Okay. I watched this episode of Big Bang Theory and couldn't help but disagree with the above statement in the context it was delivered. The idea is that Raiders is now ruined because of the supposed revelation that events would have turned out similarly even if Indy hadn't been involved at all.
My response is that I don't care and it makes no difference at all.
I understand about a film being about its plot however I really didn't watch Raiders of the Lost Ark to see what the Nazis might do with the artifact if they got their hands on it. I watch the film because I'm interested in the protagonist and his adventures the details come in a very distant second in terms of entertainment with regard to this first film of the series.
I'll admit that the plot means a great deal more to me when referencing Kingdom of the Crystal Skull since it detracts so much from my experience however Indiana Jones could have been racing against time to stop Adolph Hitler from sneezing and I would have felt the same way about Raiders. It means nothing to me that Indy ultimately didn't have much influence over the eventual outcome of the film. Without him the film is probably a waste of time not the other way around.
My two cents.
