Lost Ark Heroism

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In Stephen Spielberg’s movie, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark,
Spielberg uses different methods of showing heroism by using characteristics such as intelligence, courage, and hero/anti hero to give aspects of what a hero is like. Spielberg also uses different techniques to show heroism such as literary elements, allusions, and perseverance. Spielberg shows how everyday people can step up and be a hero with these characteristics and methods.

Bunphila To begin, Spielberg demonstrates intelligence and literary elements to enlighten people on the Lost Ark and show how everyday people can step up and be a hero. Spielberg uses intelligence and literary elements in his movie to inform his movie viewers about why heroes need to have good quality because heroes need to solve difficult problems evolving around them.In one of the movie scene where he went to the digging site in Egypt to find the map room that is controlled by the Nazi’s. In the movie, Indiana Jones uses skills he obtained to find and read the map. Afterward he used his landscaping skill to find the location of the Lost Ark. Spielberg uses this technique and characteristic because …show more content…

Movie viewers of Spielberg’s movie are being informed on good qualities of a hero in the snake pit scene, because of the risks Indiana Jones is taking to keep the Ark away from the Nazis. In the snake pit scene of the movie, Indiana Jones had to go down into the pit of snakes to find the Ark before the Nazis. In the scene where Indiana Jones is looking up towards the Nazis, Spielberg uses the characteristic of courage and the technique of allusion. Spielberg uses these to show outstanding qualities a hero must have to be good. Spielberg uses these methods and characteristics to get the message across to people to be a good hero. Viewers can be relaxed around

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