Temple of Doom

Dangerous sacred place

Temple of Doom is the second Indiana Jones film (1984), though set before Raiders of the Lost Ark.

The title refers to a sacrificial chamber beneath an Indian palace.

In casual use, temple of doom describes any ominous or forbidding place: This dentist's office is a real temple of doom.

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Indiana Jones · Harrison Ford · Spielberg · heart · child slaves · sacrifice · cult · black magic · India · maharajah · voodoo doll · rope bridge · bridge collapse · lava · mines · whip · fedora · artifact

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safety/threat

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Protected sacred space

safe haven · refuge · shelter · haven · asylum

sacred place alignment

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Sacred protected space

sacred grove · Temple of Heaven · hallowed ground · Garden of Eden · paradise

narrative function in adventure genre

Temple of DoomArk of the Covenant

Gold-plated acacia reliquary

Holy Grail · safe passage · promised land

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG