Montana Smith
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Finn said:While I agree with the rest of the criticism, I don't really get the bolded part. Because in YIJC, said figures were, most of the time, part of the scenery. They didn't really do nothing more than send Indy into places where he was more likely to brush shoulders with said people than not. It was not like he was hanging around in one place for the whole series, like on the stool of his regular bar and have all these celebrities just pop in for a drink due to some mystical coincidence.
There is really nothing wrong with concept of employing a historical ensemble cast - as long as it's done right. And YIJC did it so, because Indy never ran into people in places where it made no sense for them to be.
For me it's the fact that he was running into them at all, only because Lucas wanted to introduce those people to the audience. Which makes it Indysploitation. A cheap trick, employing as a lure a well-known character he didn't have to pay for, to sell something else.
It's a bit like this concept:
In this exciting new series, Indiana Jones, the famous archaeologist and adventurer, explores the lost worlds of ancient civilizations. Acting as a guide, or narrator, Indiana Jones brings these ancient worlds to life by introducing young children to the excitement of discovering some of the secrets from the past.
http://indianajones.wikia.com/wiki/Indiana_Jones_Explores_Ancient_Rome
In the YIJC Old Indy is that narrator telling stories that may or may not be true which along the way will introduce children to said famous people.