What part does the mise en scene play in the introduction of the character of Indiana Jones in the opening sequence of Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, USA 1981)?
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What part does the mise en scene play in the introduction of the character of Indiana Jones in the opening sequence of Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, USA 1981)? Harrison Ford stars in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark as a character called Indiana Jones. The opening sequence has left Indiana's character mysterious to the audience but throughout this sequence we understand his character as bold, cool, calm and a collected leader, but as the sequence develops and the scene changes we see another side to Indiana, an intellectual man who dresses smartly and doesn't seem cool anymore. From the opening sequence we know that this film is an action/adventure because it is packed with excitement, violence and close encounters with death. The mise en scene or what the audience see and hear plays an important role in an action/adventure because it influences what the audience's reaction to what...

