movies_creation
American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- Round and Round (Widgets)
- Year
- 1939
- Abstract
- Highly simplified explanation of free-enterprise economics that fails to mention the idea of profit.
- Notes
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Produced: Handy (Jam) Organization
Sponsor: General Motors, Public Relations Staff
Run Time: 5:53
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W - Keyword
- Economics;Animation: Stop-motion;Animation: Puppet;Animation: Stop-motion;Animation: Puppet
- Theme
- Early Gumby!
- Review
-
This film, hopefully made for very young children, has a Gumby-like animation feel (though there is an obvious lack of clay). It does avoid the concept of profit, supply and demand, etc. However, by using the generic term "widget" for the product, it demonstrates how today's society will buy poorly made junk that they don't understand how to use nor have a viable reason to use it (think the hysteria of Cabbage Patch Kids or Beanie Babies).
(Reviewer: RedAliCat) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F