Commercials are a pain from any angle when you're watching a good show. But sometimes they can make you smile. Sports ads, for example, can actually be enjoyable.
My favorite recent sports ad is Aaron Rodgers for State Farm. The Green Bay Packers quarterback shows up to Career Day in an elementary school classroom dressed in suit and tie. He is asked by some school children what he does and replies that he plays football. One girl replies that that isn't a real job. Another child refers to a different parents working for State Farm as an insurance agent and asks Rodgers how he helps people. He replies that was MVP last year. Lastly, a child states that a previous parent, a psychologist, remarked that trophies are for people with low self-esteem. This wit of both Rodgers and the school children in this commercial makes me laugh every time I see it and I actually can remember the meaning and company behind it.
On the other spectrum, some can be downright awful. The best example of this I can think of is the David Beckham Burger King commercial. The British soccer player is shown walking into a Burger King restaurant while a female counter associate attempts to take his order. She becomes overtaken by his beauty and daydreams away, not completing his order. The manager then steps in and tries to get her to snap out of it, but then he becomes overwhelmed by his good looks. The commercial is an attempt to advertise a new Burger King strawberry smoothie but by the end of the ad, I have tuned out the message and can only wish I had those 30 seconds of my life back.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Blog Entry #9
I was alarmed from an unsteady slumber this morning at half past seven, which meant I was already late. Throwing on yesterday's clothes, including a jacket with an incredibly noticeable stain front and center, I whipped open the sticky refrigerator door with the desperate hope of finding something, anything, edible to bring with me in the car. Of course that was only wishful thinking-I hadn't gone grocery shopping in two weeks. Already overjoyed and hopeful for a wonderful rest of the day, I jumped into my crappy car which produced a sound that could be mistaken for that of a large, dieing animal, squeaking and squealing for mercy. While trying to back up, some moron nearly clipped the tail of my beautiful ride and my breaks, or lack there of, made me feel confident that getting down the largest hill in town without killing myself would be a piece of cake.
As I was already overjoyed to be at work, I swiftly hustled to my desk to get started right away on the day's work, viciously clocking in the morning would carry no record. Except I found a note cleanly pressed and folded precisely on my desk, directing me to the boss. I jumped into a flashback of middle school, being sent to the principle's office; what did I do now? Pacing feversihly outside her office and whisking away the beads of cold sweat dripping down my forehead, I recalled my past several weeks and questioned to myself what I could've possibly done.
I hesitantly shuffled into her office eventually only to receive another note, straight from her freshly-manicured, neatly polished fingers. I was being let go because "my services were no longer needed." What a civil way of telling someone to get out, you're not good enough for us anymore. No reason. No explanantaion. No consideration. Just a slight smile and tilt of the head, nodding as if she was just suggesting that I go on and have a good life. The freaking cherry on top had to have been being told I was "free to go." Oh, well thank you, I wasn't sure if I should stick around and voluntarily kiss your ass before I packed my desk of four items.
I didn't get into any accidents on the what-seemed-like two minute zip home. Appartenly the whole town isn't causing traffic in the middle of the day, probably because they're all working. I felt humiliated, furiously enraged, and confused all in the same moment. It was almost like my license plate said: unemployed. Why else would I be on the road?
As I was already overjoyed to be at work, I swiftly hustled to my desk to get started right away on the day's work, viciously clocking in the morning would carry no record. Except I found a note cleanly pressed and folded precisely on my desk, directing me to the boss. I jumped into a flashback of middle school, being sent to the principle's office; what did I do now? Pacing feversihly outside her office and whisking away the beads of cold sweat dripping down my forehead, I recalled my past several weeks and questioned to myself what I could've possibly done.
I hesitantly shuffled into her office eventually only to receive another note, straight from her freshly-manicured, neatly polished fingers. I was being let go because "my services were no longer needed." What a civil way of telling someone to get out, you're not good enough for us anymore. No reason. No explanantaion. No consideration. Just a slight smile and tilt of the head, nodding as if she was just suggesting that I go on and have a good life. The freaking cherry on top had to have been being told I was "free to go." Oh, well thank you, I wasn't sure if I should stick around and voluntarily kiss your ass before I packed my desk of four items.
I didn't get into any accidents on the what-seemed-like two minute zip home. Appartenly the whole town isn't causing traffic in the middle of the day, probably because they're all working. I felt humiliated, furiously enraged, and confused all in the same moment. It was almost like my license plate said: unemployed. Why else would I be on the road?
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Blog Entry #8
My favorite sports movie is an oldly from my childhood, but I sure could relate to it. The Disney Channel movie "Double Teamed" is a basketball movie about two twin girls who had an obvious height advantage when it came to athletics. Heather, one of the twins, played volleyball and was seen as the "MVP" child and this always bothered Heidi, her sister. Heidi always prefered participating in plays or school drama functions. That all changed when they were forced to move schools in order to better have an opportunity for college scholarships. The movie goes on to show both girls being asked to play basketball for a southern California high school team and growing together more than ever before.
The ending of the movie shows the girls ending up playing in the WNBA, which I even as a young child first watching this movie did not believe. This sense of overall perfection in cinema comes through in this part of the movie. In addition, the movie inspired and brought me hope. This movie spoke to me because I saw myself doing what they were doing in the movie one day. It sparked an interest in a young girl's heart that she could defeat the odds and acquire anyhting she dreamed. Although this movie sugar-coated many aspects of life as do so may American films, the cinematic reality of shined through still and let me know that I could do whatever I set my mind to.
The ending of the movie shows the girls ending up playing in the WNBA, which I even as a young child first watching this movie did not believe. This sense of overall perfection in cinema comes through in this part of the movie. In addition, the movie inspired and brought me hope. This movie spoke to me because I saw myself doing what they were doing in the movie one day. It sparked an interest in a young girl's heart that she could defeat the odds and acquire anyhting she dreamed. Although this movie sugar-coated many aspects of life as do so may American films, the cinematic reality of shined through still and let me know that I could do whatever I set my mind to.
Blog Entry #7
One of my favorite movies of all time is Bridesmaids. I don't find that I really enjoy intellectual or complex films very much. I think that I view movies as opportunities for release and enjoy being able to "let go" of whatever chaos my world is currently holding. This may be the very reason that comedy is my favorite movie genre. This romantically-charged hilarious comedy centers around a woman who is the dysfunctional maid-of-honor for her best friend's wedding. She feels that she has begun to lose her good friend, the bride, after the woman befriends a prissy, wealthy, I'm-better-than-you woman. As you watch the plot of the wedding unfold, in addition to the main character's love life and the turbulence of the women's friendship, you can't help but sit back and enjoy the craziness.
I feel that American cinema has grow drastically from what it used to be. There are numerous genres, styles of production, theories, and classes. Although I find comedies to be the best of the best, horror, sci-fi, action, and westerns are some other examples. I think that a person's favorite movie tells you a lot about who they are as a person. I like to forget about this hectic world when I step into a movie theater, and I'd rather laugh.
I feel that American cinema has grow drastically from what it used to be. There are numerous genres, styles of production, theories, and classes. Although I find comedies to be the best of the best, horror, sci-fi, action, and westerns are some other examples. I think that a person's favorite movie tells you a lot about who they are as a person. I like to forget about this hectic world when I step into a movie theater, and I'd rather laugh.
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