Buy-O-Pics: When Brands Become Movies

Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly

Apostrophe Podcast Network

Cbc, Terry O'reilly, Advertising, Marketing, Under The Influence, Society & Culture, Pop Culture, Business

4.8 • 614 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

As Oscar night approaches, we head to theatres to figure out why movies about brands are so popular.

“Barbie” is breaking box office records.

“Air” tells the story of Nike signing Michael Jordan.

“Blackberry” explains the spectacular rise and fall of the first smartphone – and is getting great reviews.

And a movie about the origins of McDonald’s – starring Michael Keaton - just might surprise you.

They don’t only tell the brand stories, they each ask big, existential questions.

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1:16.2	You're under the influence with Terry O'Reilly. On July 21st, two big movies launched on the same day.
1:40.8	One was titled Oppenheimer.
1:43.7	It was the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was considered the father of the atomic bomb.
1:50.2	The film was written and directed by Christopher Nolan.
1:54.4	Nolan calls Oppenheimer the most important person who ever lived in human history,
2:03.7	a man who reshaped history, because he developed a bomb that had the potential to end the world if miscalculated.
2:09.7	While Oppenheimer guides his team to develop the atomic bomb, he also struggles with enormous
2:15.7	guilt over its devastating consequences.
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