Dr. Jones I Presume?

The film "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" employs the standard 3 act Hollywood narrative, with the introduction of the character as an adventuring archaeologist against his sinister nemesis René Belloq (plot point number one), the realization that the Nazis are trying to uncover the Lost Ark of the Covenant and that Indiana Jones must discover it first (plot point number two), and finally the actual discovery and eventual recovery of the Ark by Indiana Jones (climax).

The first act finds the character first introduced whilst he is in a jungle, searching for a treasured artifact. After being abandoned by his cowardly accomplice, he is able to recover the idol and escape the booby-trapped temple, only to find rival archaeologist René Belloq there with an angry mob of natives. The film thus establishes the heroic nature of Indiana Jones and the dastardly ways of his rival, who is willing to do anything to accomplish his goals.

The movie then proceeds onto the second act, wherein Jones, after returning to his job at the university, is approached by a group of US agents who ask him to recover the fabled Ark of the Covenant before Hitler and Belloq can do so. In order to discover the ark however, Jones must approach his former lover Marion Ravenwood, who is in possession of the mystic Staff of Ra which reveals where the ark is buried. However, he is not the only one looking for her, and a group of Nazi agents attempt to steal the piece of the staff by force, leading to the second mini-climax wherein the girls bar is destroyed and she accompanies him on his journey. The stakes are heightened as Jones, now has to worry about the safety of his fait-accompli as well as having to stop the Nazis before they endanger the world itself.

In the final resolution act, after arriving in Egypt, Indiana discovers that the Nazis are digging in the wrong spot, and he proceeds to find the ark right under their noses. However, he is discovered and left to die with while the Nazis take away the ark. After escaping, Indiana is able to recapture the ark, but it once again falls into Nazi hands. Belloq then takes the ark to a secluded island with a hidden Jones in tow, to test the power of the artifact. The climax occurs when the Nazis open the ark only to have their faces melted, while Jones and Marion close their eyes and avoid its power. Thus the climax reveals that the stakes have peaked, as the Nazis do indeed have the legendary ark when they unwittingly release its monstrous power. The climax occurs at the end of the film, which ends happily as Jones recovers the ark and keeps Marion safe.