Anti-drinking ad

valb · 01-15-2013, 03:00 PM

Tell me what you think about the kids in this ad:

Fragile Childhood - Monsters - YouTube

jang · 01-15-2013, 03:11 PM

I think it is disgusting...i think it would scare children to see it and I don't see any value what-so-ever in it

**Liesje** · 01-15-2013, 03:33 PM

Works for me. I don't think the ad is *for* kids.

arycrest · 01-15-2013, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liesje

Works for me. I don't think the ad is *for* kids.

I agree it's an ad for adults. But if a kid saw it I could see it scaring him/her.

Mrs.K · 01-15-2013, 04:11 PM

It scared the heck out of me. Looks like it was straight out of a Thriller/Horror Movie.

jang · 01-15-2013, 04:12 PM

Maybe scary...but will it effectively make parents stop drinking?? Don't think so...

Rua · 01-15-2013, 04:21 PM

It's definitely memorable and rather hard hitting. But to be honest, it's not a patch on the anti drinking adverts we get over here. Our ones are downright traumatizing.

valb · 01-15-2013, 05:47 PM

Seeing it, I just worried about the little kid 'actors',
especially that one being buckled in the car, he looked
genuinely frightened, respiration increase, even, how
in the heck do you explain to one of them what that's
about? Or the little girl struggling with the weird guy...
just doesn't seem right.

Whitneylee23 · 01-15-2013, 05:57 PM

This scared the crap out of me, and I'm 21. But, I'd have to say it's spot on. That's exactly how I saw my mother when I was 6-14 years old.

I don't see it as being effective geared towards adults though. The sad fact is that most alcoholics don't realize or believe they have a problem. This commercial contains a "hidden" message that they wouldn't understand either. While most of us can see it, to an alcoholic or just a substance abuser in general they won't make the association between fear and children.

Whiteshepherds · 01-15-2013, 07:04 PM

I like it. People don't always see themselves as others see them. I think it sends a great message.

01-15-2013, 03:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
jang Master Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: titusville, fl Posts: 830	I think it is disgusting...i think it would scare children to see it and I don't see any value what-so-ever in it __________________ Sibi- Zoe

01-15-2013, 03:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
Liesje Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 16,435	Works for me. I don't think the ad is for kids. __________________ Liesje & the K9s Nikon (GSD) U-CH SG Alta-Tollhaus Bono SchH1 KKL T1 FO PA TF-III FDCh-S CL1-R UJJ U-CA HIT TT CGC Coke (All-American) VPC's Coca-Cola CGC, couch warmer extraordinaire Indy (All-American) Blue Horizon's Indigo Girl, flyball star in training Rainbow Bridge Kenya (GSD) U-CH Alta-Tollhaus-Krieger Lamb Chop CL1-R CL1-F RA HIT TDI TT CGC vom Blauen Horizont / Blue Horizon GSDs

01-15-2013, 04:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
jang Master Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: titusville, fl Posts: 830	Maybe scary...but will it effectively make parents stop drinking?? Don't think so... __________________ Sibi- Zoe

01-15-2013, 05:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
valb Crowned Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sonoma County, Calif. Posts: 5,363	Seeing it, I just worried about the little kid 'actors', especially that one being buckled in the car, he looked genuinely frightened, respiration increase, even, how in the heck do you explain to one of them what that's about? Or the little girl struggling with the weird guy... just doesn't seem right. __________________ Valerie Tamsen's Dogster page: http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?i=27525

01-15-2013, 04:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mrs.K Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 8,646	It scared the heck out of me. Looks like it was straight out of a Thriller/Horror Movie.

01-15-2013, 04:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rua Master Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 571	It's definitely memorable and rather hard hitting. But to be honest, it's not a patch on the anti drinking adverts we get over here. Our ones are downright traumatizing.

01-15-2013, 05:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Whitneylee23 New Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Kentucky Posts: 4	This scared the crap out of me, and I'm 21. But, I'd have to say it's spot on. That's exactly how I saw my mother when I was 6-14 years old. I don't see it as being effective geared towards adults though. The sad fact is that most alcoholics don't realize or believe they have a problem. This commercial contains a "hidden" message that they wouldn't understand either. While most of us can see it, to an alcoholic or just a substance abuser in general they won't make the association between fear and children.

01-15-2013, 07:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
Whiteshepherds Knighted Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Northeastern Connecticut Posts: 3,398	I like it. People don't always see themselves as others see them. I think it sends a great message.

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