Darren McLeod at 2011-08-31 11:39:07:

Have to agree with him that the last scene is absolutely perfect -- one of the best of all time. Rolling the Ark in a non-descript crate into a giant warehouse filled with similar crates blew my mind the first time I watched it. I just wanted to open up all of those crates and see what was inside...

Saint716 at 2011-08-31 11:51:22:

Thank you for Indy's masculinity, humor, and wits. Thank you for a Marion Ravenwood. Thank you for a film that hits the balance between adventure and intellect. Thank you for spitting in the face of CGI. You, are a real movie.

RonC at 2011-08-31 14:55:21:

And so, we now arrive at your ending. This, more than anything else, is why my love for you is an undying one. Because we all know how movies like you are supposed to end. The hero fights off a bunch of evildoers, saves the girl, gets the thingamabob away from the bad guys before they can do any harm with it and then say something kinda cool before he rides off into the sunset.

But this, sweet Raiders, is not what you did.

Your big climax is not affected by Indiana Jones at all. He’s tied to a pole with Marion the whole time, completely helpless as Belloq and his Nazi pals open the Ark. And while most heroes would perform some incredible act of selfless bravery, what does Indy do? He shouts at Marion to not even look at whatever is coming out of the very thing he has coveted for your entire duration.

Thank you!