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Originally Posted by shinerbock
I thought it was an ad where he got fired because he screwed up on the line. I was drunk and only saw it once, so maybe I missed the point. If it was entirely about layoffs, I think your point is valid. I was under the impression it wasn't, but it might remind viewers of lay offs. I'll have to look it up and watch it again.
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Technically you're right...the robot lost his job because he dropped a screw. But does GM really expect people to remember WHY he lost his job? I actually missed the first few seconds of the ad, so i missed the dropping of the screw. The bulk of the ad focused on how crappy his life was after he lost his GM job, and of course it's ridiculous to suggest that anyone would lose his/her job at GM for dropping a screw anyway, so it seems weird they'd want to suggest that. In the end what people are left with is the general impression and feeling after seeing an ad, and layoffs were the first thing everyone in my house thought of when they saw the ad. All I felt was sadness for this ROBOT who had lost his job...and the song they used really added to the sadness...i'm sure there are a lot of people who have lost their GM jobs who feel alone and lost.
If you go on to YouTube now, not only have a lot of people commented on the ad, they've started to add their replies, too...like this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvQWsvkKEgY
On the other hand, I thought Chevy's two ads during the Superbowl were great, for a change!