I thought that was interesting, but since I've only seen the first once...I can see why this plot would have less philosophical resonance XD though it kind of tried?

I felt pretty satisfied by the points of "what happens when he gets old?" and "Who does he end up with?" If it had just been Marion I would have been okay with it--because there's Mutt, it's too adorable. And it seems realistic for Indy, really...he wouldn't have been happy settling down earlier, and maybe Mutt did better having steadier father-figures earlier in his life...