Logo of Benthic Petroleum from The Abyss - 1989

The Abyss is a grand movie that hits on politics, energy consumption, nuclear weapons, and attempts to answer some of the deepest mysteries of our world.  It's part action, part science fiction, part political drama, and part romance.  

 

Benthic Petroleum is a fictional oil company in the movie by James Cameroon - The Abyss 1989.  Here a flight deck crewman guides the landing of a helicopter on the ships deck.  The companies logo is on his back.  

The logo of Benthic Petroleum uses a yin and yang counter charge of blue and light blue.  The logo is like a rounded pennant and uses the colours blue, sky blue, and white.  It is divided horizontally.  The a symbol that looks like a mashed up lower case letter 'b' and letter 'p' is counter coloured with the background and intuitively symbolizes a stylized drilling character. 

Notice the Logo of Benthic Petroleum on the hat

Fox Island Flag

Fox Island is a small island off the coast of Canada that was claimed by the US under the US Guano Act.  The flag is based upon the colonial New England Flag when Canadian and US histories merged.  In the canton is a pine tree, along the fly is a fimbrated white stripe that pays homage to the modern Canadian Flag.

Note that the US claim on this island is 'dormant.'

Flags in Dude, Where's My Car? - 2000

 Dude, Where's My Car? 

Starring Ashton Kutcher & Seann William Scott
notice the 18th hole mini golf flag

In the year 2000 the universe was almost destroyed. However due to the calm and peace loving youth of America disaster was averted.  Although the details of their cosmic escapade were lost in the annals of time, a muddied tale of their heroic deeds was told in form of movie entitled - Dude, Where's My Car?

 

The US flag makes an appearance during the confrontation with the disposed evil entity that wants to destroy the universe.  Standing in awe are the scientifically minded yet out to lunch bubble people.  

Using logic with a sprinkle of luck, the rightful owners of the mystical object retain dominion and keep the cosmos safe for love, dancing, and pudding.  

 

Flags from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - 1964

 "The First Castle on the Left"

Merry Christmas!  Perhaps the proper countdown to Christmas begins on November 25, since it is exactly one month away.  Besides Thanksgiving has passed.


Flags make a small background appearance in the king of all stop motion animated classics Rudolph the Red Nosed 1964.  Rudolph will always be a timeless tale for generations and represents America's addition to the Spirit of Christmas. 


 This story focuses on the last reindeer to join Santa's sled team - Rudolph.  In the introductory scene Santa's Castle can be seen with several pennants flying from the tower tops.  Later in the film when they journey to the Island of Misfits they meet the regal lion king - King Moonracer.  When Rudolph and his misfit friends are in King Moonracers Hall several heraldic like banners can be seen in the background.

King Moonracer's Hall

Here Rudolph meets the ruler of the Island of Misfit Toys with his friends Yukon Cornelius the Miner, Herny the Misfit Elf, and the Spotted Elephant.  The colours of the banners in King Moonracer's hall include pink, purple, red and are divided with a heraldic bend and finished with a swallowtail fly. 






Notice white flags in Santa's Clastle.  The white flag is the basic flag of peace not necessarily a flag of surrender.  Two white flags stand on either side of the the mistletoe being hung by the elves and Yukon Conelius.












You can barely see the white flag in the background on the ceiling.  In the shot the nonconformist elf with dental aspirations is hanging a star on the Christmas tree with the help of the tamed snow monster.