Anyway, I thought I should compile a list for any other people out there that are interested in
Indiana Jones (of course! It's the epitome on anthro/archaeo movies)
The Mummy... and though the second doesn't quite compare, I'd say it is still good-ish.
Prometheus. Can you say an Archaeologist's total wish fulfillment? I mean hello! Instead of just looking through stupid artifacts on earth, let's go on a space adventure and examine where the human race actually came FROM. Yeah it deviates from evolutionary theory, and I've been told by a stick-up-his-butt friend that the science was shoddy... but hey it's supposed to be fantastical and adventurous, and make you think about things. And THAT is what I love about it. And it is so visually spectacular! AND, David is one dead sexy robot.
Atlantis. Yes, the Disney cartoon. Disney should get their hands dirty more often with highly stigmatized subjects like they did here. Look how great Pocahontas (colonialism), Aladdin (caste system), Mulan (gender issues), and Tarzan (imperialism/exploitation) did.
The Gods Must Be Crazy. Such an unexpectedly hilarious and illuminating movie. You must check it out this mock documentary.
Sahara. Okay, no actual archaeology is involved, as the rag-tag team of under-water excavators are actually treasure hunters. The way ancient artifacts are treated are really quite appalling... but a bad ass W.H.O. epidemiologist, Cruz, and shirtless McConaughey made me overlook that.
Can't think of anymore... Can anyone else?
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