'South Park' Creators Renovate a Beloved Restaurant and Find Nostalgia Is Pricey
Briefly

"Creating a giddy atmosphere that Umberto Eco dubbed 'hyperreality,' such crazily ambitious simulacra fill nearly everyone with childish delight. This enthusiasm for replicas mirrors America's broader cultural love for nostalgia and theme parks."
"After a zippy capsule history of Casa Bonita, the movie returns to the present to show everything it takes to recreate a mecca whose true meaning lay in the feelings it once induced. Nostalgia plays a central role in their renovation journey."
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