Vaderisnothayden said:
Gaffer Tape said:
I'll agree with you that in terms of faith, tenets, and objectives, Judaism and Christianity are very different religions. But in terms of history, they are very much the same, as Christianity is simply an offshoot of Judaism, hence the term Judeo-Christian being so popular. The Ark is certainly more religious than the Grail, which is straight-up not Biblical, but they're certainly cut from the same cloth.

I don't see how the ark is cut from the same cloth as the grail. One is a biblical Jewish-origin Middle-Eastern-origin artifact, while the other has its origins in European culture and was possibly inspired by pagan European folklore. They're quite different.

Very true. However, in the context of the film they take the characters to similar places, notably deserts and cities of the Middle East. Crusade goes from Venice, and takes a quick jaunt into Germany, but then it's right back to deserts.

I think it's the feel of these scenes (mostly in the third act) that account for many of the comparisons.