Raiders of the Lost Ark The Rewatchables
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Picking Nits

Effects, Indy’s durability and repeated survival, Marion’s alcohol tolerance, muted reactions to finding the Ark, the eye-closing rule, snake ecology, and the Nazis’ occult plan

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  • The dead-Molina dummy, Indy absorbing many punches, and villains repeatedly failing to kill him strain belief. — Bill Simmons
  • Marion’s ability to win extreme liquor contests despite her size becomes a long-running physiology question.
  • The Nazis underreact to proving the biblical Ark exists, and Indy somehow knows closing his and Marion’s eyes will protect them. — Chris Ryan
  • Thousands of snakes appear to lack food or habitat, while Hitler’s occult interest and the decision to open the Ark are only loosely explained.
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