Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Directed by Theodore Thomas
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Starz)
At the request of the US government, Walt Disney took a group of his employees on a "good will" mission to South America in an attempt to gain political favor in the days leading up to WWII. For Walt, it was an opportunity to research story ideas and sketches for potential movies. Walt was wildly popular, even in South America, and was greeted warmly. The documentary takes the rather unimaginative approach of utilizing old photos and occasional newsreel footage, combined with descendants of the travelers recalling the trip from memory or reading from old letters. The filmmakers also retrace the steps of the group in modern times, so we get to see how the hotels and cityscapes have changed in the past 50 years or so. It's diverting but hardly essential viewing for Disney diehards like myself.
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