Montana Smith said:
There is no evidence in any of the Indy films that the mysterious occurences are actually the result of any god, or whether they are technological gifts from an ancient intelligence, which since they are Daniken-inspired, supplant human-inspired gods.
I think the more you try to analyze the Indiana Jones universe, the more you take the fun out of it.
(And I mean that in the generic "you", not singling you out, Montana!
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Though I do remember reading your Unified Theory of Indy Magic, discussed elsewhere, where you suggested that maybe ALL of the supernatural elements in the Indy-verse can be attributed to alien intervention.
Nor do I prefer sandiegojones' theory that all the supernatural elements proceed from a single, unified god.
The Indiana Jones universe is fascinating and fun specifically because it
doesn't make sense. It doesn't make sense that one movie involves ancient Hebrew traditions (which are proven to be "real" to some degree), while another demonstrates the validity of the Hindu religion.
At first, I was opposed to the idea of aliens in the Indiana Jones universe. It no longer bothers me (even though I still despite KOTCS as a film.)
It's all pulp, though. It is of a piece. The Indiana Jones universe should be full of contradictions, should contain pieces that don't fit together, should be a pastiche and hodgepodge of various different traditions and pulp elements.
But to try to come up with some "theory" to explain all the disparate elements? Well, that's just taking the fun out of it. It doesn't fit. It's not supposed to. It's just supposed to be fun.