Indiana Jones Was A Rip-Off and Here’s the Proof

By on Monday, January 2nd, 2012

We all know that Indiana Jones is an homage to the golden era of Hollywood and it’s action-adventure serials. By George Lucas and Steven Spielberg’s own admission, that was one of their most earnest goals throughout the entire series.

Well, maybe they tried a little too hard. In this eye-opening video, a mash-up of Hollywood flicks dating as far back as 1919 are played alongside the opening sequence of Raiders of the Lost Ark and the similarities are…striking. I wouldn’t go as far as claiming that Spielberg ripped off the older serials….f*** that, Spielberg ripped them off. Even though he was trying to show his reverence for these antiquated films, there’s no way that this obvious copying can be excused.

 

Does that make the Indy flicks any less awesome? Certainly not. But it does detract from Spielberg’s god-like status. To those of you saying, “But what does that mean about George Lucas?”…if you haven’t already disregarded that hack, then let this little epiphany be the tipping point.

What do you guys think? Sound off in the comments below.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/orukal Tony Valadez

    Raiders has been my favorite movie for decades, now and after seeing that spliced video, it remains so. The similarities are…a joke. Nothing striking at all. Even the rolling rock scene was trying WAY too hard. Someone spent too long and put too much effort into trying to convince others that there was “Obvious copying.” That proved nothing other than it was too long, with repeated scenes and that I wasted my time waiting for that, “Ahhhhhh,” moment.

    And Lucas is a hack? Yes, a lot of his movies were groanable, and the true longevity and magic of the Star Wars franchise can be attributable to the fans, but find someone who has influenced and provided more to the industry than him. THX ltd., ILM, Pixar only name a few of his contributions.

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