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I absolutely love the first video about the Dove self esteem challenge. First of all it is completely accurate how advertising can be totally untrue. I was completely shocked and honestly did not know that much photo shop was used to make these people look what is supposed to be “good”. I think dove is doing a good think with their natural beauty campaign because nothing you see on a magazine cover or in the movies is natural beauty; it’s all fake. The argument in this video that Dove is trying make is that what you think is real beauty is all fake and that only one’s natural beauty is the only thing that is real. This seems to be a very honest video because it is showing reality and how out of wack the mindset of the people who think it is natural beauty.
Wow, the playstation versus wii commercial was quite interesting. Obviously the more attractive and well slutty girl is trying to sell the wii with her ways of thinking that apparently are supposed to get people to want and buy the wii. Well yeah probably if you’re a guy. But anyways this commercial was very interesting because the lady representing the playstation made good points that the wii girl didn’t really argue back, more just make stupid little comments that made a little bit of sense. I guess in this commercial it was more about what the player wants out of the game system to make a decision. This ad for sure makes value judgments that do not apply just to the product. The girl is dancing around half naked slapping her butt saying things like she’s “fun, easy and cheap”. Well this sure sends several messages other than about the wii. Obviously we all know what they are, but I think this article is not in the best taste, and it makes fun of the other girl because she’s more conservative.
The cinnamon toast crunch commercial is obviously a commercial trying to promote cereal. They use techniques to try and make the cereal look appetizing in order for people to think “oh that looks good I want to go and buy that so I can have it for breakfast”. I think this commercial leaves out important things but things that commercials obviously are not going to put because that would make negative advertising on their product. But things like the sugar, it has a high amount of sugar which is not the healthiest thing, and they also say it is homemade. Well we all know that it is produced in factories and there are tons of machines and workers that help to produce the cereal.
Well the Calvin Klein commercial was just about like any other cologne/perfume commercial you see with two people who are all passionate for each other, some dramatic music, and some sort of physical action. I think these commercials are so stupid because they try and make it look like if you wear this certain perfume you’re going to get laid. Well we all know that’s not the case. Yes it might smell good, and help attract woman to you, but okay lets be realistic woman don’t just go up to guys and say oh man you smell nice, okay lets get together. Well at least I don’t think so! (I sure don’t!) This is in a sense false advertising because first of all you don’t even know what the scent smells like, and your life is not going to magically turn into the guy on the screen.
I have to say I really like what we had to do this week for the blogs. It is by far the most interesting and fun!