Guys, the tank trap is simple, when he fell the strap got caught as he struggled to get up, while being attacked...
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He was trapped because the end of the turret was scraping along the wall....(and while all he had to do was cut the strap) that would have left him falling off the tank to be run over or at best left behind.
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when the tank driver is shot the tank pulls away from the rock wall allowing Indy to climb up and move the strap over the end of the turret....
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This one I have never heard people complain about. I always thought it was obvious what happened.
Go watch that scene and tell me again that's what happens. That theory is proven wrong by every shot in the film.
And he never unhooks himself -- in fact, the shot shows Indy angry and determined with a "I'm gonna get you" look as he starts to rise from the canon -- and you can still see his strap HOOKED around the barrel -- CUT TO Indy in the same motion standing and swinging a punch, free on any entanglements.
Your theory only works when NOT watching the film in real time. The film disproves it clearly. The filmmakers just didn't care.
I can't help that no one has ever brought up this logic to you. Hang out with sharper people. I mean, the entire premise of the "trap" hinges on getting caught by that strap -- yet it magically gets tangled and even more magically untangled.
What makes me crazy is when someone tries to cover for the filmmakers blatant mistakes. Why are you protecting them? They've done nothing for you. It's not like this is an opinion thing.
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