I find it a little terrifying that Disneyland if full of audio animatronic robots that seem way too life-like. As humans in order to escape reality we must go to amusement parks such as Disney, Universal, or even adult amusement parks like Las Vegas. The real world can be quite gloomy, so we decide to drop a lot of money and go spend the day in a fantasy land where there are no problems. Why do we feel the need to participate in such actives? Hint: It’s because reality sucks and I would know especially because my image of Disney is now ruined. Thanks Eco and Dorfman. Anyway, as I was growing up, I never really noticed all of the brain washing that Disney does to the young mind with stereotypes, reinforcing gender roles, and other issues. Disney creates this imaginary world where anything seems possible, and I literally mean anything. It’s impossible to think otherwise due to the happiness that is constantly surrounding you at every corner in the park.
After discussing Zizek and Eco’s piece in class, I found that our world can be very deceiving at times, which is also very upsetting. In class the other day, when we were looking at the photos of war zones, death, victory and other military images, some of us couldn’t depict if the image was real or not. I mean how sad is it that when looking at a photo no one can depict if it’s from a movie or an actual photo. The one photo that really got into my head was the image in the aircraft carrier. The photo had many American flags draped across coffins that held our American troops. When we were in class it was hard for us to decide whether or not this photo was real or if it was in a film. The conclusion that we came to was that it was a real photo because as American citizens we never show our own deaths from war. After class was over I came to the conclusion that reality is painful, confusing, and a constant struggle. I now understand why people, like myself, throw so much money to go to a fake world where everything seems all happy and dandy. All the workers are happy to see you, the other families give you warm smiles, and even the fricken robots want you to join in on the fun.
Technology has become so powerful and invasive that we don’t even know when we are being tricked. Our own eyes are being tricked with everything that is put in front of us. Eco says, “Disneyland tells us that technology can give us more reality than nature can” (203). The sad part about this is that Eco is completely right. I don’t mean to be a debbie downer here, but I don’t think it’s going to get any better either. If anything, technology is going to keep advancing. If we are questioning reality now, wait till 15 years from now! Who knows maybe robots will take over the world! Maybe, in an alternate universe where robots rule, the robots go to amusement parks to watch humans perform. I know, I know I'm going a little dark here, but I'm just trying to make a point. We must become aware to everything around us!
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