8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Overview
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Female Combat: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.6
Overview
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict against Nazism is universally condemned, and its thematic elements, such as individual heroism and reverence for the sacred, are balanced by its anti-fascist stance, preventing it from explicitly promoting a specific political ideology.
The film features a predominantly traditional cast without any explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative positively frames the traditional white male protagonist and does not contain explicit critiques of traditional identities, focusing instead on adventure and a clear good-versus-evil conflict.
Secondary
The film features Marion Ravenwood, who participates in a bar brawl and successfully defeats male opponents in close-quarters physical combat using improvised weapons and hand-to-hand techniques.
The film unequivocally portrays the Ark of the Covenant as possessing genuine, awe-inspiring divine power, consistent with its biblical significance. The narrative validates the sacredness and danger of this artifact, affirming the existence and might of the Judeo-Christian God.
Raiders of the Lost Ark directly affirms the profound sacredness and immense divine power of the Ark of the Covenant, a foundational artifact of ancient Judaism. The film's narrative validates its historical and spiritual significance, depicting its power as real and terrifying.
Raiders of the Lost Ark does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and traditional adventure tropes, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity, either positive, negative, or neutral.
Raiders of the Lost Ark, an action-adventure film, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on archaeological quests and historical events without engaging with transgender identity or experiences.
Raiders of the Lost Ark introduces original characters, none of whom were established in prior canon or history with a different gender. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.
Raiders of the Lost Ark introduced original characters without prior canonical or historical racial depictions. Therefore, no character could have been portrayed as a different race than previously established.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.4
7.9
Critic Ratings
9.4
8.6
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