Seeing "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) on the Big Screen

 

One thing I love that theaters have done since reopening is that they have taken more time to show movies from the past that many have not seen on the big screen but still love. While this is probably done either to get more people back to the theaters or to account for the fact that there aren't as many new movies out right now as there usually are around this time. Regardless of the reasons, it is so much fun to visit these movies that have earned their way into our hearts and become a part of our lives on the way they were meant to be seen. This afternoon I saw the debut of Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) on the big screen and what a pure joy that was 

This movie achieved near perfection for action movie filmmaking and has justifiably became the bar that so many action filmmakers try to reach. Watching the opening scenes on a big screen make it so clear why this is. No matter how many movies have tried to copy what these opening scenes did, very few can give you the pure excitement and fun as that Raiders does. To see this on the big screen has made something I have loved for so long on the small screen feel completely fresh and new. 

I was also very happy to see that the audience was mostly made up of parent and their kids, as you can see a great movie being passed from generation to generation the way it is supposed to be. While this is a brief post, I just wanted to quickly thank AMC for these great opportunities they have been providing and share some love for a great movie that I love.