Dr. Casey started our class on Thursday with two videos and the first one really intrigued me. I apologize if other bloggers below me have already reviewed these videos, but to recap: the first youtube video is a documentation of a couple who goes through every represented country in Epcot, having a beer at every stop. This, of course, reminded my group of Dorfman's concept of passively going along with Disney's plan of "reality" while in the park. The man in the video had a Goofy hat and the woman had a Buzz Lightyear hat, both items found and most likely purchased in Disney. As for the video, they went around the park, visiting every represented country and drank a beer in every different country. Our country agreed that, though the couple in the video agreed every country had a distinctive and different tasting beer, it was all most likely under the same company name: Anheuser-Busch. Same beers, different labels.
The second video Dr. Casey had shown was a compilation of Disney movie songs, sung in all different languages that Disney distributed over the globe. The video gave me a feel for the global reach and appeal that Disney has all over the world. Disney's span seems limitless and omnipotent. But I guess we all already know that by now.
Finally, I was watching the academy awards and looked up the trailer for this film that won Best Short Film this year, called Logorama. It features logos from over 3000 companies. Seems interesting. Here's the trailer, if you're interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uRJlbZO8OI
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