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As much as I hate McDonalds and think they should go bankrupt, and as much as I hate ads in general, I enjoyed this one. It's funny, it has lots of small clips
by bgbntty2 10mo ago
As much as I hate McDonalds and think they should go bankrupt, and as much as I hate ads in general, I enjoyed this one. It's funny, it has lots of small clips of things going wrong one after the other. Compared to the standard corporate ads with a long family- and Jesus-oriented message that pretend to give some significance to Christmas besides how it affects their profits, this one is bold and different.
Who cares if it's made by AI and has obvious mistakes? It's not the new Star Wars movie where it's expected to focus on VFX issues. It's an ad - a 30 second clip that will run for a while to get people to buy products. If you can make an ad with AI for less money, why do it without AI?
As for the message - we need more of this. It's kind of a taboo to hate Christmas, but I loathe it and everything about it. And so do many people. Maybe they won't say that in the office or around religious family members, but we do exist.
You can't escape the shitty Christmas jingles that start in late November in almost all stores. You can't escape The tacky decorations, especially the blinking lights. If you mention the wasteful spending of taxpayer money on city decorations, people look at you as if you're crazy. You have to fight the implied obligation to participate in the celebration and to exchange gifts; having to tell people not to buy me anything. And the religious aspect of it, even though it started as a pagan holiday - people showing off how Christian they are even though a lot of them only remember their faith in twice a year. And finally, the commercialization of it - corporations pretending to care about it while trying to make everyone buy more products...
- IAmBroom 10mo agoIt's funny, but shitty in attitude. It makes a great viral parody. It does not sell hamburgers. That poster of a duck with a sledgeghammer getting ready to "PRESS ANY KEY" made me laugh, but IBM didn't put it out. And to your point about AI: yeah, irrelevant. The ad sucks regardless.
- bgbntty2 10mo agoI agree it's not an effective ad for most people and will likely damage their brand. Shitty ad from a business perspective. One more reason to like it.
- HelloUsername 10mo ago> That poster of a duck with a sledgeghammer getting ready to "PRESS ANY KEY" made me laugh, but IBM didn't put it out. I can't find anything; can you show us?
- bombcar 10mo agohttps://deadon.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/ask-tuffy-hit-any-key/ https://deadon.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/ask-tuffy-hit-any-ke... It was a prehistoric meme in the day.
- hkpack 10mo ago> Who cares I think this sums up the feeling about this new era. Indeed, who cares? Empathy is the biggest sin according to our new elites. By the end of the day when you don’t care enough, you may finally start enjoying this AI slop.
- bgbntty2 10mo agoEmpathy towards what, in this case?
- port11 10mo agoEach other. Christmas is a holiday of the family, especially if you reject the consumerist overtones. It's — for me — a lovely week of spending time together, eating too much, and watching bad old movies. I really like everything about that atmosphere, so the McDonald's ad felt shitty, heartless, and cynical. Why bother making the holidays better for others, just come to McDo!
- afavour 10mo ago> It's an ad - a 30 second clip that will run for a while to get people to buy products. If you can make an ad with AI for less money, why do it without AI? > Who cares If it has mistakes and is overall a shitty ad I imagine it'll be less persuasive in getting people to buy the product. I have to imagine someone cares very much about that.