![]() Heavily borrowing from something that already existed isn't illegal. And if you're trying to deny that fact then you must be a fan boy. I never said Raiders was a rip-off, but there's a film from the 50s, called Secret of the Incas, that Raiders clearly borrowed from. 'Raiders, a RIP-OFF?!?!?! I will KILL you'. And I know what you're thinking, particularly if Raiders is one of your favorite movies of all time. The discussion I was having, with myself, in the review was basically talking about rip-offs. The context in which I mentioned this in that review was to mention a film that 'heavily borrowed' from another film that, obviously, came out prior. ![]() You know, I wanted to see this because I mentioned it in my review for Wither. But those snakes…I just can't get past them. So despite my childhood trauma, it's really a great film, practically perfect. I didn't love the female lead, and despite many scenes of her being tough and confident there were still some damsel and distress scenes that were kind of annoying, but that's really a nitpick and kind of fits with the overall tone and style the movie was going for. Other than the snakes, my gripes with the film are minor. It's moments like that which show why Spielberg is a masterful director. There's no reason why I should be tense and worried, but I was so caught up in the moment that I genuinely was. I've seen this movie before and know he survives, it's only 15 minutes in the movie so logically he'd have to survive, and he's got sequels with an older Indy so he must survive. During the opening scene with Indy's famous escape from the temple and the giant boulder, I was genuinely tensed up and worried for him. There is such a spirit of fun and adventure to this whole movie that, besides the snakes, it's a real joy to watch. That's a genre we don't really see a lot anymore, and it's a real shame. Not an action film (though there is action in it) but an adventure film. Beyond that though, it's a shame it took me so long to give this film another look, because it's really a perfect adventure film. It's the snakes really that did it, and godamn that snake scene near the end is still difficult for me to watch. For me, that was Raiders of the Lost Ark (and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but that's another story). Everyone has that movie that traumatized them as a child but didn't really affect anyone else.
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