In the introduction to this character, all his companions betray him, he screws up judging the weight of the idol, then he's defeated by his rival, gives up the prize and flees in humiliation. That's why the character is so awesome. If they made it these days, she'd be a Mary Sue, beat up all the guys, succeed at everything, and be generally boring.

Doctor Octopus betraying Indiana Jones

God bless John Williams. As good as this opening scene is, it was made legendary thanks to Williams' music throughout.

Greatest hero introduction in film history.

This film is lightyears beyond what Hollywood churns out today.

This movie is absolutely brilliant... in every way, on every level.

Even when he was younger, Doc Ock was plagued by spiders.

Fun fact they had to get a female spider to make all of the male spiders to clump together on poor Alfred Molina’s back.

Amazing! Just want to give credit to young Alfred Molina here. Such a good performance.

Spielberg is a genius. This opening 10 minutes is escapists film making on the highest level possible.

Here’s some fun facts about this scene:

Person: “Two tickets for Cats”

Arguably the greatest opening scene in movie history. Thanks for posting!

this movie is 40 y old and you can still enjoy watching it like it was released 5 years ago

My favorite thing is how they keep him all hidden, not talking or even showing his face, until he draws his whip and disarms the traitor. Then you get to see him in full. Great opening scene, especially since there's very little dialogue. All you get told is where it is, the year, and then the poison dart thing. The shown stuff tells you that they are looking for something in an ancient jungle.

I was lucky (and old) enough to see this in the theater as a kid! I will never forget this and E.T.

Iconic scene, but let’s take a minute to recognize how amazing John Williams’ score is in this movie!

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The boulder should've gotten an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

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