Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Dir. Steven Spielberg (1981, IMDb #56)
We award +10 woke points for hiring Black, Middle Eastern, East Asian and South Asian characters in supporting roles.
But we take away -10 woke points for whitewashing, with British actor Alfred Molina (Satipo) playing a Peruvian temple guide.
Okay, but we figure there's a way for Molina to turn this back around to net positive woke:
- Molina's big break leads to a distinguished acting career.
- Which leads to his casting in Spider-Man 2 as Doc Ock.
- Which is an anagram of DO COCK. No, forget that. Forget that, we said!
- Spider-Man 2's enormous box office success leads to the Marvel Cinematic Universe becoming a thing.
- Which leads to Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
- Which has a beige score that's off the charts.
So, maybe… +5 woke points awarded? We're not really sure how this works.
SCORE: BEIGE FEVER
Cast
Film Details
Budget18m USD | Gross389.9m USD |
IMDb User Score8.4 | Metacritic85% |
Synopsis
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before Adolf Hitler's Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Major Wins and Nominations
34 wins and an additional 24 nominations (approximate).






