The Raiders of the Lost Ark is an adventure film story directed by director Steven Spielberg and starring actor Harrison Ford.
The story content can be called the originator of the foreign version of the tomb robbery, and the entire series mainly revolves around the wonderful adventure of archaeology professor Indiana Jones in search of legendary treasures. The series currently has four releases.
In the Raiders of the Lost Ark series, each one has a legendary treasure. In the first part, the treasure is the ark containing the Ten Commandments of Moses, the treasure in the second part is the holy stone of Shiva, the third part is the holy grail of Jesus, and in the fourth part is the legendary crystal skull.
These treasures have only been active in the world's ears, or have long existed in various literary works, but no one has ever been able to see them, which also gives people more mystery and room for reverie.
Today we mainly appreciate the fourth of these designs.
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In the background of "Raiders of the Lost Ark 4", the time is set in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Archaeology professor Indiana Jones and his companions travel to the hidden lands of the Peruvian forest to find the lost kingdom of The Golden City of Exeter and discover the secrets of the "Crystal Skull".
The enemy in this story is an elite special agent force sent by the Soviet side, led by a cold female agent, Erica. They hoped to use the power of the "crystal skull" to change the situation of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Throughout the adventure story, there is a lot of magic and the unknown, which is also a must-have element of an entertainment commercial production. Let's take a look at some of the designs.
For example, in the story, there is a jungle man-eating ant that lives in South America. The concept design of the man-eating ant is as follows.
This ant in film and television is designed to be fierce and fast-moving, and can engulf an adult in an instant. The dynamic effect is shown in the following figure.
Another example is a scene in the movie where Indiana Jones and her son cut open the wrapped corpse with a knife. However, under the contact of the outside air, the dry corpse that has been sealed for a hundred years is instantly dried.
The scene of the dry corpse's appearance is dry and sandy, and its coherent scene design is as follows.
There are also primitive people guarding the ruins in the jungle, and the design comparison is as follows.
In the scene design, the most eye-catching thing is the mysterious ruins of the Golden City. In fact, since European colonists set foot on the American continent, the legend of the Golden City has begun. At that time, people thought that the Aztec Empire or the Inca Empire was the location of the Golden City, but when the Spaniards conquered the land, they found that it might not be the legendary Golden City. Since then, the legend of the Golden City has not stopped.
In the film, Indiana Jones and others succeed in entering a pyramid-like ruins. Inside the ruins, you will find a variety of treasures and sculptures, including a red stone door leading to the Chamber of Secrets. The original picture of the film is as follows.
The overall concept design of the red stone door is as follows.
After entering the stone gate, the temple covered with gold is displayed in front of everyone. There are also 13 crystal skeletons sitting on the temple.
In ancient Indian legends, there are said to exist 13 "crystal skulls" that contain the mysteries of human origin and death, and can also solve the mystery of life in the universe.
Along with this legend, in reality, some people have found the "crystal skull" and collected it as a product of an unknown civilization in museums, and have been promoted as authentic works made by the ancient American Aztecs or Mayans.
However, it has been later confirmed that the "crystal skull" found was cut and polished by a rotary wheel commonly used in European jewelry houses in the 19th century, and this technology did not exist on the American continent. After it was confirmed to be a counterfeit, people did not mention the story.
However, in the movie, this mysterious "crystal skull" is given a new identity - the alien skull. Its size is also different from that of ordinary humans, and its size is larger and narrow. The effect is shown in the following figure.
The crystal skeleton in the movie is also exactly 13, corresponding to the ancient Indian legend. These crystal skeletons sit on the golden seats of the temple, giving a sense of majesty and mystery. The effect in the movie is as follows.
The proportions of the crystal skeleton and the gold seat, the overall concept design effect is shown in the following figure.
At the end of the story, Indiana Jones and others return the lost crystal skull to a reduced position, and 13 crystal skeletons are combined into one. And Soviet female agents, because they are obsessed with mysterious powers and want to obtain everything that extraterrestrial life knows, they go beyond the load of human bodies and set themselves on fire.
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One of the biggest highlights of Raiders of the Lost Ark is the ability to effectively relate legends and stories, adding both mystery and fun. Coupled with a novel design like the above, it can add a lot of color to the whole film. However, some elements of the film have also been opposed by many viewers, such as the director's relocation of the Pyramid of Chichen Itza, which originally belonged to the Mexican Mayan civilization, to the Peruvian jungle, which is very resistant to Peruvian historians.
In this film, a role such as Indiana Jones' son was also added, which is also likely to be a way for director Spielberg to express his inner emotional pressure. Because Spielberg's parents divorced, he has always felt the indifference between father and son, and the arrangement of this role can more or less reflect the director's state of mind.