Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Literary Elements

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Literary Elements

Director

Steven Spielberg

Leading Actors/Actresses

Harrison Ford

Supporting Actors/Actresses

Denholm Elliot, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, and Julian Glover

Genre

Action-Adventure

Language

English

Awards

At the 1990 Academy Awards, the film was nominated for three Oscars: Best Sound, Best Original Score, and Best Sound Effects Editing (which it won).

Date of Release

May 24th, 1989

Producer

Robert Watts

Setting and Context

The U.S., Italy, Austria, Germany, and the Temple Housing the Holy Grail in 1938.

Narrator and Point of View

Told from a third-person point of view.

Tone and Mood

Adventurous, Mysterious, Violent, Solemn, Energetic, Exasperated, and Historical

Protagonist and Antagonist

Indiana Jones is the Protagonist vs. Elsa and the Nazis, who are the Antagonists

Major Conflict

Indy’s struggle to find his father and the Holy Grail

Climax

When Indy figures out which cup the Holy Grail is.

Foreshadowing

Elsa’s death is foreshadowed early on in the film.

Understatement

Indy’s father's age is understated throughout the film.

Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques

The number and complexity of practical effects that film utilized was revolutionary at the time of its release.

Allusions

The previous Indiana Jones films, Zorro Rides Again, Pinocchio, Go West, Road to Zanzibar, North by Northwest, The Birds, The Great Escape, From Russia with Love, Star Wars, American Graffiti, popular culture, geography, religion, and mythology.

Paradox

Indy’s father was tasked with shooting down Nazi planes but ultimately shot his own plane.

Parallelism

N/A

Update this section!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this section.

Update this section

After you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.

Cite this page