and R2D2.
Just discovered your channel with this vid. Really enjoyed it, man. I've seen this movie over a hundred times (partly responsible for my choosing to become a geologist), so there are few ways to be pleasantly surprised by it now. Watching someone who seems really cool and enthusiastic react to seeing it for the first time and enjoying it is as good as it gets.
Also, great insights and observations about the score!
Thanks for uploading!
at 26:40, you mentioned the music "feeling mystic." John Williams took a lot of inspiration from "The Planets" suite for orchestra by the composer Gustav Holst (you can hear it a lot in Star Wars as well). The 7th and final movement sounds a lot like the music you are referring to- it's called "Neptune, the Mystic"! So you pretty much nailed it!
13:36 Indy carries a .455 Webley in canon. Makes sense since his storyline starts in the late 20s when that was an older, venerable, but powerful gun that ammo was widely available since it was a British sidearm.
At the End. The Ark is storaged in the biggerst Artefact Warehouse. Warehouse 13
There is a TV-Show about it, called Warehouse 13
When this first came out I was in 10th grade. I saw it 5-6 times that summer! It’s still an incredibly fun movie!
And now a classic !!!
Loved these movies as a kid! One of my favorite Harrison Ford movies was Patriot Games--suspense and action.
The opening of this film had the packed theatre I saw it in (1980) on the edge of their seats.
Dude one of my top 5 all time movies to watch. Love, adventure, traveling the world, biblical implications. I’ve seen this movie hundreds of times. Never gets old. Great reaction. 😊👏👏🥰
Glad you mentioned the score. John Williams is a master and a legend, and wrote a good portion of the soundtrack of my childhood movie experience. The part you said sounds like the Imperial March - he wrote both scores :)
While watching the beginning all I think of is how much fun I would have going to Disneyland with Oscar. Experiencing the Indiana Jones adventure, Radiator Springs Racers, Toy Story Midway…
First haha. Love your channel! Keep rocking it.
Came here to see your reaction of the 3 heads at the end. Wasn’t disappointed!
I'm so happy to have you reacting to this! I really enjoyed these when I was younger so this is awsome!
fun fact, the guy that betrays indy in the start was one of alfred molina's first roles. i was blown away when i discovered that lol
These movies have a special place in the film zeitgeist for me and it's rare to find someone who has not had them spoiled in some way - either by seeing snippets, knowing pop culture references, etc. Watching this with you was a blast! Curious to see if you continue. "Temple" is not everyone's favorite and it's definitely it's own animal, so to speak, but I really enjoy it.
Very impressed with your pre-knowledge of arc details. You added info I hadn't known and that's awesome! Thanks Oscar 😎
John Williams and the music he creates is pure genius with great passion! Watch John Williams conduct a full symphony orchestra and the score of Star Wars, beautiful, passionate, very emotional and moving!
DUDE SO GLAD I FOUND YOU. ❤ Love your enthusiasm!
Fun fact; the Arc doesn’t contain the “original” tablets. Moses smashed them in anger. God amicably replaced them with a second set.
That made me think about the Mel Brooks joke with Moses and *fifteen* commandments... 😅
And the other one where God went to the Jews and said, 'I have Commandments.'
'Commandments?' They said, 'How much are they?'
'They're free.'
'We'll take 10.'
Loved your reaction mate. Make sure you cover the rest of these Indy classics. There's lots more amazing moments in that incredible unforgettable franchise 🙂
One of my all-time favorite movies! I especially liked watching your reactions.. it tells a lot about someone! Nice!
"Split"/"unbreakable" and "mr.glass" are such an underrated pieces of art.
Everything works with this film - the actors, the costume, the design, the sound and music, the lighting and directing and above all the story. It's a rollercoaster and the pacing is perfectly balanced. Lots of fun facts get trotted out with these reactions to this film - my go to is how seamless the internal and external scenes are shot - nearly all the internal scenes from the Temple in South America at the beginning (Hawaii for the externals) , the tavern in Nepal, the Map Room and Well of Souls in "Egypt" (Tunisia actually for the externals!) all shot at Elstree Studios, England.
Douglas Slocombe was the veteran DOP who started work at the legendary Ealing Studios in the 1940's and 50's so understood how to get the look of the period that Spielberg was looking for. He passed in 2016 at 103!!
John Williams was at his peak during this period and of course the score was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and for the first time at the famous Abbey Road Studios (his previous LSO scores were done at "Anvil Studios" in Denham but that sadly shut down between Empire and this film. In many ways this started a renaissance of film score recording at Abbey Road which saved it from it's own demise that it was facing at the time!
My Dad and his family had the chance to visit the set of this movie right after the opening scene was filmed. My Dad can say he raced against the boulder like Indy! Only difference? Indy did it with style. My 15 year old Dad just screamed the whole time.
My favorite is the third movie, the Last Crusade.
It was great, but it should not have contained Nazis. They already did that. It should have been something new. He was 8 years older anyway. They could have put it in 1946, after the war, and written something original.
Oh Oscar - you don’t half make me happy / Mondays your friends reactions and your film reactions to films I adore - thank you thank you thank you - you handsome man ❤
FYI, the chunky Army Intelligence man who met up with Indy at the university was one of the Alliance pilots fighting the Death Star in A New Hope.
John Rhys Davies is Sallah...and who later plays a James Bond adversary in "The Living Daylights." (Oh...and Gimli the dwarf from LOTR).
39:00 "I found him" "Where?" On DAS BOOT! (yes, it is the actual submarine used in Das Boot)
YES 🙌 these movies hold such a special place in my heart. Growing up in the early 2000s in roll America my grandparents didn’t have electricity 100% of the time but if they did, we had a computer with two games and then a TV with VHS tapes and ones that we always rewatched at Mamaw’s was the Indiana Jones series. We had these little kids size mattresses we would lay on in front of the TV and we would have original Pringles, mini marshmallows, and Grammy with apples with the skin peeled off. That’s what a day at Mamaw’s was like. They feel so cozy
Your biblical knowledge is impressive. Many people don't know this information
I have LOVED this reaction - your background knowledge just adds an excellent layer of consideration throughout your review - cannot wait to see more 💗
I'm from the US. This came out in the summer before my sophomore year of highschool. Of course it was totally famous when I got back to class and I remember it coming up a lot in my different classes. Yeah it was a great film for the time. Blockbuster movies were really starting to become a hollywood standard each year and be a big thing to look forward to now.
I enjoyed all the Indiana Jones films, they are just pure adventure, and fun. My favorite though is this one, and The Last Crusade.
yes, that is absolutely the last one. None exist after that.
So delighted that we’re hitting this franchise!! Thank you for the great reactions 😊