This is true. Another thing I did not know before today
https://bsky.app/profile/jesseraub.online/post/3mz7c66q4xc2v
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2016: “Mexico City has held its first Day of the Dead parade, complete with floats, giant marionettes and hundreds of dancers and performers. Mexican tourism officials say the inspiration came from the opening scenes in last year's James Bond film, Spectre, which was shot in the city.”
I don’t blame them at all for lifting that idea, that opening sequence was the best thing about SPECTRE
Spectre- Opening Tracking Shot in 1080p
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“In religious studies and sociology, the pizza effect is the phenomenon of elements of a nation's or people's culture being transformed or at least more fully embraced elsewhere, then re-exported to their culture of origin, or the way in which a community's self-understanding is influenced by (or imposed by, or imported from) foreign sources.”
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Had the best Hawaiian pizza ever, in Belgium.
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The last paragraph of that, with the reflective back and forth interpretations of music styles between the US and UK is astonishing. It could be argued, the echo continued into post punk with bands like Talking Heads and Devo.
@jalefkowit Darnit, Jason. Now I want pizza. 🤦🏻♀️🙄
@jalefkowit who better, honestly?
@jalefkowit TIL. That's awesome.