Pendulum Blade Corridor (Grail Temple)

A narrow, claustrophobic corridor (not chamber) in the Grail Temple, serving as the first deadly trial for Indiana Jones. A massive razor-sharp pendulum blade swings from the ceiling in lethal arcs, decapitating Turkish soldiers (their severed heads serving as grim warnings). Indy navigates the trap by dropping to his knees on his father Henry Jones Sr.'s urging, ducking under the blade's path, and jamming its chain mechanism to halt the swing. The space is characterized by: - Stone walls closing in, slick with dust and gore - Whooshing air and faint echoes of dripping water - Metallic tang of blood and grinding stone - Narrative function: First of the temple's traps, marking Indy's entry into the Grail trials. Note: The term 'corridor' is preferred over 'chamber' as the space is described as a passage blocking the path rather than a self-contained room. This is the iconic trap sequence from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* (1989).