I would say the ability to reference something about it and everyone knowing.
Slave Leia is a major zeitgeist even today. Darth Vader is the same. Yoda with a lightsaber, or even a lightsaber alone.
What does a T Rex sound like?
Lord of the Rings has a full Zeitgeist, but the hobbit doesn't.
Mario has Zeitgeist. However 3D not so much. I can't think of a game world that comes even close to that. Mario Kart is an amazing example of this.
I don't know if Marvel or Disney has reached that level. It had moments, but those didn't last. I don't think Mickey will survive much longer. Reference a movie from the last 20 years with any staying power? You can just say a line and people know it. Last 10? Last 5? It's not surviving, and you can see it in casual conversation.
Hear hear. That the current company still calls themselves “Walt Disney Company” pisses me off a bit. Do we have a more proper nickname? “Woke Disney” is the best I can think of right now 🤔
I would say the ability to reference something about it and everyone knowing.
Slave Leia is a major zeitgeist even today. Darth Vader is the same. Yoda with a lightsaber, or even a lightsaber alone.
What does a T Rex sound like?
Lord of the Rings has a full Zeitgeist, but the hobbit doesn't.
Mario has Zeitgeist. However 3D not so much. I can't think of a game world that comes even close to that. Mario Kart is an amazing example of this.
I don't know if Marvel or Disney has reached that level. It had moments, but those didn't last. I don't think Mickey will survive much longer. Reference a movie from the last 20 years with any staying power? You can just say a line and people know it. Last 10? Last 5? It's not surviving, and you can see it in casual conversation.
In my view, Mickey is Walt.
Mickey died when Walt died, and ever since then he's been nothing but a mascot, a brand name and logo to be stamped on the company's products.
Hear hear. That the current company still calls themselves “Walt Disney Company” pisses me off a bit. Do we have a more proper nickname? “Woke Disney” is the best I can think of right now 🤔
"The Roy Disney Company" or "The Walt Disney Company, c.o. Walt's Crazy Trans Grandniece"