Raiders of the Lost Ark: One Page of Notes

Characters (SAAO)/Adjectives Scenes /evidence (to show the below points)

Indy – brave, courageous, adventurous, intelligent
Marion – independent, courageous, strong,
masculine
Major Toht – sadistic villain, torturous, henchman
Dr.Bolloq – greedy, personal gain, similar to Indy
Running away from plane – equality
Juxtaposition – Marion saves Indy by knocking out
a thug and a minute later gets trapped in the plane
and needs Indy’s help.
Fight scene in the bar – fighting together, in sync,
helping each other out – equal, partners
Marion being forced into a white dress – traditional
gender roles pushed on to women – women less
superior to men

Ideas (what do we learn/what is the film saying Themes and Values (one-word topic or subject)
about something, groups, society, etc.)
Equality – both genders are equal
Feminism Respect – Indy accepting Marion’s independence
Equality Religion – biblical powers of the ark
Both genders can be a hero Villains vs. heroes – good and bad clearly
Don’t judge a book by its cover separated
Racism
Race supremacy Spelling
Conformist traditional gender roles/ expectations
subverted Steven Spielberg
1981
Harrison Ford
Belloq
Issues and Attitudes (problems facing character or Representation /Groups/ Heroes & Villains
society) (adjectives)

Greed Minority groups (race-wise) – ship captain

Personal gain Women – Marion
Sexism Stereotypical male hero – Indy
Racism Nazi’s – major Toht - evil
The power of god

Essay Structure- Formula Film Language Features (WAVE)

G – global statement Written - figurative language, subtitles, titles,

P – plot summary
S – specific thesis
T – topic statement – point
E – elaborate / explain / lead
E – evidence
L – link – refer back to question
R – repeat thesis statement
I – identify key ideas, summarise main points
P –comment on purpose, impact, and power of text
punctuation
Audio - soundtrack, voice-over, spoken dialogue,
volume, silence, pause, sound effects, theme song,
Visual - body language, facial expressions, color,
mise-en-scene, props, lighting, symbols, camera
angles, camera shots, costumes
Effect – to create shock, surprise, fear; sensory
detail; to look appealing to the viewer; to develop
character or setting; to create a specific
representation of a character/setting; to persuade
the audience to accept a particular
viewpoint/idea/theme
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