Unsung Hero

[Matt P]

I know this is just a insurance commercial but it's a powerful message and I promise you won't notice it's an ad until the credits at the end.

Matt

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[jjjones]

beautiful, more of these commercial's need to be made world wide, humanity needs to be & live like this. :) thank you ! namaste.

[scanner]

We should all strive to be like him .

[Shezbeth]

A nice story, assuming it is in any way true.

For one, plants can die from over-watering just as easily as from under-watering, especially when left unmonitored. For two, dogs will eat chicken bones and can suffer health complications and damage from doing so. For three, it is disingenuous to claim that 'the guy who is on tv will never be on tv'. For four, I hope the actions of that professional actor who is paid by a sizable marketing campaign to get consumers to equate being nice and niceness with insurance are inspired by one or more real examples, but if that were the case why didn't they video the real individual(s)?


I promise you won't notice it's an ad until the credits at the end.

If not for the audio track, the sophisticated camera-work, editing, wardrobe/makeup (especially the school-girl transition). It reminds me of the "I am Ukranian" video; sorry, discernment getting the better of me. Thank you for sharing, I appreciated the entertainment.

[Matt P]

A nice story, assuming it is in any way true.

For one, plants can die from over-watering just as easily as from under-watering, especially when left unmonitored. For two, dogs will eat chicken bones and can suffer health complications and damage from doing so. For three, it is disingenuous to claim that 'the guy who is on tv will never be on tv'. For four, I hope the actions of that professional actor who is paid by a sizable marketing campaign to get consumers to equate being nice and niceness with insurance are inspired by one or more real examples, but if that were the case why didn't they video the real individual(s)?


I promise you won't notice it's an ad until the credits at the end.

If not for the audio track, the sophisticated camera-work, editing, wardrobe/makeup (especially the school-girl transition). It reminds me of the "I am Ukranian" video; sorry, discernment getting the better of me. Thank you for sharing, I appreciated the entertainment.

Well, I noticed all that, too. Matter of fact, when he was getting ready to hand the dog the chicken bone, I thought no way, don't do that!
Remind me never to watch a movie with you. ;-)
Of course it's not a true story but I know there are people like this in the world. When you watch a movie, you have to sometimes suspend your critical thinking in order to enjoy it and get the message. Same thing here. As I originally said, it's the message. And the message is to give of yourself and that has profound consequences. What a nice change from the typical corporate brainwashing, huh?
Thanks for keeping it real Shezbeth. Love it!

[David Ansible]

That evil man. He drowned a plant! : )

[Shezbeth]

Yes, I have been known to make movies less enjoyable :becky:

You are right though, it is a nice shift from the "You're going to get injured, hurt, maimed so get insurance!" commercials that have been seen previously. Still, I would argue that suspension of disbelief is never a good thing. I see the message they are going to great lengths to appear to be promoting without suspension of disbelief; and in doing so I also see the message and intent they are actually employing.

No matter how one slices it, they are still seeking profits, and the means for such. Any implication is rhetorical in the least and subliminal programming in all likelihood. Never forget that a team of well-groomed and well-paid suits, a full-scale production crew - lighting, sound, the works - all to get you to think better of the company for promoting an image of a nice, unsung hero. They get no praise from me, I prescribe to Bill Hick's comments on it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDW_Hj2K0wo

Posted elsewhere but still a classic.