Re: I believe that the swastika was actually a Norse rune.

Posted by Tim( London) from 195.44.37.106 on January 10, 2000 at 03:36:08:

In Reply to: I believe that the swastika was actually a Norse rune. posted by Anejo Joe on January 09, 2000 at 20:20:32:

: : : : : Hey, does anybody know why in raiders the box that holds the ark burns when it is in the posession of the nazis?

: : : : Hey. Lucas was using a time-tested cinematic device called symbolism. It could also be considered a bit of foreshadowing. The crate (with the noticable swastika) burns, symbolizing the Nazis eventual destruction by God's wrath. According to the Bible, the Ark will always destroy those who defile it. Just my two cents.
: : : : -graml

: : : Secondly to that, the timing of that scene was just before the Nazi U-boat intercepted the cargo ship which sort of implied that the Ark was trying to "camoflauge" itself from detection from the Nazi boarding party.

: : : $0.02

A Swastika is a Buddist symbol. You see them a lot over Temple gates in South East Asia. The "SS" symbols were the Runes.

Tim...

Follow Ups:

• About the Swastika... Brett (Maverick) Lambert 05:55:22 1/10/2000 (1)
  • Re: About the Swastika... Anejo Joe 16:47:47 1/12/2000 (0)

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