Montana Smith
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Udvarnoky said:The FBI agents were the biggest dicks of the movie! That's kind of ridiculous.
I suppose that's the nature of the period. Fear of Communism meant the US government was probably spending as much time spying on Americans as on the Soviets themselves.
Extreme vigilance makes for an oppressive state.
In the context of the film it's one more measure used to marginalize Indy.
Spalko isn't particularly evil, but another version of Indy himself: a treasure hunter sent on a mission by her government. Just as Indy was a treasure hunter sent on a mission by his own government in 1936.
The difference is that she's a little more pro-active with the violence, in that the first stage involved engaging in undeclared war on a US facility. But, considering relations between the two countries, she probably felt justified.
The end justifies the means - taking control of a weapon before America gets hold of it.
Indy had similar intentions in 1936. Killing German soldiers to save more lives in the future.