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I've actually wondered why, at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, God allows the US to keep the Ark. You'll recall that earlier in the movie, while the Nazis have the Ark, it, or God, burn off the Nazi symbol on the packing crate. But nothing happens once the US gets their hands on it.

One explanation is that the US is Good, whereas the Nazis are Bad. These days, the distinction is less obvious, perhaps, but the movie is set back in the thirties.

But another explanation occurred to me today: God wants the US to have the Ark because of exactly what happens in the last scene. The US buries it so deep that no one will ever find it again.

I prefer the second explanation.