Bet cha weren't expecting that, were ya? For Indiana Jones' fans, it's kind of insulting, isn't it? How dare this comparison be made, right? Well.... that's the thing - we're seeing this story from Indy's point of view. Of course he's going to be the good guy. But that's the discussion instigated by these kinds of allusions - allusions as social critique. Like with Zootopia, these kinds of allusions rely on your knowledge of both of these texts (here the basic character and plot of an Indy film and what the music signifies), in order to have YOU make the critique on your own. It is through your understanding of both texts, presented together, that you place the information related to each into a conversation.
Here, that conversation is looking at Indiana Jones as a servant - as a representative, really - of an evil empire. Not just any evil empire, though... America. Reframes his "that belongs in a museum!" line, huh? Doesn't it? Is it ethical to take ancient artifacts from their home land to "protect" them in a museum (or stash them in Area 51 in case they are (usefully) destructive)? Is it ethical to make the claim that the original culture is too inept to take care of or protect their own historically and culturally important artifacts?
And that's the beauty of a well placed allusion. The "Imperial March" isn't noted anywhere in the title or the video, yet it's a musical text embedded in our cultural consciousness, thanks to how popular Star Wars is. Originally, the song was just supposed to represent the Empire, but that was when Star Wars was going to be one film. Once they knew it would be a series, John Williams shifted the score to be the theme of Darth Vader, as embodiment of the Empire. Even if you don't know that fun fact, though, 90% of your will know this score, will know who it's attached to, and will be able to almost immediately transfer that knowledge to the logic this video is pointing you towards: "Imperial March" = Darth Vader; therefore, "Imperial March" played to clips of Indiana Jones (specifically) means Indiana Jones = Darth Vader; therefore, Indiana as American Archeologist = Darth Vader as right hand of Emperor Palpatine, ruler of The Empire; therefore, America = The Empire (or Emperor Palpatine, but the point is essentially the same). Makes ya wonder who Luke, Leia, and the others would be in this series....
So, what other characters from texts you know could be swapped out with Indy for a similar critique? Or, do you have a different song/score to play over Indy's actions to reframe them again? What do you think of using allusions in this manner? Can you come up with a critique like this using the texts you love?