Raiders of the Lost Ark

This movie is in my top ten. I first watched this when I was little, and it scared the hell out of me. I avoided it for a while in fear of it, but I watched it again when I was nine to conquer my fears. Not only I succeeded in conquering them, but I also found a new favorite movie. Until I watched Jojo Rabbit, I considered this my favorite movie. It is extremely impressive in almost every way. This movie's special effects are groundbreaking and look amazing. Whenever I see modern special effects, I think back to this movie, and remind myself that a movie doesn't need gobs of CGI to look impressive. You just need talent. The very thought of directing this movie seems like a mess, but Steven Spielberg pulls it off and proves himself to be the greatest, most iconic director ever. The action is exciting and honestly this is the best action movie I've ever seen. This is also the best adventure movie I've ever seen. This statement shouldn't be too controversial, since when someone thinks 'adventure movie', the first movie that will probably come to mind is an Indiana Jones film. This is a genre-defining film, and the adventure is sweeping and iconic. Indiana Jones is such a fun and likable protagonist, and Harrison Ford is the perfect fit for the character. There are zero actors that could pull off this character other than Ford. The script is full of so much gold. Every scene has a purpose and is iconic. This movie's score is the best ever. John Williams hit it out the park when writing the music. I can't think of a movie score that's better than this movie's. This movie's opening is one of the best openings to a movie ever. It perfectly introduces the movie's tone and protagonist, while also having the switching scene, the boulder scene, and the plane escape scene. I could talk about this movie more but honestly this movie speaks for itself. If you haven't seen this movie then go watch it rn.

This movie truly set the tone for action-adventure movies after it was released, which is a big deal for how big the genre is. Not to mention that Indiana Jones became an American icon after this. The movie is great with an awesome opening and ending. It handles the MacGuffins well and has a good villain that everyone hates. Overall great movie.