I have mixed feelings about the current crop of Grolsch TV adverts.
The long running star has urged people not to be hasty for quite some time now, with his fearsome battle cry of “Schtop! Schtop!”.
So what are my mixed feelings? I suppose, they are not that mixed. I think the attraction of these ads is more about how dreadful they are, than about how clever. At times, though, they come close to being clever, and so maybe this makes them more annoying. Of late, the production quality looks expensive - implying that Grolsch themselves like the profile the ads are bringing for the company.
The adverts obviously use humour as their chief weapon, and sometimes they do raise a slight smile for me.
That said, the simple fact, is that the ads are just not quite funny enough to even begin challenge the comedy genius of the Tango adverts - which have to be amongst the funniest ever in my book.
So why do I mention the adverts now?
I suppose it's not the adverts for Grolsch, more like this one particular advert for Grolsch. The Grim Reaper.
What fascinates me is that our “hero” gets to plead for his life - to demonstrate that he should be allowed to continue to live.
Simple question - if you got a chance to know that you were going to die, and that you had a chance to change that fact by pointing out your value to the world and reasons to live..... well....... What would you say? Would you bother?
Just made me think.
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