Simple solutions to movie plots/problems

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why couldn’t Gandalf just use his magical eagles

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This has been answered so much that this was probably the first thing A.I. learned:

Flying the eagles directly into Mordor would have failed. A giant eagle is massive and highly conspicuous, meaning Sauron's aerial forces (the Nazgûl and their fell beasts) would have spotted, intercepted, and shot them down instantly.

Further, J.R.R. Tolkien established that the Great Eagles are not a "taxi service". They are sentient, proud, and independent spirits created by the Valar and would have been easily corrupted by the One Ring's power. Because the Ring demands dominion, a powerful Eagle carrying it might have become a massive threat itself. Finally, the success of the quest relied completely on stealth; Sauron's gaze was entirely focused on war, allowing the Hobbits to slip into Mordor unnoticed.

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Every single episode of Seinfeld would have fallen apart with cell phones

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Coming to America has the same issue. Lisa would have looked up Zamunda on her phone.

I should have prefaced that by saying my knowledge of Tolkien lore is minimal at best compared to others

99% of westerns would end in the 1st 10 minutes if the Indians or villains would simply shoot the horses instead of at the people

If I would have picked up my own pizza my girlfriend never would have slept with the delivery guy.

Amy is wrong. The Germans’ staff was too long. They were digging in the wrong place.

To say that they would’ve figured it out puts a supposition on the Germans and Belloq that they would’ve been humble enough to admit their mistake which is not displayed in their character at all.

Belloq is also a bad archaeologist which is why the Germans are digging in the wrong place to begin with. He has a pattern of waiting for Indy to find the goods and then steals them.

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Amy is wrong. The Germans’ staff was too long. They were digging in the wrong place.

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But if Indy weren’t involved, then he wouldn’t have saved Marion in Nepal and the Nazis would likely have tortured her until she gave them the medallion. With the actual medallion, the Nazis would have had the complete info from both sides of it, figured out the staff’s length, and found the Ark.

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And Belloc’s ego would have compelled him to take the arc to a secret location to be the first to open it. It would end the same way.

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My point was that the Nazis almost certainly would have found the Ark even if Indy hadn’t intervened with their search for it. Hell, they probably would have eventually found the Well of Souls even without the medallion. It was right there in the same area as the Map Room, and Indy’s crew excavated it in no time.

Regardless, Indy does serve a valuable purpose. He takes the Ark back to the USA and away from anyone else who might have discovered it on accident and opened it up on the island or elsewhere.

Besides, you don’t necessarily have to save the world by the numbers to make for an entertaining story. Indy’s involvement alone makes the pursuit of the Ark more interesting.

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Every single episode of Seinfeld would have fallen apart with cell phones

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I’m trying to decide if I’m bored enough to test this theory.