While the animation, the story, the emotional delivery through robots and almost everything else about this movie is outstanding, what makes this movie phenomenal is that the creators have tried to draw attention to the state of human civilization and the super-consumers who will eventually contribute to the death of this planet.

The impressive visuals of a lone robot picking up waste and creating mountains of compressed metal cubes, delivers a message that is undeniably powerful.

“Humans - consume a hell of a lot and generate a lot of waste which we really do not know what to do with (Developed nations in particular)”.

This movie has a powerful green message and should be watched by every single person on this planet.

This phenomenon is in part due to  globalization and also in part due to the weak U.S. dollar.

I think eventually, the sale of US companies will lead to a stronger dollar as these purchases will lead to a demand for US Dollars to make payments with.

Rodolfo Chikilicuatre from Spain is particularly entertaining with a hilarious performance and a catchy reggaetón beat. Unfortunately he did not win.

A great example is the ubiquitous Technotronic

Using a female robot with that contains beer that clones itself is a sure way of getting attention.

I can honestly say that I have picked up a case of Heineken just because of the advertisement (since a ‘Heine’ is not my preferred beer).

Some research on the topic of beer ads, show that beer is a very competitive industry where successful advertising camapaigns like that conducted by Red Stripe Beer has resulted in strong brand recognition. I know about the Red Stripe Beer brand although I have yet to find it in a store. The same applies to Carlton Draught which I think would be impossible/difficult to find in the USA.

Another point to note is that beer advertisements are targeted towards a male audience which leaves an opportunity for beer brands aimed at women. Some studies indicate that women consume 25% of all beer consumed in the US.

Take a look at a small sample of creative beer ads. from around the world.

The Heineken - Robo-chick does the Robot

Carlton Draught Beer

Red Stripe Beer - Ugly People

Stella Artois - Belgian’s Stole the Viking’s Beer

Pilsner Urquell - First Czech Motorcycle

Brahma Beer

Marca Bavaria - Best of Brazil since 1877

Moosehead Light beer - Girls Tanning

Sapporo - Japan

Singha Beer

The Integrity website claims to have a database of driver’s licenses and government issued IDs from 157 nations.  While this service may not seem to be too useful considering it is easy enough to bypass if you know the full name and zip code of anyone, it does have some appeal in terms of the social responsibility issues of online business. At some point we may see services like Integrity a basic requirement to conduct business to a restricted age group. It also makes me wonder how secure information is with the government of whichever country you belong to.

Here’s a track by Leila K called ‘Open Sesame’ and a Remix of the same song by Daisy Dee.

Leila K - Open Sesame

Daisy Dee - Open Sesame

Some more Extinct Music Producers

Maxx - No More

The cool/or uncool thing about Maxx was that he had this catchy beat and ‘lead tune’ that essentially was used over and over in different ways in all his best tracks.

Mr. President - Coco Jambo

The Chaos Engine

Xenon 2

Z

Cadaver

Gods

The Angry African Dude

Baby Joker’s No More Locked Doors Rant

Smokey Getting a Shit

Next Friday, Baby Joker Hundreds and Fitties